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Advice on doing something special for my man
Last weekend Randy was a SAINT during my best friends wedding! He dropped me off, I forgot my bracelet so he drove home (40 minutes) to get it, then came back and waited around there were still hours til the wedding. He waited and talked to the maid of honors boyfriend and provided me with a sip of vodka cran (my drink) whenever I walked passed him. He told me how beautiful I was in the bridesmaid dress consistently through the night. He took pictures during the ceremony, brought all of us food from the cocktail hour when we were stuck in the receiving line. After the wedding when he was exhausted he invited everyone staying at the hotel over to our room for pizza and beer (after making love to me first!) And the next day he woke up at 8am to run home again and walk/feed the dogs so we could go to the beach with the bride and groom! SOOO THE POINT IS.... I need to do something really special for him this weekend!!!! I'm not so great in the kitchen. We are both foodies/gym rats/ runners. Randy loves anything techie or fitness related. He's sweet and sentimental, protective. He loves dogs and kids. He's just so amazing. Should I try to cook him dinner? Give him a massage? I want to do something special that doesnt involve spending much if any money but would really be appreciated by a man. Please help!!!!
Re: Advice on doing something special for my man
I probably should have mentioned we're basically vegetarians.... opps
That does sound delicious though!
Oh, that does make a difference!
How about Indian food, then? There are a lot of vegetarian Indian dishes that are fairly easy to make, and delicious, without feeling like sides. A veggie biryani, maybe?
Sure!
For the paste:
a few cloves of garlic
about an equal amount of onion
half as much fresh peeled ginger
a small container of plain yogurt
a tablespoon of tomato paste
some chopped cilantro
salt
two mint leaves
a couple spoonfuls of biryani masala paste
a fresh green chili pepper (whatever hotness level you'd like)
a tablespoon of oil
Mix the paste ingredients until smooth-ish in the blender or food processor, and set aside.
Chop up some of whatever veggies you like (I like cauliflower, eggplant, carrots, green beans, and peas) and put them in a very large pot, and pour the paste on top.
Combine two cups of basmati rice with two cups of water and simmer until the water is absorbed (it's quicker than you'd expect). Dump the rice on top of the paste and veggies in the large pot, but DO NOT STIR. This is very important.
Use the back of a spoon to sort of poke holes in the layer of rice to the paste and veggies underneath, and pour a cup of milk on top of the rice and into the holes, still not stirring. Cover and simmer on low for 45 minutes.
Near the end of the simmer time, fry some cashews and golden raisins lightly in a little olive oil until the raisins swell. When the rice mix is done simmering, pour the oil and raisins and cashews over the rice, and stir the whole thing together until the rice is a nice golden brown throughout. Serve garnished with fresh chopped cilantro.
Cattle are vegetarians they eat hay and grain. Only one generation removed,close enough. An occasional feed of lean beef provides essential trace elements your bodies need.
I pot roast eye of round steak or rib eye steaks. All meat lean & no bone.
Showing up unexpected and naked is usually a winner.
lol
my mind went there too.
He definitely got his BJ! Two actually. Thanks ladies.
P.S. Don't like the anti-vegetarian feelings I'm getting here. We're not full time anti-vegetarian, but we don't eat a lot of red meat. Randy's stomach doesn't process it well. I eat turkey and chicken because they're lean and high protein. And we will never give up sushi or cheese. I'd say we eat like 80% vegetarian and 20% carnivore. But it works for us. And thats what matters right? We all live the best way we can and do what works for us?