She's Orthodox Jewish.

I just wanna cook an epic meal, but most of the things i got from *chan and such involve mixing meat + diary, or are just bacon wrapped around ground beef + cheese.

So, does anyone have a recipe that they served their gf (or bf, what do i know?) that made them say "omg this is awesome"?

i'd be willing to don8 some fgs for the best one....

The first thing to note is no bacon.

Seriously though, as long as you stick with either a no dairy or no meat menu, you can use any recipe you want. Just make sure you get kosher ingredients (not hard to do). This means, by the way, if you serve meat at any time in the meal, you can't serve any dairy--even for dessert--and vice versa. The biggest problem you'll face is that you can't even use utensils and pots for both meat and dairy. So, if she's really hardcore, you will have to go buy new knives, pots, pans, cutting boards, etc. Unless you are planning to convert and go kosher, obviously this is an expensive proposition.

I didn't want to do that either, so I figured out a way around this when I entertained Jewish friends who keep kosher: Jewish "sliders." I can't claim complete credit for this, as i had a version at a deli years ago, but it's a fun meal. Go to the best deli (obviously use a Jewish deli, if possible) near you and buy corned beef, pastrami, and chopped liver. Also buy either some good rye bread or some good buns (slider size, if possible). Then make a trio of mini sandwiches. Warm the corned beef and pastrami in the microwave and serve plain on the bread/buns. Serve the chopped liver with a little romaine or leaf lettuce on the bread/bun. Remember to pick up some new plates and utensils (or use disposable) and serve with yellow mustard, chips, and good pickles. Dr. Brown's is a good choice of beverage. It's not the most elegant meal, but short of restocking your kitchen, it's the best I could come up with. And everybody liked it.

sorry, i forgot to mention that i knew about the kosher laws

and once again, i forgot to mention that i live in a jewish household. I'm just currently on the wall as to the religion question.

still don8ing, thanks for the sandwich idea!

Thanks, but that wasn't really necessary. Anyway, sounds like you are better equipped to cook kosher than I was. At least my foray into kosher food went off without a hitch. When we entertained some Hindu friends, my wife was careful about asking them if they ate meat. They do. Of course, their definition of meat is "anything but beef." So naturally we made a steak dish... Oops.

lol

i don8ed before i saw your fg.

you're always to don8 some back...

Lamb and matzoh ball soup.

give her some money..
that is all

Roast a couple of (kosher) Cornish game hens, it's easy and always looks impressive. Rub them with light olive oil inside and out and cover with salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, basil and a bit of thyme. Roast them in a pan with quartered onions on the bottom. Roast red potato wedges seperately, also with olive oil+ seasoning way but replace the thyme with cayenne pepper. Serve a side salad of spinach, chopped apples, walnuts, colorful vegetabes and a simple vinaigrette (make your own with olive oil citrus juice and salt+pepper, store bought vinaigrettes often contain parmesean). Good luck.

Or you can just go super-easy and make some Schnitzel. Its always a hit in a jewish household... Just take chicken cutlets ( KOSHER) and dip it in egg and bread crumbs( MUST BE PARVE)... Fry it in a pan with oil and BAM. You can also make a side dish like a salad or mashed potatoes ( Use Parve margarine instead of butter). Just make sure not to include any diary in the meal.