3 ways to impress that special someone without breaking the bank… Dazzle your date with a home cooked 3 course meal, and don’t worry if you're not the next Gordon Ramsay. Below is a sample menu which costs under £11 (that's just over a fiver each) and requires no previous cooking experience! Starter : mozzarella sticks and tomato chutney 12 mozzarella sticks from Tesco for just £1.00! Just stick them on a baking tray in the centre of a preheated oven for 8-10 minutes at 170°. Allow to stand for 30 seconds before serving. Add a spoonful of Branston Mediterranean tomato chutney (£1.50) if you're feeling super fancy. Main : steak, chips and side salad Boswell farm beef steaks are just £1.99 each, fry each side for between 2-5 minutes depending on how rare you like your steak! Serve with some Mccain extra chunky home chips (£1.45) which take 26-28 minutes on 210° and some Tesco house salad £1.00 (to get in at least 1 of your 5 a day). Dessert: GU dessert pots Lastly , the best part of every 3 course meal… THE DESSERT!! GU has an extensive range of amazing dessert pots which also costs just £2.00. Choose from chocolate melting middle, salted caramel cheesecake, sticky hot toffee pudding, key lime pie and many many more. Next up we have 5 recommended sit down meals in Reading, starting with our cheapest option and working our way up to our most expensive for those who have a slightly bigger student loan…
Finally a fun alternatives to cooking your date a meal or taking them out for a meal… making them cook their own meal! Why not make the cooking into a fun activity for you both to do and make HOMEMADE PIZZAS!!!
Below is a basic dough recipe along with a selection of toppings and prices so you can make this meal as cheap or as expensive as your budget will allow, have fun! Ingredients: 500g of plain flour (60p) 1 tsp salt (35p) ½ tsp dried yeast (85p) 400 ml warm water 1 tsp oil (for greasing) (£1.10) TOTAL: £2.90 Instructions:
Topping ideas: Passata - 75p Grated mozzarella - £1.90 Pepperoni - £1.00 Mushrooms - 95p Onions - 12p Sweetcorn - 50p Chicken - £1.99 Red pepper - 45p Ham - £2.00 Spinach - 95p Ricotta - £1.20 *all ingredients based off Tesco prices February 2020
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