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When I have company like that, I let my oven do all the work: boneless roast of beef, or split chicken breasts, and baked potatoes. That makes the place smell good upon the guests' arrival, and frees you up to chat and entertain. Steam some broccoli or green beans at the end, and you're golden. The best part about roast beef is that it's quick and easy - you don't really have to do much but buy it, season it, put it in a pan and then put it in the oven. It's just a matter of time and temperature. A 3-to-4-pound eye round roast, or sirloin tip, should be fine. I coat my roasts with McCormick's Montreal steak seasoning and then roast for 20 minutes per pound at 350 F, and then I let it rest under a sheet of foil for 10 or 15 minutes before carving. They usually come out perfectly medium.

Plus, you can put the oven on low after you take the roast and potatoes out to heat up the pie for dessert. :)

Of course there's complications if there are vegetarians, but roasted root veggies work well in that situation, too.

I think your question is WAY too open-ended for us to respond!

Any preferred cuisines, meats/veggies, desserts? (i.e., do you like asian, french, do you like fish vs pork, do you prefer fruit desserts to chocolate ones?)

Dude, it's YOUR dinner for the ladies! A big part of a successful dinner party is the fact that your personality shines through in what you make. I would probably not make the same foods you would, and I think that says something about each of us.

That being said, is this a date, are these two chicks your friends, are they friends who you would like to end up as a date... Are you trying to impress them or are you trying to let them know you value their friendship or are you trying to tell them that they're over for a low-key fun night?

I would tackle things that can be done ahead.
Salad to start( arugula, pear, parmesian and greens?)
Chicken breasts with lemon caper sauce
garlic string beans ( or just buttered if you're worried about smelling of garlic)
roasted rosemary potatoes
tiramisu or ricotta cheesecake
you can also make salmon in parchment paper(with cut up red potatoes,asparagus, tarragon, scallions)
These are easy, not fancy but good eats.

Actually, re-reading what I just wrote and thinking about the fact that it sounds as if your dinner is planned to be one of seduction, what I said actually applies well to every single step of any successful seduction. :)

One of my favorite casual dinner party meals is grilled chicken, veggies, and rice with a variety of sauces. Marinate some half-chicken breasts in either a 50/50 soy/water marinade or italian salad dressing for 30 min. Grill up or bake and keep warm under foil until you're ready to eat. (I make half-breasts so that if folks want seconds, they don't feel piggy to get a second or third portion. If they're watching their waistline, they don't have a monstrous chicken breast to stuff in.)

Steam some white rice or bake up some Alton Brown brown rice with chicken broth instead of water. Delish, and easy in the oven. (Be creative here, too-- do a pilaf, or throw some craisins and slivered almonds in the rice. Or peas and diced carrots. Whatever you like.)

Then for sauces, be creative! I bought a bottle of thai peanut sauce, put out some soy sauce, kung pao, I made a killer tortilla sauce from a recipe I found online, and also put out teriyaki, honey mustard, barbecue, etc. (Top secret: I even cheated and picked up a few packets of polynesian sauce from Chik Fil A. So naughty, I know. But I can admit that I like it.)

My soiree was ultra casual so I used juice glasses as I didn't have small bowls, but you could use a variety of containers and put them all on a lazy susan in the middle of the table. Put little spoons in each one and experiment away!

Then, for dessert, I often make an apple galette. The easy version is to use a frozen pie crust, throw some sliced apples, sugar, cinnamon, flour, and lemon juice on top, and fold the edges over for a rustic apple pie. I put that in to bake about an hour before folks come over so the house smells amazing. Serve with vanilla ice cream for a lovely ending to a fun meal!

Okay, if I'm totally wrong about this and it's not a seduction dinner I don't want you to be angry at me so here's another option:

Harry Belafonte CD

Kids' plastic pool filled with sand

Jerk Chicken

Banana Fritters

Beer

Grapes

Play CD, fill pool with sand and place in center of room, cook chicken, chill beer, wash and freeze grapes. Make fritters at last moment - hold in oven with chicken.

All shoes off, put feet in sand. Have beer nearby in a large ice-filled container. Bring in chicken (with bowl for bones, some manners are desired here) and fritters and chow down.

Finish by throwing each other frozen grapes.

Make something simple for the entree. I second roast chicken (look up the Thomas Keller recipe)...but provide great fun drinks, and those frozen grapes. Fruits are the best dessert/finger foods.

Ah, Curlz. You mean The Spider and the Fly method of dinner party. :)

My suggestions are more along the lines of don'ts, rather than do's.

No soup: It's too easy to drip it onto your nice silk blouse, so eating it can be a somewhat tense experience.

No roast chicken: As many good cooks will tell you, it's actually fairly easy to screw up (overcook). Also, there is something bit boring about it -- great for a Sunday dinner once you know each other well, but not seductive

No red meat: Lots of women either don't eat it or feel it's somehow unladylike to tuck in. The purpose of a seduction dinner is to make your guest feel like she's the sexiest creature in the world, and for many women, red meat doesn't do this.

Ideas:
Make at least one course that is eaten with the hands. This will dispel tension and make everyone feel more relaxed. Cold poached shrimp (or artichokes or asparagus) with tasty dipping sauces, chicken sate, mu shu veg. I'd stay away from tacos, because of the mess-factor. Or do it on the other end: borrow the fondue pot your mother has had sitting in her closet since 1974 and serve cut up fruit and poundcake with chocolate or caramel fondue. Or break the bank, buy out-of-season long-stemmed strawberries, and serve them with a big bowl of whipped cream, giving everybody their own little saucer of sugar. Very sexy, that.

Braises and stews are your friends; they can (and should) be made ahead of time, and they're tough to overcook. Braised chicken with wine and mushrooms, or with lemon and olives, or with apples and cider and cream, is delicious and touch to screw up. Buy some good, crusty bread, warm it in the oven before serving (makes a HUGE difference), and you won't need a starch. Plus which, using bread to mop up the sauce is yet another "eating with your hands" thing.

Salad. Zip it up with some cheese or nuts or fruit or interesting vegetables (marinated artichoke hearts? cubes of roasted butternut squash?). Make your own dressing, and let the ladies see you make it. Wishbone doesn't kill the seduction-factor, but it doesn't add anything to it, either.

Regardless of what you put in your coffee, have a variety of dairy products (half and half, low-fat milk) and sweetening options (sugar, Splenda) available. IME, there's nothing that makes a guest feel more taken-care-of than having her needs anticipated, especially if they aren't necessarily your needs.

If you don't serve chocolate for dessert, buy a small box of extremely good chocolate truffles, PUT THEM ON A PLATE (rather than just dumping the box on the table), and serve with the coffee.