A quibble: in my limited experience, women are impressed, even intrigued, by a guy who’s a good cook and can put something together with a little pizazz now and then.
If anybody gives a damn, I’ll post a great Bananas Foster recipe here which has become associated with a few very cherished memories of mine over the years. (The trick is not too much brown sugar which is where most go wrong.)
Book written by a friend of a friend:
Cooking for Cavemen
http://www.amazon.com/Cooking-Cavemen-Dave-Brown/dp/1592990002