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22 CLUB RD.
EUGENE
343-5622
Budget-crunched?
How about a night out... at home
Sometimes investing $20 or
more for a "superb dining exper
ience" at a nice restaurant can
only mean indigestion and feeling
uncomfortable
Do you and your bank account
a favor Stay home
Nice, inexpensive evenings at
home are just as enjoyable as
high-priced evenings, and much
more practical They could be the
most charming (and safe) way to
woo
After all. you're on your home
turf, you don't have to get dressed
up. you know where everything
is—and most important, it's really
cheap You don't have to worry
about how you're going to afford
everything, because you've al
ready bought it
You're in control You, not the
stuffy maitre d, can set the mood
through music, light, food and
wine (Venus magic elixir)
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343-8418
Kindly ask your roommates to
scram until at least midnight, in
vite your honey over, and don't
forget to go to the store
Usually a simple meal works the
best An enormous menu of
recipes exists for the homebody
chef All it takes is a little imagin
ation to whip up a classy, cheap
and easy-to-make meal For ex
ample. stir-fry chicken mixed with
a potpourri of vegetables and a
side of rice will impress the most
finicky digestive tracts If you're
not into meat, leave out the
chicken
Making the meal together can
be a good ice-breaker You re
both doing something, so the au
tomatic self-conscious response
goes away With that impediment
dissolved, talk may move more
freely, more relaxed
Cook the rice before you start
frying Usually a package of
chicken Rice-A-Roni (I know it's
sleazy but so are pre-packaged
bean sprouts) will do Then fling
the chicken and veggies into a
frying pan or a wok and literally
stir-fry them Try not to saturate
the pan with oil. |ust use one
tablespoon
After cooking about five min
utes on medium heat, the chicken
should be finished
Pile it on the rice, pour two
more glasses of white wine and
chow down
A loaf of bread, a glass of wine, and a pot full of melted cheese can
make for an extremely enjoyable (and inexpensive) evening
White wine works well with
white meat Plus you can drink a
lot and not feel bloated Usually
grocery stores carry a wide
selection of wine for low budgets
Now for the music
Depending on your tastes
relaxing tunes sound better than
noise Light |azz is nice (Pat
Metheny. Tom Scott or Jeff Lorber
Fusion are good bets) Then there
are everyone s favorites like
The Beatles The Who, Crosby
Stills-Nash. Fleetwood Mac. and
Jackson Browne Maybe borrow
your neighbor s Mozart and
Wagner discs Use your imagina
tion Just remember, acid rock
leads to acid stomachs
A fire blazing in the fireplace is
the ultimate romance-setting prop
for a date at home If your house
or apartment lacks this or a
wood-burning stove you can al
ways make do with candles
After dinner lay back, mellow
out play chess cards Monopoly
tell jokes watch an old movie on
TV, reveal intimacies Just use this
time to learn about your date
Cheap dates can involve any
thing from a walk in the rain to
studying at the library together
Flowers, candy, and a posh din
ner certainly will make an
impression but save that date tor
a stupendous occasion, like your
engagement
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Join us for an elegant
evening's entertainment
You'll find a thoughtfully designed
atmosphere,the tastiest popcorn in town, and
fine coffee
Or
Mondo Midnight Madness
Rock concert films at concert volumes,
Frankenstein's monster in your lap, Monty^
Python in your mind
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