ne1 know of any 'easy cooking' websites???

[the_delays]

my girlfriend makes me mint meals all the time and im a ready-meal type how cant really cook food like she does so for a change i want to start making her some top class meals and just wondering if ne1 knows of any websites with really simple instructions or recipes which produce really good meals which look more com-plicated than they really are, hehe

[Ethel]

You are nice!

I shall see what I can find - but you need recipes where the majority can be prepared in advance, so you are not in a bad-tempered panic! What sort of food does she like?

[nickmo]

Have a look at http://busycooks.about.com/od/fiveingredientsorless/a/500fiveingredie.htm with a bunch of simple recipes using 5 ingredients so you won't need to have special training to get a good result.

Think about dressing the plate up for the meal as well - see what some coookbooks pics are like and copy them - if it looks good - it will taste even better!

[alfiebrady]

My tip would be a paella - and if the weather's nice, make some sangria (dead easy and you don't have to be a wine expert) and eat it in the garden.

Buy a pack of paella rice and it'll have simple instructions on the back. It only gets as hard as chopping an onion. Splash out on a bit of saffron. Get some ingredients to throw in - maybe some skinless chicken thighs (brown these before rice goes in), crevettes or similar, frozen peas etc. All done in one pan. Garnish to tart it up (tomato / parsley). Bag of salad and dressing - job done.