Some couples consider food as the staple of their relationship. Fortunately, you don’t have to spend a ton of money just to enjoy a tasty meal with your special someone. You can simply fix an aesthetically pleasing and, most of all, delicious meal for your next date night. With these recipes, you can save a bit of money instead of using your credit card for another night out. More importantly, here are five recipes that you’ll be able to use at any stage of your relationship!
The First Date Night In
Let’s say that the first few dates went incredibly well. Now, it’s time for a first date to take place in your own home. Rather than ordering Chinese food, you can impress your date with a delicious homemade meal! With this strategy, you’ll be able to impress him/her and save money at the same time. We’re sure that this is one strategy that your financial advisor will surely like.
Upon approaching this homemade meal, make sure to play it safe and avoid that unpleasant onion and garlic breath. With this in mind, you can prepare this light yet incredibly flavorful cider-roasted chicken recipe.
For this next dish, you’ll need to pair a beautifully roasted chicken with a mild vegetable, including a couple of roasted carrots and zucchini. After the main course, both of you can easily indulge in a chocolaty cacao and blueberry mousse parfait! Not only is this tasty dessert delicious, but it’s also plant-based, guilt-free, and won’t set your credit card too far back.
Tasting at a More Intimate & Personal Level
By now, you and your special someone are probably well-acquainted. It’s time to get to know each other at a deeper level through meals with some degree of intimacy. You can easily fix a meal that your partner loved during his/her childhood. These meals include those cookies that grandma used to make or a specific dish from a memorable vacation. You can easily use the meal as a conversation starter by sharing why it means so much to you!
While this date night is all about getting to know and intimacy, it’s essential to place a healthful spin on a classic childhood meal. You can effortlessly go for classic chicken strips, mac n’ cheese, and warm chocolate chip cookies. These meals are effortless to prepare, and we’re confident that your credit card won’t be taking that bad of a hit after this date night!
Comfort Food
At this point, you and your special someone are starting to feel more comfortable with each other. This stage is where both of you disregard the need for constant and expensive fancy dinners. This time, you can now go for a chill time together by going for pizza night.
Pizza delivery can be pretty expensive, and it costs almost the same as a dinner date downtown. Considering that, you can opt for a cheaper option. One that both of your palettes will appreciate. Instead of calling for pizza from the nearest pizzeria, you can set up a pizza-topping bar, and you can build that pie together. Why gas up your car to go to a pizza parlor when you can have fun creating your own pizza, right?
Both of you can continue a great date night by building ice cream sundaes. Both are incredibly cheap, and it’s one credit card spending that you surely won’t mind.
The First Fight
By now, you probably learned that relationships aren’t always sunny and bright. There will undoubtedly be times wherein both of you will encounter trouble in paradise. With this in mind, both of you must remember that disagreements and conflicts are a natural part of human nature. On the bright side, conflicts can also strengthen internal bonds once both of you manage to work things out.
You can quickly fix any problems or any petty fights with a delicious homemade meal. A great recipe includes a tasty sirloin steak with garlic butter for dinner. It’s incredibly rich in flavor that both of you will surely forget about the recent misunderstanding!
Ensure that you serve the meat with roasted asparagus, mashed potatoes drizzled with buttermilk-parmesan, and other favorite side dishes. You can top it all off and sweeten the mood with a delicious caramel apple Bundt cake!
Revive Relationship Flavors
Sometimes, happy relationships go dull because of busy work schedules and other unforeseen curveballs in life. You don’t even have to argue all the time to experience this tedious stage of your relationship. With this in mind, you can revive and renew the fire in your relationship with a festive meal filled with energy and color!
This meal will undoubtedly rekindle the fire in your relationship, thanks to all of the flavors it brings. It’s a slow-cooked Hawaiian pineapple chicken recipe, and both of you will surely have a fantastic dinner. After the main course, both of you can end the night right with a broiled grapefruit that’s drizzled with honey. So what are you waiting for? Head down to your local supermarket, and swipe that credit card for the ingredients.
These meal shows that you don’t have to hire a lawyer for any legal intervention in your relationship. Who knew that you could rekindle your feelings for each other with just one fantastic date night?
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