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Old 17-11-2008, 14:51
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I always find it a pivotal moment in a new relationship when you get that stage of cooking for the new bf/gf!

Can you remember the best (and worst) meals you've been served by a new partner trying to impress?

I remember an ex a long long time ago said he'd cook for me, and he served up Findus crispy pancakes and beans. I wouldn't have minded, but he went on about it like he was Gordon Ramsay! That and the XBox meant he had to go...
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:05
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Oh bless my ex cooked me some kind of tinned new potatoes with the driest pork chops ever - I can't remember what he served with it? All I rememeber is the potatoes were served 10 mins before the chops (with hindesight he would have been better taking the chops out and serving everything together LOL) it wasn't great!! He did make a lovely homemade chocolate mousse though.

Another ex actually tried to teach me to cook but I used to get bored and wonder out of the kitchen??? He could knock up a few dishes but was lazy and we used to live on kebabs and crap in the end???

My current BF can't cook, although he did manange to serve me scrambled eggs on toast one Xmas Eve . His only other dish is steak, mash potatoes and garlic greens beans - which is actually delish and he'll do that every now and then as a treat. I am working on him though and he can now perfect a nice spag bol and sweet & sour chicken....
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:12
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A delicious Spanish omelette the morning after.
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:16
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Cheeky
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:21
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Oh bless my ex cooked me some kind of tinned new potatoes with the driest pork chops ever - I can't remember what he served with it? All I rememeber is the potatoes were served 10 mins before the chops (with hindesight he would have been better taking the chops out and serving everything together LOL) it wasn't great!! He did make a lovely homemade chocolate mousse though.

Another ex actually tried to teach me to cook but I used to get bored and wonder out of the kitchen??? He could knock up a few dishes but was lazy and we used to live on kebabs and crap in the end???

My current BF can't cook, although he did manange to serve me scrambled eggs on toast one Xmas Eve . His only other dish is steak, mash potatoes and garlic greens beans - which is actually delish and he'll do that every now and then as a treat. I am working on him though and he can now perfect a nice spag bol and sweet & sour chicken....
Oh my goodness, that must be a man thing! My BF's first attempt to cook for me was a quiche (undercooked) with some tinned new potatoes! Bless him for trying!
The second meal was a pizza with a fresh base which should have been placed on a tray, but wasn't and fell through the oven.
I'm glad to say over the years he is improving!
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:23
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I have been married for 3 years and with my hubby for about 10years in total. He cooked for me for the first time a month or so back after hearing Jamie Oliver on Radio one - Chicken Korma and it was delicious. Sadly it has never been repeated and probably never will!!
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Old 17-11-2008, 15:28
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I Cooked my other half one of those Vesta Curries but I've come on a long way since those days.

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Old 17-11-2008, 15:55
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When I first met my husband he claimed to be a fantastic cook who cooked every meal in his old house. Well, I dont believe him !!!!

He did try and cook me a baked alaska (very adventurous) when we first met, which was OK. But he has never attempted it since.
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Old 17-11-2008, 16:57
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My boyfriend doesn't really cook and never has done, although after we'd been together a couple of years he did once cook me some pasta which he mixed up with cubed edam, some salami slices and a chopped tomato - and it was actually quite nice!
He's probably only cooked for me 5 times in 10 years though although the last couple of times have been a bit more adventurous - a spanish chicken stew last Valentine's and roasted pork with rosemary and garlic a couple of years before that!
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Old 17-11-2008, 17:51
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Can't remember. Probably a spaghetti bolognase.

I used to make him loads of meals, I'm just about to put his dinner on for him now in fact
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Old 17-11-2008, 18:12
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My wife cooked for me once about 20 years ago. I can't remember what it was but it ensured I never let her near my cooker from that day to this!
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Old 17-11-2008, 19:05
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I love cooking (and eating) and would love to cook proper meals for my boyfriend. He hates eating, however, and is the world's fussiest eater. I have been allowed to make him toast, but that's about it. He never cooks and mostly lives on cheese sandwiches and apples. It's quite depressing.
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Old 17-11-2008, 19:06
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The first thing anyone ever cooked for me was stuffed mushrooms and it was bloody awful
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Old 17-11-2008, 19:29
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My wife cooked for me once about 20 years ago. I can't remember what it was but it ensured I never let her near my cooker from that day to this!
glad you wrote this...it balances out the other posts a little
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Old 17-11-2008, 19:32
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I love cooking (and eating) and would love to cook proper meals for my boyfriend. He hates eating, however, and is the world's fussiest eater. I have been allowed to make him toast, but that's about it. He never cooks and mostly lives on cheese sandwiches and apples. It's quite depressing.
Blimey. He must be malnourished. I hope you weren't hoping to have a long-term relationship with him
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Old 17-11-2008, 21:09
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Blimey. He must be malnourished. I hope you weren't hoping to have a long-term relationship with him
Well he does eat some other things, but it's very very limited. I just let him get on with it. It's quite tiring though.
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Old 17-11-2008, 22:02
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my fiance first cooked a stir fry for me. ( a few days after we met) and bless. he used olive oil instead. was a bit heavy going but i ate it. and he cooks quite often especially when we had a few drinks at the weekend, the old burgers an mushrooms etc, we tend to help each other in the kitchen but ultimately its me that cooks. but my favorite thing he cooks is , every saturday an sunday morning, he does me 2 soft boiled eggys and souldiers mmmmmmmmmmmmm my absolute fave !!!!!!!! bless him. love him to bits xx
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Old 17-11-2008, 23:14
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Spaghetti Bolognese too, it must be the only thing men can make.
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Old 17-11-2008, 23:33
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I love cooking (and eating) and would love to cook proper meals for my boyfriend. He hates eating, however, and is the world's fussiest eater. I have been allowed to make him toast, but that's about it. He never cooks and mostly lives on cheese sandwiches and apples. It's quite depressing.
Can I suggest you put him forward for BBC3's Freaky Eaterrs?

I can't remember my ex ever cooking for me when we first met, but a few years down the line he did stuffed peppers with cous cous and salad. Nothing monumental

Edit: I remembered, we'd take turns in doing a Sunday morning fry-up a few months after I met him and movedin with him. I don't eat meat though, so mine only ever consisted of beans, mushrooms, eggs and plum toms. Oh, and toast.

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Old 18-11-2008, 00:07
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My husband tried to cook for the first time in 28years of our marriage, he made stew and it was awful, I threw the plate at him but it hit the wall, I was so angry with him.
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Old 18-11-2008, 00:41
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I have no idea because we lived together at the time. Proabably a stirfry though considering it was student days
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Old 18-11-2008, 00:48
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My wife cooked for me once about 20 years ago. I can't remember what it was but it ensured I never let her near my cooker from that day to this!

That's why she did it .
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Old 18-11-2008, 01:16
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That's why she did it .
Probably, but it was a blessing really, cooking is my life and I couldn't bear to have someone take over my kitchen now. Not even for one evening!
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Old 18-11-2008, 07:50
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My husband tried to cook for the first time in 28years of our marriage, he made stew and it was awful, I threw the plate at him but it hit the wall, I was so angry with him.
im amazed you've managed 28 yrs of marriage if thats your attitude, throw it at him after his efforts to cook for you? having said that. im sure theres more to it than just didnt like it? must of got in a row or something to do that to him. mine's not to ask why of course, but seems a tad extreme thats all xx
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Old 18-11-2008, 12:50
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cottage pie - god love him he really put a lot of effort in
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