Boyfriend gift guide: Baking pastries or cooking a meal for boyfriend

Posted by r2moo2 on Oct 18th, 2009 | 0 comments home title

Boyfriend gift guide: Baking pastries or cooking a meal for boyfriend

Christmas is coming, and many girlfriends or wives may think of baking pastries or cooking a delicious meal for their boyfriend or husband.

Well, in this post we are going to discuss on what to look out for when we are giving food as a gift for a guy.

Boyfriend gift guide: Baking pastries or cooking a meal for boyfriend

Girlfriends and wives spend the utmost amount of time and effort in trying to whip up the best meal or bake the best pastry for their boyfriend or husband.

And they are right; the way to the heart of a man is to fill his stomach with great food.

However, there are some points to note on what does a guy look out for when it comes to food (and please note, the following points does not apply if your boyfriend is a chef).

Point #1: In general guys aren’t too bothered with the presentation of the food.
Girlfriends and wives tend to spice up their presentation of their pastries by shaping their pastries with a theme, for example on Valentine’s Day their cookies are heart-shaped, and so on.

While it is really nice of girlfriends and wives to put in the extra effort, boyfriends and husbands do take note of the extra effort at first impression, but after the cookie goes into their stomach, they won’t remember what shape it was before in a short while’s time.

So if any girlfriend or wife are pressed on time trying to bake pastries or cooking a meal for your beloved boyfriend or husband, it is possible to compromise the presentation of the food gift.

I am not meaning to say that guys are disregarding the presentation of food altogether, and don’t expect your beloved boyfriend or husband not to hesitate if the food presented to him looks like a rubbish dump.

Point #2: Taste is everything for a guy’s meal.

We guys remember the quality of what we eat more than the presentation. Seriously speaking.

For many of us, once we taste something heavenly, we really think we are in heaven.

Now, let’s not talk about boyfriends who are chefs; these people are highly professional, and any mistake on the presentation of their food will cause a frown over their heads.

However, for most guys just focus on the quality of the food, and that will do.

This is especially helpful for first-time girlfriends who are trying to whip up a meal or baking a pastry for their boyfriends for the first time. They may not be very skillful with cooking or baking at first try, hence if they flop in the taste they might just try to cover it up by doing well in its presentation.

And it doesn’t really work; their boyfriends will be kind enough to finish the food, but they will not be begging for more.

So my advice; seek someone for help, those who knows how to prepare great food well. No compromise on this part if you want your gift to be well-received.

And your boyfriends will look forward to the next recipe you are trying.