How to Do a Romantic Dinner for Parents | eHow
Organizing a romantic meal for your parents is a thoughtful idea, whether you choose to do it randomly or for an occasion such as an anniversary. Organizing a romantic meal involves making sure your parents are not busy, preparing a meal and making sure the room is romantic and your parents feel relaxed. All the effort is worth it, and if you work to a schedule it's much easier than it sounds.
Dinner ingredients
Tablecloth
Music player
Wine, if they drink
Find out when your parents are available. If your parents use a calendar to mark their schedules, look for a date that they are both available and reserve it. Mention it to your parents to be sure they both keep the evening open, but try not to give away the surprise.
this will depend on your cooking knowledge, your confidence in the kitchen and your parents' preferences. If you are confident, a meal such as Steamed Mussels, crab and salmon or Chargrilled Steak is a great idea. You could also make a desert, such as Rhubarb Fool or Chocolate Mousse. If you aren't confident enough to cook, you could order food from a restaurant or get delivery.
Write an ingredients list. Think of everything you will need to make the night go well. For example, you might want to buy candles, wine or a table cover to make the room look more romantic. Also, include the ingredients you need for the meal, if you are cooking it.
Research when you'll need to start cooking the meal. Add together the preparation time and the cooking time, and give yourself an extra 10 minutes. If you are ordering food, call, and discuss your requirements with the restaurant. Most will offer a delivery service, or you could pick up the food yourself. Remember to give yourself time to serve the food.
Tidy the room as much as possible. Remove anything that looks messy or out of place, and put it elsewhere. For example, remove boxes of toys and temporarily house them somewhere else.
Clean anything that looks dirty. For example, dust mirrors to ensure they are smear free, wipe any surfaces and make sure the table and chairs are clean.
Cover the table with a tablecloth if you are going to use one. This changes the look of the room and gives it a more romantic feel.
Put flowers in a vase and arrange them. Tall flowers should be in the middle, with shorter flowers or flowers leaning over on the outside. Make sure you give the flowers some water to keep them looking vibrant.
Place candles around the room. Small candles could go on the table and larger candles on the floor. Candles in front of a fireplace can look striking. Do not light the candles until later.
Set up a music system, if possible. Play songs you know your parents like. Keep the volume low.
Set the table. Put out the cutlery and wine glasses, but leave the plates in the kitchen so you can serve the food on them. If you use place mats, make sure these coordinate with the tablecloth.
Start cooking, or pick up the food. If you are serving white wine, put it in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes. If you are serving red wine be sure to take it out of the refrigerator at least 20 minutes before serving.
Light the candles and dim the lights. Turn on the music.
Invite your parents to sit down.
Pour a glass of wine for each parent. Leave the wine bottle on the table.
Serve the food. Look at any illustrations which accompany the recipe for ideas on how to place the food on the plate, then carry the food through and place it down in front of each person.
Leave the room. It might help your parents relax more if you leave the house for a while. Take a phone so you can be contacted, and tell your parents when you'll be home. Also make sure you tell them if you have prepared desserts and where they are.
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Almost no one has a family dinner at the table every night anymore. But if you want your family to be more connected, it's a good way.1Explain why you want to have a family dinner. Sit your parents down and explain. Maybe you want you family to be more connected, or a family member in the military is about to be shipped out on assignment.
2Get a schedule. If your parent's job requires them to be away for long periods of time, suggest taking one night a week to have a family dinner. If your parent is an over-the-road truck driver and are gone for weeks or months at a time,or if they take frequent business trips, suggest having dinner the first night they get home from each trip.
3Get decorative. it doesn't have to be anything fancy, but people will be drawn to the idea of sitting down at the table if there are coordinating placemats, dishes, etc.
4Lay out rules. Faux pas such as burping at the table can be excused, but you don't want Big Sister texting away to her beau of the week during dinner. There should also be rules about when you can be dismissed.
5Tell everyone what's on the menu. If they know they're going to get good food, they will come. Try printing out a meal plan for the week and posting it in the kitchen, or get everyone involved in the cooking process.
Don't be too forceful when suggesting a family dinner. If they say no, simply try one of the other tips and ask again at a later date.
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