Surely, you've heard it before, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach." And yes, it's scientifically proven that men look for mates not only for love but also for food. I speak from experience. The day I decided she was the one was the day I tasted her Hainanese Lamb Soup which she prepared from a collection of family recipes. I'll spare you the details, but yes it was one of those rare life changing moments, that eureka moment that sparks in your mind, "hey, I think I can spend the rest of my life with this person." (Uh-huh, some of you are nodding, you know what I'm talking about)
For the rest of you, don't lose hope, that moment is coming. The best thing you can do is to increase the probability of that moment happening. I'd say, cook for your man (guys you hang in there I'll come to you). Don't know how to cook? No time? Don't fret. We'll help you plan and prep a meal that you'll finish cooking and plate yourself so you can proudly say, "yes dear, I cook this specially for you."
Go easy, set the stage with some romance. We choose a Moscato with light bubbles (sure a Sauternes, but you don't want to come across as high maintenance). No beer, this is not soccer night.
Of course, no cocktail nuts. To start the mood right, we look to D'La Mer. Nothing evokes romance like The Sea - American Bay Scallops, Chilean Cod and Atlantic Salmon (you can request for starter or main portions). We slow poach these in extra virgin olive oil flavoured with lemon, chilli and thyme. The result is an exquisite nutty flavour with floral and spicy notes, not to mention, melt in your mouth texture. You'd imagine your first kiss to be like this.
But baby, when it's love, if it's not rough it isn't fun (Oh, uh-oh, oh, oh). That's right baby, bring on the meat.
Yea ok, I hear you, it's not easy to cook a steak to medium rare. No problemo, the Half Baked Chef uses the sous vide method just like in professional restaurants. This means that the meat is sealed in a vacuum pack and cooked to the exact doneness. So when it comes to you, all you do is heat some butter in a pan, and sear off the steak for 30 seconds on each side. Just make sure your pan is hot and you'll have perfect steaks with the perfect crust (we assume you can count to 30 fairly quickly). If you want something unusual, try the braised wagyu beef cheek. You can sear it off like the steaks or just serve it as it is. For sides, go luxury with the potato puree with white truffle oil or spice things up with the black nut version. By now, he should already be putty in your hands. Read on if you need dessert, otherwise, we'll be happy for you to create your own happy ending.
Guys, your turn. If she's as sweet as she looks, I'll make a hasty generalisation here and say she loves dessert. So why not have two desserts and skip the apps? For dramatic effect, order the peach soup which you will serve in a soup plate, garnished with some thyme and a sprinkling of ground parprika for colour (like a good wingman, we'll prepare that for you). You will set the soup plate in front of her and then in dramatic fashion, whip out a bottle of Jouet-Perrier (or champagne of your choice, you won't be stinging here) from behind your back. With resemblance to a seasoned maitre-d, you will pop the champagne without taking out her eye. Then you will pour a generous serve of champagne into the peach soup, making a full circle and reciting a haiku you just made up (if she's that sort). She will gasp at your manly theatrics and pause to admire the subsiding bubbles before looking up at you. And with her eyes, tell you she's yours tonight (we can't help you with forever).
But she's not yet impressed, don't worry, there's still the second dessert - Chocolate. No woman can resist chocolate.
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