Many of us have at least once thought about how to surprise our loved one and create an exceptional evening for two. What outfits to choose, what dishes to cook, what wine to buy and how to create a unique atmosphere?
You can, of course, book a table in a restaurant and limit yourself to choosing the menu offered. In addition to this, you can buy a ticket to the sauna or a double massage session. Then you won’t have to worry about anything except your appearance.
But what if you decide to arrange a romantic dinner and entertainment yourself? Well, great idea! The online magazine “Korolevnam.ru” will be happy to help you with this!
How to arrange a romantic dinner?
Location
First, decide on the room where you will treat your loved one. This could be the kitchen itself, but you can serve dinner in any other room. Yes, at least in the bathroom, if you plan to stay in it further after a snack. The main thing is to create an intimate atmosphere.
Romantic atmosphere
To make a romantic dinner, curtain the windows and stock up on candles. Both regular ones in beautiful candlesticks and “tablets” (penny candles in a tin “case”) will do.
Take a closer look at the floating candles. They look great on a romantic table in an original vase with water or an unusual plate.
You can even place these candles in glasses of water *wink*
By the way, the above-mentioned “tablets” can also be placed in glasses. And if you turn the glasses upside down, place our “tablets” under them, and put a decoration of your choice on the stem – it will turn out extremely unusual and interesting. It all depends on your imagination.
A string of pearls carelessly thrown on the table or a scattering of rose petals will also help create the atmosphere of a romantic dinner...
Or you can simply put a bouquet in a beautiful vase, which your loved one will probably present to you as a traditional present. Quiet relaxing music will be a great addition.
It’s better not to rely on your favorite radio station, but not to be lazy and burn a disc with the appropriate tracks.
Important nuances
By the way, we won’t dwell too much on this point, but we’ll make a small note that cleanliness and neatness are practically the most important attributes. Agree that a dirty floor, dust on the table and stained glasses do not look very romantic.
Therefore, take care of the cleanliness of the room and the accessories used. Based on the above, we can say with confidence that weekdays spent in fatigue and stress are not the best days for such a dinner.
Let it be a day off. And you will prepare well and prepare a romantic dinner for two, and your loved one will be full of strength and energy.
It is important to understand that a romantic dinner is not a dinner party. There is no need for heavy perfume, brocade and velvet (even as a tablecloth), and kilogram sponge cakes and fatty cabbage soup have no place at all at your romantic dinner. You want the evening to continue, don't you? *wink*
Therefore, think about your dinner menu in advance.
What to cook for a romantic dinner for two?
Of course, strawberries, whipped cream and chocolate came to your mind even without us. That's right, these products are included in the list of natural aphrodisiacs.
This also includes bananas, mangoes, avocados, coffee, cardamom, celery, parsley, nuts, shrimp, oysters, and mussels.
They say that garlic also has stimulating properties, but for obvious reasons we do not recommend consuming it during a romantic dinner
In short, we’ll give you some easy and delicious recipes. We hope they will help you decide what to cook for a romantic dinner.
The most important thing to remember is that you should never overeat at a romantic dinner.
Otherwise, then you’ll just lie sideways on the couch watching TV. And the opportunity to show off your stunning sexy lingerie will wait until next time *pardon*
Therefore, portions should be modest, and the table should not be crowded with the abundance of dishes on it. Stick to salad and dessert, or salad and main course, or main and dessert.
Although, if the portions are really small, then you can cook all three dishes. In general, everything is up to your taste and creative discretion.
Also take into account the taste preferences of your loved one and whether he is allergic to any product you are planning. Otherwise, you will then “flood” its erogenous zones in the stomach with antihistamines...
Recipe No. 1 Salad “My Fish”
Lightly salted salmon (trout) fillet -100-150 g
Rye bread or Borodino bread – a couple of slices
Mild curd cheese (0% fat cottage cheese is also suitable, or even Philadelphia cheese) – 100-150 g
Mayonnaise – 1 tsp. per serving
Red caviar for decoration
Cut the crusts off the pieces of bread, cut into small cubes and dry in a frying pan without oil (or in the oven). Cut the salmon into small pieces. Grind the curd cheese with mayonnaise and finely chopped herbs (if you have cottage cheese, first rub it separately through a sieve or grater, then mix with the rest of the ingredients). Place in a bowl in layers: curd cheese, fish, a little crackers and caviar.
Recipe No. 2 Spicy cocktail salad with shrimp “Sweet Kiss”
Boiled shrimp 150 g
Strawberry 50 g
Orange – 3-4 slices
Mango – ¼ fruit
A bit of celery
Orange juice 1 tbsp.
Sugar 0.5 tsp. no slide
Sour cream 1 tbsp.
Sweet chili sauce -0 5 tsp.
A little salt
Cut the mango into cubes. Finely chop the celery stalks. Peel the orange slices from film, seeds and fibers, cut into cubes. Cut the strawberries into 4 pieces each. Now prepare the sauce: mix sour cream, orange juice, sweet chili sauce, sugar and salt. Place the prepared mixture of fruits and shrimp into bowls or glasses and pour the sauce on top.
Recipe No. 3 Creamy tuna in apricots “Delight”
Canned tuna in oil (half a can)
Curd cheese (low-fat cottage cheese is fine) – 100-150 g
Walnut kernels – 20-30 g
Canned apricots – 2-4 pieces
Red onion – ¼ onion (or less)
Fry the nuts in a frying pan without oil and chop finely. Drain the oil from the tuna, mash it with a fork and combine it with the cream cheese. Finely chop the onion and mix with the tuna. Beat the mixture with a fork until creamy. Place the resulting creamy tuna on the apricot halves. Sprinkle with nuts. If desired, you can garnish with mint or parsley leaves.
Recipe No. 4 Pork “Light”
Pork – 250-300 g
Bell pepper – 1 pc.
Onions - 0.5 bulbs
Black pepper, red hot pepper, ground dry ginger - to taste
Vegetable oil for frying
Cut the pork into thin long pieces. Cut the onion and pepper into strips. Place the meat in a frying pan and fry in oil. A few minutes before cooking, add the onion. Once the onion becomes translucent, add the bell pepper. Salt and add the indicated spices. Simmer under the lid until fully cooked.
Recipe No. 5 Chicken chop “Tenderness”
Chicken fillet - 1 pc. (consists of two halves, 1 half per person)
Flour - 1 tbsp.
Egg – 1 pc.
Mayonnaise -1.5 tbsp.
Salt, ground black pepper - to taste
Vegetable oil for frying
Hard cheese 50-80 g
Parsley
Wash the fillet and divide into 2 parts. Beat it with a hammer on both sides. Prepare the batter: break an egg into a bowl, add chopped parsley, mayonnaise, flour, salt and pepper and mix everything well. Grate the cheese separately. Now heat a frying pan with oil. Dip the beaten fillets into the batter on one side. Place this side (the one in the batter) into the pan.
Place grated cheese on top (on the side where there is no batter). Cover with a lid and fry until golden brown. After this, pour the batter onto the melted cheese with a spoon, thus “covering” the chop. Now turn the chops over to the second side and fry until golden brown. Garnish the finished chops with parsley sprigs.
Recipe No. 6 Chicken in soy sauce with summer vegetables “Beijing”
Chicken (meat from any part) – 200-300 g
Soy sauce – 100 g
Cucumber – 80-100 g
Tomato – 80-100 g
Bell pepper -80-100 g
Honey – 20 g
Salt, ground black pepper - to taste
Parsley
Vegetable oil
Prepare chicken meat: wash, separate from bones and chop into pieces. Marinate the meat in soy sauce mixed with honey (preferably for 30-60 minutes). Fry the meat in oil. Cut the vegetables into strips and the tomato into slices. Add bell peppers and cucumbers to the meat. Fry until done. Pour the remaining marinade and spices over the dish and simmer for about 7 minutes until the liquid has evaporated. Then add the tomatoes and fry for a couple more minutes. Sprinkle the finished dish with chopped herbs.
Dry sparkling wine (1 bottle for 4 servings)
Canned peaches with syrup – 1 jar
For decoration – a couple of strawberries or a sprig of mint
Drain the syrup from the peaches into a separate cup, place a few peaches in a bowl and use a blender to blend them to a thick puree, adding syrup a teaspoon at a time. Take a deep glass, add 3-5 tsp. peach puree and pour in the wine in a thin stream (it’s better to place a teaspoon in the glass and pour the wine in a neat, thin stream right along its back side). As a decoration, you can cut the strawberry in half and decorate the glass with it. Or just add a mint leaf to your cocktail.
Recipe No. 8 Honey yogurt “Favorite”
Natural yogurt (any thick yogurt without flavorings or additives will do) – 400 g
Walnuts (or pine nuts) - 30-40 g
Ground ginger, cinnamon - to taste
Sprig of mint
Honey – 150 g
Prepare the sweet sauce: combine honey and ginger, mix thoroughly and whisk. Fry the nuts in a dry frying pan, chop finely. Place the yogurt in 2 bowls, 200 g each. Pour the sweet sauce over the yoghurt and sprinkle nuts and cinnamon on top. Garnish with mint leaves.
Recipe No. 9 Watermelon cake “Fantasy”
Ripe watermelon
Cream 30% (if the fat content is higher, it will be even better) - 600 ml
Vanillin (if you find a vanilla pod, it will be great) – to taste
Brown sugar – 80 g
mint leaves
Cut 2 cubes of adequate size from the watermelon, cut off the skin and place on two plates. This will be the basis of our mini cakes. Separately, chop the pieces of watermelon into small pieces or use a small spoon to give them the appearance of a sphere (there should be at least 20 such tiny lumps for 2 servings) for decoration.
For the cream, in a bowl, beat the cream, 50 g of brown sugar and vanilla (or vanilla bean seeds) with a mixer or blender for 5 minutes until a thick and smooth creamy consistency. Blot the prepared watermelon cubes with a paper napkin to absorb all excess liquid. Cover these cubes evenly with the resulting cream and level. Sprinkle the prepared watermelon lumps on top, garnish with mint leaves and sprinkle with brown sugar.
Recipe No. 10 The most delicate strawberry fresh soup with ginger “Baby”
Fresh strawberries – 1 kg
Fresh ginger – 100 g
Lemon – 1 pc.
Sugar – 4 tbsp.
Peel the ginger and grate it on a fine grater. Extract the juice from the ginger. Squeeze the lemon and add lemon juice to the grated ginger. Place washed strawberries in a tall glass, pour ginger and lemon juice over them. Add granulated sugar. Beat everything with a blender. Place the fresh soup into plates and garnish with mint leaves. Can be served with ice cubes, a few whole strawberries or sorbet.
Here are some delicious and quick recipes for a romantic dinner. As you can see, the products are quite affordable. Mangoes, shrimp and watermelon can be easily found on store shelves. It doesn’t take a huge amount of time to prepare these delicacies either. Better spend time on yourself, my beloved.
Organizing a romantic dinner is not difficult at all. We hope our recipes will help you prepare for such an intimate event. Our light and healthy dishes can also diversify your daily menu.
Romantic dinner and drinks
And finally: when it comes to alcoholic drinks, something light is preferable. For example, wine or champagne. If your man prefers strong drinks, buy cognac for him. Or whiskey.
Please note that you should not consume large quantities of alcohol at such an event. Therefore, if you choose a strong alcoholic drink, then either limit its portion or use it in cocktails.
Or submit delicious Irish coffee :
Irish coffee recipe
Brew coffee in a Turk, pour it into mugs, add 50 g of cognac to each cup. Separately whisk the milk (this can be done using a French press or mixer) and add it to the coffee. You can sprinkle with cocoa, cinnamon or grated chocolate. By the way, roasted crushed almonds will add piquancy to the drink.
After dinner…
And make sure your loved one doesn’t fall asleep *wink* . Think over your further program in advance: it could be a night walk under the stars with a bottle of wine, a relaxing massage or bath, or maybe even a striptease performed by you (you can even do this together) or play the now fashionable “forfeits”.
The main thing is that everything flows in the direction you want.
Oh yes, we almost forgot! Under no circumstances should you whine to your man this evening about problems, worries, an unattached shelf or unbought bread. We can talk about this tomorrow.
And after dinner, don’t frantically run to the sink in order to wash all the dirty dishes: they will also wait. You have more pleasant and important things to do this evening.
Bon appetit and have fun!
Hello, dear friends and blog readers! Today we’ll talk about how to prepare a romantic dinner at home. A good reason to get to know each other better or renew a relationship, surprise your other half with a pleasant and delicious evening by candlelight.
You don’t have to wait for Valentine’s Day or your birthday; you can celebrate on any day or evening.
How to make a romantic dinner unforgettable? Let's start cooking.
Decorate the room romantically, turn on beautiful music. The color scheme in the room should be biased towards red and pink tones. If this is not possible, set the table with elements of this color. This is the color of love and therefore it is conducive to romance and sincerity.
Be sure to choose a beautiful dress so that you look seductive and mysterious in it. If you meet your loved one in a dressing gown, all the romance will disappear.
Don't turn on the TV, otherwise a romantic evening can smoothly turn into gatherings in front of a blue screen.
The lighting should not be bright, soft and subdued; a few lighted candles will be enough. Choose candles of different sizes; floating candles look beautiful.
If you are planning roses (when a man is preparing the evening), separate a few petals and place them on the table, you can lay out a heart with them, throw some petals into glasses with floating candles.
Let’s say there is a romantic dinner option without flowers, but what if you don’t have the opportunity to buy them that day or for some other reason, or the girl is preparing dinner. Ordinary balloons will help out, inflate the required number of red and pink balloons, write messages to your loved one on them. Heart-shaped gel balls look very impressive.
There shouldn’t be anything superfluous on the table, you don’t need to prepare ten dishes, three, and sometimes two, are enough. Food should be light with a predominance of fruits, berries and vegetables. For the main course, a dish of rabbit or turkey is ideal. Heart-shaped chocolates and marmalade will look good on the table.
It is better to take white plates, beige or red tablecloth, but choose red-pink napkins.
Everything is very simple, these are just standard tips, and you can prepare your own special romantic dinner, and instead of candles there can be just lanterns.
Several options for setting a romantic table - video
We've sorted out the organization of the evening, don't bother, improvise. Just take as a basis: candles, balloons, wine, chocolate and light, but not everyday dishes. And most importantly, a charming smile and a playful mood.
Romantic dessert - fondue
There are a huge variety, but we want something that is easy and easy to prepare. Fondue is ideal for such a dinner.
Fondue means molten, melted, stretchy. This is an invention of the Swiss, a national dish of their cuisine. There are many varieties of fondue: cheese, fish, sweet, etc.
The whole point is that you take a thick-walled, heat-resistant bowl and add the product that needs to be melted (cheese, chocolate, sauce, butter). A saucepan or any other vessel is placed on the fire; in the case of fondue, it can be a small burner or a candle.
The fondue pot is placed in the center of the table (modern fondue pots are very beautiful, comfortable and compact), and guests, using skewers or special forks, dip pieces of bread, meat, vegetables or fruits into the resulting mixture.
Today we will prepare fondue from strawberries and other fruits.
For this we need:
- 200 gr. fresh strawberries (sold all year round), frozen ones will not work, they won’t stay on the fork, and they won’t look very nice.
- Bananas, kiwi, pears - you can take any fruit or opt only for strawberries.
- Sticks or forks for planting berries and fruits.
- Chocolate 200 grams, dark chocolate.
- 150 gr. cream
- 2 tbsp milk
- 50 gr. butter
Preparation:
- Break the chocolate into bars and place in a saucepan with milk, melt while stirring.
- Add cream, heat further, stirring constantly.
- Before boiling, add butter and stir again.
- This takes a long time to write, but is done very quickly.
- The magic mixture is ready, now all that remains is to cut the strawberries into 2 parts, and cut the fruits not very finely so that they don’t fall off the fork.
- Pour the finished chocolate into the fondue pot and turn on the heating. The chocolate will always be warm and soft. And when it’s time for dessert, place this wonderful device in the center of the table, and place forks and fruit next to it. All that remains is to place the strawberry and fruit pieces on a fork and dip them in warm chocolate.
- If you don't have a fondue maker, don't worry, this dessert can be prepared in advance. Dip the fruit, let the chocolate harden and place it beautifully in martini glasses or on a beautiful plate - a salad bowl.
That's all, a romantic dinner for two by candlelight is ready. All that remains is to do your makeup, fix your hair and put on a beautiful dress.
Oh yes, I completely forgot about wine, well, it’s a matter of taste... Wine and white will work well, too. Light chilled champagne is also an option; it in itself identifies the holiday.
Video - 2 types of fondue, cheese and chocolate
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In addition to romantic “Valentines”, flowers and all kinds of hearts, you want to give your loved one an unforgettable romantic dinner. What to cook so that the passion does not fade away during the meal, and the often manifested heaviness from dinner does not fetter or spoil the romantic evening. The choice is simple - choose aphrodisiacs, on this day they are most appropriate!
Romantic dinner, or Menu for two
Aphrodisiacs- this is not a scientific and medical discovery of the 20th century; they have been known since ancient times and are mentioned in Greek, Chinese and Indian treatises. The word “aphrodisiac” came to us from ancient Greece and translated means “ love pleasures." It's no secret that some foods are natural aphrodisiacs and fuel the fire of passion. Aphrodisiacs simultaneously perform four important functions: they activate desire, rejuvenate the body, maintain love functions at the proper level and enhance the pleasure associated with them. Perhaps, without these “four” a romantic dinner may fail! All that remains is to figure out which products contain this love elixir. Doctors believe that the best “love” foods are those that contain zinc and selenium, which are necessary for the production of testosterone, as well as vitamins responsible for hormones and relieving fatigue - A, B1, C and E. In addition, these are easily digestible proteins and fatty acids, which serve as a source of energy.
It is believed that to maintain a healthy and harmonious love relationship, it is enough to consume one of the following foods just once a day. The only condition is not to subject the products to unnecessary heat treatment, which kills the “love meaning”.
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1. Spices– aromatic seasonings contain a whole group of vitamins, such as vitamins C and E, B vitamins. Spices invigorate and improve blood circulation. Prepare dinner by seasoning your dishes with a pinch of cardamom or curry. Don't forget about nutmeg, red pepper, ginger, cinnamon. Nutmeg, for example, contains a substance similar to sex hormones responsible for increasing sensitivity. And cinnamon is considered an exclusively feminine spice; it awakens the most tender feelings. Finish your dinner with a cup of coffee with ground cinnamon!
Fragrant spices
2. Seafood They owe their stimulating effect to the high content of protein and amino acids involved in the production of the love hormone - testosterone. Isn’t it true that seafood always makes for a romantic evening, and at the same time they are tasty and dietary. Shrimp, mussels, and scallops will make you feel light and energized. Seafood is rich in protein and zinc, which is involved in the synthesis of the male hormone testosterone. The iodine they contain relieves tension and relieves depression, because it is so important not to think about problems during a romantic dinner.
Seafood
The ideal solution for dinner is a light shrimp salad with arugula and cherry tomatoes, dressed with pesto sauce and olive oil.
3. Avocado– an excellent stimulant of male activity. Scientists managed to unravel the secret of the magical effect of avocados on the reproductive system at the beginning of the last century. As it turns out, this highly nutritious exotic fruit is rich in protein, potassium and vitamin A, which improves prostate function.
Avocado
4. Strawberry For many people, drinking champagne is a symbol of a romantic dinner. Simply contemplating strawberries already evokes a feeling of happiness. This scarlet berry is rich in antioxidants and vitamin C. In addition, strawberries promote the production of endorphin, the famous “hormone of joy.” This hormone is also present in chocolate and bananas.
Strawberries with whipped cream - a sure hit for a romantic dinner.
Strawberries and cream
5. Cheese– an excellent source of calcium, the lack of which can result in decreased desire. Scientists have proven that calcium increases the chances of conception and is involved in the synthesis of sex hormones. Cheese is also an excellent appetizer that will be appropriate on any table.
If this evening instead of champagne you chose dry red wine, we recommend that you serve hard cheese with it.
Cheese slices
6. Agree that onion and garlic- not the best products for a romantic dinner. A strong smell can ruin a romantic mood, but these products are powerful aphrodisiacs. Onions, for example, contain a lot of zinc and selenium, which are necessary for the production of sex hormones. Garlic is rich in microelements such as sulfur, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, which increase libido and enhance pleasure. A simple trick will help get rid of the pungent smell of garlic: immediately after eating garlic, eat a few leaves of fresh parsley. Peppermint, coriander, green mint, tarragon, eucalyptus and rosemary are also effective in getting rid of unpleasant odors.
After eating a dish with garlic, just chew mint leaves for a few minutes.
Onion rings
7. Chocolate- a favorite delicacy of lovers. Sweet bars relieve fatigue, awaken sexuality and promote the formation of serotonin and endorphins. Chocolate, candles, some fruit and a glass of liqueur will put you in a romantic mood.
The ideal solution for a dinner for two is chocolate fondue (translated as “molten”). The main thing is to stock up in advance on a special fondue set, which is sold with particular success on the eve of Valentine's Day.
Belgian chocolate
8. Almonds – contain potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and proteins that are easily absorbed by the body. These nuts will quickly saturate the body, but will not burden the stomach. People believe that these nuts prolong the night of love. Scientists confirm popular speculation: the reason is the high content of riboflavin, which saturates the body with energy.
Almond
9. Honey sometimes called the food of the gods, and this is no coincidence: it is a sweet elixir that bees produce from flower nectar. Honey is the best energy restorer and is included in all recipes for stimulating dishes along with nuts, fruits, eggs, and meat. Honey can only be eaten natural, without processing or heating.
Any, even the most long-lasting and strong relationship between lovers needs constant heating. That’s why it’s so important to periodically arrange pleasant surprises for your other half in the form of cute trinkets, tickets to a new movie, a bouquet of flowers or a romantic dinner for two. We will tell you what to prepare for this special occasion in today’s article.
In order for everything to go according to plan, you need to think through menu options in advance. It should not contain heavy or substantial dishes. Light treats that don’t take too much time and effort to prepare are best for this occasion.
Typically, the menu for romantic dinners includes a salad, cold and hot appetizers, a main course and, of course, dessert. At the same time, it is extremely important that the chosen dishes please not only you personally, but also your chosen one.
To prepare a romantic dinner, you can use seafood, lean meat or fish, all kinds of vegetables, spices, nuts and chocolate. From this list of products you can create a lot of interesting treats that will help relieve fatigue and set you in the right mood.
At the end of dinner, it is not at all necessary to eat rich cream cakes or pastries. Instead, you can serve homemade berry ice cream, milk jelly or fruit sorbet as a dessert.
Goose liver and lentil pate
This is an ideal dish for a romantic dinner. The pate will be a great start to an evening meal and will surprise your loved one. To prepare it you will need:
- 200 grams of boiled lentils.
- 150 milliliters of cream.
- Shallot.
- 300 grams of goose liver.
- 30 milliliters of cognac.
- 125 grams of good butter.
- Ground chili pepper, salt and fresh herbs (thyme, dill, rosemary and parsley).
Practical part
Having decided what to cook for a romantic dinner for two, you need to figure out exactly how to do it quickly and without mistakes. The washed and chopped liver is placed in an oiled frying pan and fried along with chopped onions. After a few minutes, salt, spices and cognac are added to the browned products. Mix everything well and continue cooking. After three minutes, remove the pan from the heat and add the lentils. All this is crushed with a blender to a puree, combined with cream and whipped again. The finished pate is placed in a beautiful bowl and sent to the refrigerator. Before serving, it is sprinkled with olive oil and decorated with toasted toast.
Avocado salad
This simple recipe will certainly interest those who have not yet decided what to cook for a romantic dinner for two. Of course, this salad cannot be called light and low-calorie. But it is distinguished by its non-standard presentation, which means it will pleasantly surprise your loved one.
Grocery list:
- 200 grams of any cream cheese.
- 50 milliliters low-fat cream.
- 100 grams
- 4 large spoons of shelled walnuts.
- Avocado - 1 pc.
- Freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- Salt, spices, lettuce and fresh herbs.
Cream cheese is combined with cream and lemon juice. Salt, spices, chopped gorgonzola and lightly chopped toasted nuts are added to the resulting mass. Mix everything thoroughly and place in boats made from avocado halves sprinkled with lemon juice. This salad is served on a beautiful flat plate lined with green leaves.
Shrimp cocktail
We invite you to pay attention to one of the simplest salads for a romantic dinner. It perfectly combines seafood and sweet juicy fruits. And it is prepared so simply that any young housewife can cope with this task without any problems.
Required ingredients:
- 200 grams of peeled shrimp.
- Celery stalk.
- Half a mango.
- 100 grams of strawberries.
- A whole orange.
So, you already know what to cook for a romantic dinner for two. Let's make the submission. Celery and mango cut into small cubes, strawberries and shrimp are placed in layers in beautiful bowls. All this is poured with a mixture of sour cream, citrus juice and chili sauce, and put in the refrigerator. This cocktail salad is served chilled.
French meat with mushrooms
The oven can quickly and easily prepare a delicious hot dish, ideal for a special evening. Since it is served warm, it is advisable to make it shortly before serving. To pamper your loved one with meat in French, you will need:
- Half a kilo of pork pulp.
- 300 grams of champignons.
- Large onion.
- 100 grams of processed and hard cheese.
- 3 large spoons of sour cream.
- A couple of cloves of garlic.
- Salt, aromatic spices, herbs and vegetable oil.
Detailed instructions:
Step #1. The washed and dried pork is cut into 10 mm thick slices and lightly beaten with a hammer.
Step #2. The meat prepared in this way is salted, seasoned with spices and placed in a greased refractory dish. A filling made from processed cheese, crushed garlic, champignons fried with onions, sour cream and chopped parsley is placed on top.
Step #3. The meat is baked in French with mushrooms in an oven heated to 180 degrees. After half an hour, the almost finished dish is sprinkled with grated cheese and cooked for about another 15 minutes.
Chicken breast with creamy mushroom sauce
Poultry fillet is so easy to prepare that even a young, inexperienced housewife will not spoil it. It does not require long-term heat treatment and is ideal for special occasions. To make this simple and delicious hot dish for a romantic dinner, you need to take:
- Half a kilo of chicken fillet.
- A couple of onions.
- 200 milliliters low-fat cream.
- 6 champignons.
- 50 grams of good hard cheese.
- A couple of large spoons of soy sauce.
- Olive oil, salt and aromatic herbs.
The washed chicken breast is placed in a deep container and poured with a marinade made from olive oil, soy sauce, salt and spices, and left for half an hour. After this time, the meat is wrapped in foil and baked at 200 degrees for about 25 minutes.
While the chicken fillet is being cooked, you can work on the remaining components. Fry champignon slices and onion half rings in a well-greased frying pan. Add cream to the browned products, bring it all to a boil, sprinkle with grated cheese and remove from heat. The prepared sauce is poured over the baked breast and served.
Tuna tartare
The classic recipe for this dish is extremely simple. Therefore, any beginner who knows the basics of culinary art can reproduce it without any problems. True, raw fish is not an acquired taste, so find out in advance how your significant other feels about such delicacies. To prepare this treat you will need:
- Half a kilo of tuna fillet.
- A couple of bell peppers.
- Avocado.
- ½ lime.
- A couple of large spoons of olive oil.
- A bunch of green onions, cilantro and mint each.
- Salt and pepper.
The washed fillet is cut into small cubes and placed in a deep bowl. Cubed bell peppers and peeled avocado pulp are also sent there. All this is topped with freshly squeezed lime juice and chopped herbs. The finished tartare is salted, seasoned with spices and served.
Moussaka
We draw your attention to another interesting recipe for a romantic dinner. A vegetable casserole with meat prepared using it is equally good either warm or cooled. In addition, it looks quite presentable and can become a worthy decoration for your small feast. To prepare Greek moussaka you will need:
- Half a kilo of eggplants.
- 100 grams of good hard cheese.
- A teaspoon of ground cinnamon.
- 200 milliliters of olive oil.
- 300 grams of meat.
- 400 milliliters of milk.
- A couple of eggs.
- ½ onion.
- A couple of full spoons of flour.
- Salt, nutmeg and spices.
Description of the cooking process
This tasty and aromatic dish will surely add to your collection of recipes for a romantic dinner and more. It is prepared according to an extremely simple scheme, following which you can quickly cope with this simple task. Wash and cut eggplants into rings, pour salted water and leave for twenty minutes.
In the meantime, you can make the sauce. Fry the flour in a dry, hot frying pan until creamy, pour warm milk over it, mix with nuts and spices and remove from the stove.
The eggplants are rinsed with clean water, dried and browned in a saucepan with butter. In a separate frying pan, fry the ground meat and chopped onion. Place some of the browned eggplants on the bottom of an oiled heat-resistant dish and cover them with minced meat mixed with eggs and chopped cheese. Place the remaining blue ones on top and pour the sauce over it all. Bake Greek moussaka at 160 degrees for no more than 45 minutes.
Strawberry sorbet
This light dessert will be a great alternative to your usual ice cream. It has a moderately sweet, refreshing taste and is ideal to complete a romantic dinner. To prepare strawberry sorbet, you need to take:
- A couple of glasses of skim milk.
- 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice.
- A couple of cups of fresh strawberries.
- ½ cup sugar.
Practical part
The washed berries are crushed using a food processor to a puree. The resulting mass is ground through a sieve to get rid of small seeds, and then poured into a suitable container and mixed with milk, sugar and citrus juice. Whisk all this together and put it in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. The frozen mixture is placed in an ice cream maker and finished according to the instructions. The fully prepared strawberry sorbet is transferred into beautiful bowls and served.
Pistachio dessert
This simple and tasty delicacy has a pleasant chocolate and nut taste. It is prepared using a very simple technology, but the process itself takes a certain amount of time. Therefore, it is better to make this dessert for a romantic dinner at home a few hours before serving.
You will need the following products:
- 100 grams of pistachios.
- 100 milliliters of not too fatty sour cream.
- 3 large spoons of pasteurized milk.
- 10 grams of instant gelatin.
- A couple of large spoons of powdered sugar.
- 50 grams of any good chocolate.
The sour cream is intensively whipped together with powdered sugar, and then mixed with chopped pistachios. Dissolved in boiled water, swollen and slightly cooled gelatin is added to the resulting mass. The almost finished dessert is placed in beautiful bowls and placed in the freezer for at least a couple of hours. After this, it is decorated with pre-melted chocolate and whole nuts.
We present to your attention a menu for a romantic dinner, including several simple dishes of restaurant quality.
The main thing is that we will do all the preparation for the date in advance, so that on day X all you have to do is simply open a bottle of wine and enjoy communication and delicious food.
A romantic dinner is a special event for any couple. If you have just started dating, then such a date will give you the opportunity to discuss each other’s taste preferences, get to know each other’s habits that come from childhood, and just have a good time. If you are an experienced married couple or young parents, then you even more simply need to arrange romantic dates in your own apartment from time to time. Not everyone has the opportunity to break out into the public eye, but you can set up a restaurant in your own kitchen. If only you had the desire and the right attitude!
Let's take care of the surroundings!
First, let's look around the battlefield. Does the painfully familiar kitchen furniture, two stools, two chairs and a refrigerator only vaguely resemble the restaurant of your dreams? It's okay, we'll play with the cards we've already been dealt. Of course, it would be possible to quickly figure out a small cosmetic renovation, but in this case it is unlikely that things will come to romance, you will agree. So, first of all, we choose the location.
If for some reason you can’t have a romantic date in the room, but the balcony is nice, but cold, no matter how you look at it, the kitchen remains. We put a new (or well-forgotten) tablecloth on the table, candles in tall candlesticks or even a Christmas tree garland on the windowsill, dim the lights or light a table lamp borrowed from the bedroom, turn on jazz quietly and close the door tightly. Have a nice evening!
Are dumplings the shortest way to a man’s heart?
Let's make a plan. We need simple, tasty and not very heavy dishes. The day on which the date is scheduled, it is better to unload as much as possible from everyday problems and culinary exploits. Instead of standing at the stove, it’s better to spend the same time in the bathroom.
What do you think about dumplings? Perhaps dumplings will look somewhat out of place on the menu for a romantic dinner. But they can be prepared in advance, and in our case this is already half the success! It's decided! There will be dumplings! And to give this traditional dish in our latitudes a festive shine, let’s turn our attention to the Apennine Peninsula.
Italian ravioli with Russian porcini mushrooms, and with cream sauce... This is a completely different calico! For appetizer and dessert, we will choose dishes that can be assembled like a puzzle just before serving. So, we take a piece of paper, arm ourselves with a cup of coffee and begin to draw up a plan to conquer the world. Or at least to conquer the one for whose sake all this is being started.
On the menu:
Preparing for a romantic dinner: action plan
During the week
Yes, yes, preparation can begin as early as a week in advance. In principle, it is possible in a month, who is decreeing us? First, let's check - do we have everything to decorate the table? If necessary, we buy a tablecloth, napkins and candles.
To prepare ravioli, it is better to choose a day when you urgently need a lift in mood. Working with obedient plastic dough works better than any antidepressant. Ravioli will have no problem waiting for their finest hour in the freezer, the main thing is to freeze them carefully and in portions so as not to crush them. If you can't find porcini mushrooms, try using button mushrooms. But we must warn you - the effect will be a little blurred.
The day before
Roast almond petals for dessert. Bake the bell pepper, cool, sprinkle with a little olive oil and put in a box. He'll wait in the refrigerator.
We check out the bathroom cabinet, rub ourselves with everything that smells delicious, don’t forget about the scrub and a good mood.
In three hours
We're setting the table. Let's get the wine.
In two hours
Making the sauce for the ravioli. Sorry for the pathos, but this is the kind of sauce that needs to be created! Because the process will bring no less pleasure than the result. This is an almost meditative action that will take about five minutes, no more.
Fry the baguette slices. We collect a snack.
Place chocolate in dessert glasses and fill with cream. Before serving, all you have to do is put them in the microwave for a few minutes.
Shopping list
- Baguette
- Sweet pepper – 2 pcs.
- Soft goat cheese – 200 gr
- Olive oil
- Black and pink pepper
- Porcini mushrooms – 400 gr
- Spinach – 150 gr
- Provençal herbs – 1 tsp.
- Butter – 6 tbsp.
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Leek – 1 pc.
- Parmesan (grated) – 100 g
- Cream 20% – 200 ml
- Sage – 0.5 tsp.
- Flour – 400 gr
- Eggs – 4 pcs.
- Dark chocolate 70-80% – 100 g
- Cream 30-35% – 200 ml
- Almond petals - a handful
- Wine - according to taste and desire
