I agree with the previous poster... go with your strengths!(eggs, pasta) here is a nice 3 course meal you can prepare with stuff you already know how to use! you can even just go with the following salad and pasta for a nice 2 course meal
Salad course: Pear Salad with goat cheese
- 2 ripe pears
- 1 bag of salad mix
- 1 package of goat cheese(these come in small logs)
- some sweet dressing or oil and vinegar
place a handful of the salad mix on the backside of a plate. slice the pears thin, and fan out about 5 slices on the left side. cut 3 or 4 slices of the goat cheese into coins and fan them on the opposite side. top the salad with a bit of dressing. VERY easy to prepare... GREAT taste, not your ordinary salad. should get some props.
Pasta Course: Penne w/ Vodka sauce and italian sausage
- 1 box of penne pasta
- 1 package of italian sausage
- 2 shots of vodka
- tomato sauce, about 14 oz.
- heavy cream
- 1 roasted red pepper(the ones marinated in a jar), chopped
Cook the pasta as directed on the package. just boil it in some water with a bit of salt. cut 3 pieces of sausage into thin meddalions. fry in a pan with a bit of olive oil over medium heat until its cooked through.
for the sauce, in a deep frying pan add the tomato sauce and 2 shots of vodka. cook over high heat for about 3 minutes, until the vodka cooks out. reduce to a low flame and slowly add in the heavy cream, stirring frequently, until it turns into a light orange color. add the red pepper and cook for another 5 minutes on low heat. toss the pasta and sausage with the sauce. serve in a shallow bowl or deep plate.
this is pretty easy as well. you can buy a jar sauce for the tomato sauce... or if you want i can give you a recipe for an easy home made one. basically cook the pasta, fry the sausage, and add cream to the jar sauce... simple but a great flavor and looks fancy... again, not your everyday pasta!
Main course: Asparagus and red pepper Quiche
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 4 oz milk
- 1 frozen pie crust
- 1 package shredded chedder
- guldens mustard
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 bunch of asparagus
- dry dill
fit the pie crust into a 9 inch baking pan/pie plate. coat the bottom and sides with the mustard. cut the asparagus spears into 3/4 inch pieces. fry in a pan with some olive oil over medium heat for 4-6 minutes. add half of the asparagus to coat the bottom of the crust. add half the beaten egg on top of that. be sure to mix the egg and asparagus so the egg gets all in between. cut 5 long red pepper strips, and dice the rest. add the diced pepper and the rest of the egg mixture. add the milk. top with a handful or so of the shredded cheese until the top is covered with it. top with the red pepper strips in a pinwheel style. top with a dash of dill. bake for 25-35 minutes @ 350. let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
again, not an ordinary egg. and its pretty simple. cut up the vegitables, then just add them and the eggs to the pie crust, top with cheese and throw it in the oven.
most of the ingredients are all very cheap. and these meals are all things you can make pretty quickly and easily. the salad should take about 5 minutes, maybe 15-20 for the pasta dish, and 35 for the quiche, but very little prep time on that
