Create A Romantic Evening At Home
By
Marguerite Bonneville
You've decided to invite to prepare dessert the night
someone you're dating to your before and reheat it if
home for a romantic evening necessary when you're ready to
and you want everything to go serve it.
well. Here are a few tips to
help you achieve that result.
3. Your Cooking Area
There are a number of factors Make sure your kitchen is
you need to consider when clean before you begin
planning your romantic cooking. Yes, you'll no doubt
evening: make a mess once you start but
you don't want yesterday's
1. Your Physical dishes in the way. Your guest
Surroundings may offer to help so the
kitchen needs to meet minimum
It's a good idea to make sure health standards.
your house or apartment is
clean and tidy. It may not be It's up to you whether you
anyone's primary focus but it accept this help or not, but
will make an impression on we recommend that you do, even
your guest, even if it's if it's only a token effort
subliminal. like tossing the salad.
Sharing cooking tasks can be a
Spend a few hours doing the wonderfully romantic
cleaning yourself, hire interaction as it creates a
someone to do it for you, or, special kind of intimacy. Have
at the very least, shove all you ever noticed how much
that clutter into your closets more easily conversation flows
or under the bed. Wipe down when two people are doing a
surfaces to get rid of dust task, as opposed to sitting
and stains. face to face?
Apart from the living and
dining areas, there are two 4. Setting The Table
other rooms that need your
attention: Set the table beforehand. Use
a good tablecloth, your best
a. The bathroom silverware and a nice set of
plates. Use your best glasses
Wipe down the sink/washbasin, and an attractive salt and
tub and shower stall. Put a pepper set, milk jug and sugar
fresh cake of soap on the sink bowl. Show your guest that
and hang fresh towels. At the you went to some trouble to
very least your guest will make the meal a special
use the bathroom to wash his occasion. This is not the time
or her hands so make sure it's for melamine dishes or
a pleasant experience. chipped or mismatched
crockery. You're aiming for a
b. The bedroom touch of class.
Get rid of any extraneous Use candlesticks on the table
clutter like clothes strewn for a romantic ambience, or
around the room or on the place candles on other
floor. Change the sheets, make surfaces around the room.
the bed and wipe down any
surfaces. If your guest ends Background music is a must
up spending the night, you but make sure it's romantic
don't want him or her racing and subtle. Limit blaring rock
off for a tetanus shot in the and roll or rap to the period
morning. when you're preparing dinner,
but please, no high-octane
To create a romantic music while you're eating.
atmosphere in your bedroom,
have some scented candles on Set the sound at a low volume
hand and an easy-to-reach so it doesn't interfere with
sound system. You might also your conversation. And
consider buying a quilt cover remember, if you don't play
in a rich, romantic color and music during the meal you run
a set of sheets to match. the risk of filling any
silences with the sound of
people masticating.
2. Your Choice Of Menu
While food can be an 5. Cleaning Up Later
excellent means of seduction,
it's a mistake to choose too Don't let your guest anywhere
complicated a menu unless near the kitchen after the
you're an experienced cook and meal is over. Hopefully you'll
you don't get easily have better things to do with
flustered. your time together.
Simple dishes like spaghetti But all is not lost if they
or ratatouille make a tasty do insist on helping with the
and satisfying meal without chores. Many a couple has
spiking your anxiety levels. fallen in love while doing the
The point is to enjoy the dishes, for two main reasons:
evening along with your guest,
not treat the event like it's
a university-entrance exam. 1. As mentioned earlier,
there's the ease of
How To Avoid Psycho-Chef conversation that takes place
Syndrome when you're doing a task
rather than concentrating on
One trick is to prepare as talking.
much of the meal as possible
beforehand so you're not 2. Doing dishes together is
rushing around like a pinball like playing house. It can
once your guest arrives. actually feel very romantic,
especially when one or both
Have all the ingredients people realize, This is what
chopped, diced and ready for I want with this person. You
cooking. Do this the night won't get the same effect if
before or earlier that day, you use a dishwasher, so set
whatever works best for you. aside at least a couple of
pots, which will you allow to
Salad ingredients can be suggest, I'll wash and you
prepared earlier and stored in dry.
separate containers, then
added to the salad bowl and With a little forethought,
dressed before serving. anyone can create a romantic
evening at home. The old
You can even cheat by clich, the way to a person's
purchasing your meal from a heart is through their
favorite restaurant and having stomach, has more than a
it delivered or picking it little truth to it. Test it
up before your guest yourself with someone you care
arrives. about. The least you'll get
is a great home-cooked meal.
Definitely buy desert from
your favorite bakery or
supermarket, unless you're a
wiz at whipping up a Pavlova
or meringue. Another option is
About the author:
Marguerite Bonneville is a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) whose passion is publishing information online. She is a contributing writer at http://www.favorite-recipes-online.com,a resource site dedicated to helping visitors access the best online recipes.
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