re: What to cook for people who have very little exposure to good food

Pick up one yesterday in the cheap seats section of the store munching on it tonight.

It's not a matter of "growing up" for a lot of people. As you say, some simply are not exposed. It's never too late to try things and it's perfectly okay not to like everything.

You know her better than we do. I wouldn't start with lamb unless you know she wouldn't have a problem trying it. Might work that in later on at another meal after you've cooked for her once or twice and get more of a feel for how adventurous she is and maybe after she's had a chance to be more adventurous. I like the beef short ribs idea. Maybe some more adventurous sides like a roasted beet salad Lilette style, a quinoa dish or something along those lines. No need to shock her on every dish. It's no fun to cook a meal for someone and have them not enjoy at least something you made and it's no fun for the guest to leave hungry if there's nothing she might like. A balance would be good for the first time cooking for her and then you can go from there. Main thing is to make it a fun experience either way and it will probably go very well.

I know two brothers(millionaires) that I cook for in the same family that use utensils like a six year old child would from a lack of being swatted at the back of the head by some random adult. Neither one would I have a meal with an adult woman in any manner as I would be too embarrassed by what she would see at the table.

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I wouldn't start with lamb unless you know she wouldn't have a problem trying it.

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I would guess she has had lamb as a lot of places here serve that. I may have over stated her limited exposure to food.

She just hasn't had a lot of things that you can usually only get in a larger city with a lot of dining options

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I would stay away from any 'exotic' meats like lamb, I have had too many 'this poke chop sure do take funny' if I serve it to rubes.

Stick to beef, chicken or pork.

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Man you really seem to be missing the point here

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would guess she has had lamb as a lot of places here serve that. I may have over stated her limited exposure to food.

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Well, that's different! Lamb or a slow roasted salmon, then. I still think a roasted beet salad with goat cheese would be a nice salad option. Lilette's recipe is on the web. I've made it a number of times. Sometimes, I roast the beets and sometimes, I grill them.

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You have a date with a 15 year old girl who only eats hot dogs and Cheezits. What did we miss?

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It's not a date

She's 24 and just hasn't been exposed to much

Jesus some of you people should light yourselves on fire

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Jesus some of you people should light yourselves on fire

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I agree, but I have a friend in his early 30s like this and it's pretty much just impossible to expand his eating habits. Hates vegetables, most fruits, orders his burger w/ "meat and cheese only."

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Easy Bud?

rotisserie spit Leg of Lamb stuffed with Feta and sun-dried tomatoes and flat leaf parsley