sahm, wat to cook for lunch/ dinner?

[pink_daisy]

hi sahm,

ive been a sahm for 4 yrs and 'wat to cook' is my biggest 'headache'...
sometimes, cook until don noe wat to cook/ eat... how? how do u cope with tis big 'headache'? i do go read up on some receipes n try them out but sometimes, they r more or less the same thing.. where to get new ideas? your kids n hubby got complain y always the same dishes or not?!?

 

[str@wb3rry's]

so far what i cook hubby always eat, no complain. Think becoz he 'qincai'
but everyday sure has 3 dish, sometime 3 dish plus 1 soup. At least 1 veggie, 1 meat then 1 depends maybe steam egg or something children like to eat...

 

[pink_daisy]

so far what i cook hubby always eat, no complain. Think becoz he 'qincai'
but everyday sure has 3 dish, sometime 3 dish plus 1 soup. At least 1 veggie, 1 meat then 1 depends maybe steam egg or something children like to eat...

usually, my hubby n kids don complain abt wat i cook... but im complaining!! i cook until sianz... cook until run out of ideas... don noe wat to cook..
i oso try to hv 3 dishes plus 1 soup everyday... but sometimes really don noe wat to cook...

 

[Phoebii Cheng]

Mayb u can try eating out once in a while?

For me, I am a FTWM and I always eat out everyday, recently during weekends I started to try to cook a few dishes, not easy at all......from preparation to washing up....hmmm if not for the fact that I oso want my son to eat at the same table as us, I dun think I will cook at all.....:tlaugh:

 

[pink_daisy]

Mayb you can try eating out once in a while?

For me, I am a full time working mum and I always eat out everyday, recently during weekends I started to try to cook a few dishes, not easy at all......from preparation to washing up....hmmm if not for the fact that I also want my son to eat at the same table as us, I dont think I will cook at all.....:tlaugh:

we eat out during the wkends..wkdays lunch n dinner, usually i will cook..but sometimes, will eat out..
p/s: ur son is sooooooooooooooooooooo.....cute!!!!!!!

 

[Phoebii Cheng]

Thank you......

Btw, what do u normally cook? I oso would like to learn how to cook, my cooking hmmm not really v good, the first time I steam fish, it's salty hehe Thank God, my hubby and mother in law nv say anything much, but v encouraging instead

 

[pink_daisy]

Thank you......

Btw, what do you normally cook? I also would like to learn how to cook, my cooking hmmm not really very good, the first time I steam fish, it's salty hehe Thank God, my hubby and mother in law never say anything much, but very encouraging instead

take ur time...with more practise, im sure ur cooking will improve...
below r some of the dishes i always cook...cook n eat until sianz............

-stew chicken w/ potato, carrot n mushroom
-sesame chicken
-kong pao chicken
-black pepper chicken
-lemon chicken
-teriyaki chicken
-japanese curry chicken
-steam chicken with wolfberries, dang-gui n yu-zhu

-fried lean meat (pork)
-stir-fry lean meat (pork) w/ potato
-mini belly in black sauce

-brocoli in oyster sauce
-stir-fry kailan w ginger slices
-french bean with minced meat
-stir-fry xiao bai cai
-spinach w/ mushroom in oyster sauce
-cabbage w/ mocked abalone

-claypot tofu
-steam minced meat w/ egg tofu n crabmeat stick
-salad prawns
-sweet n sour prawns
-potato n hotdog in tomato sauce
-steamed egg w/ minced meat
-egg omettle w/ chicken ham n cheese
-fried rice
-soup yi-mee

-lotus root n peanuts soup
-pig trotters n black bean soup
-wintermelon w/ red dates soup
-watercress soup
-kao-ki soup
-tofu fishball soup
-vege soup
-yong tau fu soup
-old cucmber soup
-herbal chicken soup (the herbal ingredients r readily packed)

i seldom cook fish coz i don quite like fish n i don noe how to cook...so whenever we eat outside, will always hv some fish dishes for my kids...

 

[autumn82]

take your time...with more practise, im sure your cooking will improve...
below are some of the dishes i always cook...cook and eat until sianz............

-stew chicken w/ potato, carrot and mushroom
-sesame chicken
-kong pao chicken
-black pepper chicken
-lemon chicken
-teriyaki chicken
-japanese curry chicken
-steam chicken with wolfberries, dang-gui and yu-zhu

-fried lean meat (pork)
-stir-fry lean meat (pork) w/ potato
-mini belly in black sauce

-brocoli in oyster sauce
-stir-fry kailan w ginger slices
-french bean with minced meat
-stir-fry xiao bai cai
-spinach w/ mushroom in oyster sauce
-cabbage w/ mocked abalone

-claypot tofu
-steam minced meat w/ egg tofu and crabmeat stick
-salad prawns
-sweet and sour prawns
-potato and hotdog in tomato sauce
-steamed egg w/ minced meat
-egg omettle w/ chicken ham and cheese
-fried rice
-soup yi-mee

-lotus root and peanuts soup
-pig trotters and black bean soup
-wintermelon w/ red dates soup
-watercress soup
-kao-ki soup
-tofu fishball soup
-vege soup
-yong tau fu soup
-old cucmber soup
-herbal chicken soup (the herbal ingredients are readily packed)

i seldom cook fish coz i dont quite like fish and i dont know how to cook...so whenever we eat outside, will always have some fish dishes for my kids...

WAH!!! So many!!!! :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:
I got so sick of cooking 3 dishes and 1 soup until I cooked 1 dish meal like spagetti, fried rice, fried udon, noodles soup, fried mee tai mak. LOL. Then until now hols, I gibe up cooking. Da bao or eat out unless I got mood to cook.. :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:

 

[pink_daisy]

WAH!!! So many!!!! :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:
I got so sick of cooking 3 dishes and 1 soup until I cooked 1 dish meal like spagetti, fried rice, fried udon, noodles soup, fried mee tai mak. LOL. Then until now hols, I gibe up cooking. Da bao or eat out unless I got mood to cook.. :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:

haha!! but hor, eat outside oso the same thing.......... my kids don quite like one-dish meal leh.......how????? the only one dish meal they like is MACDONALDS!!!hahaha

 

[autumn82]

haha!! but , eat outside also the same thing.......... my kids dont quite like one-dish meal .......how????? the only one dish meal they like is MACDONALDS!!!hahaha

Can change, Mos burger, burger king, kfc? :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:

Serious? Horfun? Chicken rice? Also dont like? Ok ok, fried rice + campbell soup. :tlaugh:I've an active baby here, so can't cook like before, unless I wake up like 6am to cook... :embarrassed:

 

[pink_daisy]

Can change, Mos burger, burger king, kfc? :tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:

Serious? Horfun? Chicken rice? Also dont like? Ok ok, fried rice + campbell soup. :tlaugh:I've an active baby here, so can't cook like before, unless I wake up like 6am to cook... :embarrassed:

they don like other fast food leh.....
yup....they don quite like one dish meal... not even those campebll soup thingy.... as for chicken rice, muz really see their mood n whether the chicken rice nice or not....
wa! wake up 6 am to cook??!! so early...cook for who? hubby? breakfast????

 

[Phoebii Cheng]

take your time...with more practise, im sure your cooking will improve...
below are some of the dishes i always cook...cook and eat until sianz............

-stew chicken w/ potato, carrot and mushroom
-sesame chicken
-kong pao chicken
-black pepper chicken
-lemon chicken
-teriyaki chicken
-japanese curry chicken
-steam chicken with wolfberries, dang-gui and yu-zhu

-fried lean meat (pork)
-stir-fry lean meat (pork) w/ potato
-mini belly in black sauce

-brocoli in oyster sauce
-stir-fry kailan w ginger slices
-french bean with minced meat
-stir-fry xiao bai cai
-spinach w/ mushroom in oyster sauce
-cabbage w/ mocked abalone

-claypot tofu
-steam minced meat w/ egg tofu and crabmeat stick
-salad prawns
-sweet and sour prawns
-potato and hotdog in tomato sauce
-steamed egg w/ minced meat
-egg omettle w/ chicken ham and cheese
-fried rice
-soup yi-mee

-lotus root and peanuts soup
-pig trotters and black bean soup
-wintermelon w/ red dates soup
-watercress soup
-kao-ki soup
-tofu fishball soup
-vege soup
-yong tau fu soup
-old cucmber soup
-herbal chicken soup (the herbal ingredients are readily packed)

i seldom cook fish coz i dont quite like fish and i dont know how to cook...so whenever we eat outside, will always have some fish dishes for my kids...

Wow! that's a lot.....for the chicken dishes, did u buy the ready made sauce like the black pepper chicken and lemon chicken or u made it from scratch?>

 

[pink_daisy]

Wow! that's a lot.....for the chicken dishes, did you buy the ready made sauce like the black pepper chicken and lemon chicken or you made it from scratch?>

for most of the sauce, i got those bottled readily made type...

 

[autumn82]

they dont like other fast food .....
yup....they dont quite like one dish meal... not even those campebll soup thingy.... as for chicken rice, must really see their mood and whether the chicken rice nice or not....
wa! wake up 6 am to cook??!! so early...cook for who? hubby? breakfast????

Jialatz.. Luckily my Belle not like tt.. She will grumpy but still eat. Coz either she eats or she waits for next meal. :tlaugh:

Coz my timing when both kids are awake r quite packed.. So to cook, have to get someone to look after them or I wake up early to cook then reheat lor. :tlaugh::tlaugh:

 

[autumn82]

for most of the sauce, i got those bottled readily made type...

Yea, some quite nice hor.. Heh.

 

[LoveBebe]

take your time...with more practise, im sure your cooking will improve...
below are some of the dishes i always cook...cook and eat until sianz............

-stew chicken w/ potato, carrot and mushroom
-sesame chicken
-kong pao chicken
-black pepper chicken
-lemon chicken
-teriyaki chicken
-japanese curry chicken
-steam chicken with wolfberries, dang-gui and yu-zhu

-fried lean meat (pork)
-stir-fry lean meat (pork) w/ potato
-mini belly in black sauce

-brocoli in oyster sauce
-stir-fry kailan w ginger slices
-french bean with minced meat
-stir-fry xiao bai cai
-spinach w/ mushroom in oyster sauce
-cabbage w/ mocked abalone

-claypot tofu
-steam minced meat w/ egg tofu and crabmeat stick
-salad prawns
-sweet and sour prawns
-potato and hotdog in tomato sauce
-steamed egg w/ minced meat
-egg omettle w/ chicken ham and cheese
-fried rice
-soup yi-mee

-lotus root and peanuts soup
-pig trotters and black bean soup
-wintermelon w/ red dates soup
-watercress soup
-kao-ki soup
-tofu fishball soup
-vege soup
-yong tau fu soup
-old cucmber soup
-herbal chicken soup (the herbal ingredients are readily packed)

i seldom cook fish coz i dont quite like fish and i dont know how to cook...so whenever we eat outside, will always have some fish dishes for my kids...

Wow, that's alot of varieties already.
Maybe you can try western food? Like spaghetti, chicken chop and pasta etc.

 

[mackin]

Hi, instead of tiring yourself wif so many dishes, can try cooking one main dish like stew, chap chye, lemak, curry then one side dish like steam fish, or finger food.
This is what I do. My hubby is very easy wif what I cook, the main headache is my 2 yrs old boy.

 

[snowbear]

take your time...with more practise, im sure your cooking will improve...
below are some of the dishes i always cook...cook and eat until sianz............

-stew chicken w/ potato, carrot and mushroom
-sesame chicken
-kong pao chicken
-black pepper chicken
-lemon chicken
-teriyaki chicken
-japanese curry chicken
-steam chicken with wolfberries, dang-gui and yu-zhu

-fried lean meat (pork)
-stir-fry lean meat (pork) w/ potato
-mini belly in black sauce

-brocoli in oyster sauce
-stir-fry kailan w ginger slices
-french bean with minced meat
-stir-fry xiao bai cai
-spinach w/ mushroom in oyster sauce
-cabbage w/ mocked abalone

-claypot tofu
-steam minced meat w/ egg tofu and crabmeat stick
-salad prawns
-sweet and sour prawns
-potato and hotdog in tomato sauce
-steamed egg w/ minced meat
-egg omettle w/ chicken ham and cheese
-fried rice
-soup yi-mee

-lotus root and peanuts soup
-pig trotters and black bean soup
-wintermelon w/ red dates soup
-watercress soup
-kao-ki soup
-tofu fishball soup
-vege soup
-yong tau fu soup
-old cucmber soup
-herbal chicken soup (the herbal ingredients are readily packed)

i seldom cook fish coz i dont quite like fish and i dont know how to cook...so whenever we eat outside, will always have some fish dishes for my kids...

that's a wide variety of dishes!!! Sometimes i also dunno what to cook.. then i will ask dh to tell me what he feels like eating. Otherwise i'm also at a loss.

 

[EnFlor]

Now i know what my mum went through when we were little. I still remember the time when she asked me when i was in my teens "What to cook today huh ?" Jeez, now i wreck my brain to think of variety to cook for the family.

Usually, simple quick dishes for kids and I. (Or we will dine out)
The challenge comes when hubby comes back from his many days of overseas trip. That's when i'll cook a lot more with fancy spread of food for the family. Where do i get ideas from ? - Mainly frm mum/MIL/online recipes/cooking books


If only i can 'rent' a 5* hotel chef on those days that i have to do real cooking. That will be wonderful!

 

[meiteoh]

Urm, at the moment no kids so hard to say if they'll complain or if the kitchen menu will stay the same as it is now. Before I got pregnant, weekends are massive cooking days where I'll try to cook things like asam laksa, curry mee, char siew, siew yoke, claypot chicken rice, keropok lekor, onde-onde, and all those yummy nyonya snacks, and etc - a bit difficult sometimes because I have to look like crazy for the ingredients.

On normal days, I'll vary the menu - sometimes Asian, sometimes European, sometimes mixed. I have made things

- Ginger beef with spring onions
- Stir fry veg (broccoli, carrots, cauliflower, etc)
- Blanched veg with oyster sauce
- ABC soup
- Spare rib & dried veg soup
- Fish ball soup
- Egg & beans in tomato sauce with mince
- Tzaziki
- Tajine
- Quiche (different flavours)
- Stuffed pastries (tuna & mushroom pastry, etc, etc)
- Yau mei fan (Fragrant rice - variation of the claypot chicken rice)
- Fried rice (of all sorts)
- Noodles & soup (of all sorts)
- Mee hoon kueh/pan mee
- Tuna teriyaki
- Sambal petai with prawns/sotong
- Pasta (of all sorts)
- Moussaka
- Lasagna

I seldom cook seafood because 1) seafood here is too expensive and 2) it's frozen. But if I were back at home, I would do things like steamed fish with crispy ginger strips & light soya sauce or even pan fried fish with sambal. YUM!

Of course sometimes we'll have dessert in the form of cookies, cakes or whatever I feel like making.

Now that I'm nearing my due date and belly is big and cumbersome, I still make some of the "tough" dishes from scratch but not regularly anymore - made some profiteroles/cream puffs the other day plus asam laksa for my HB's birthday. And our dinners are simple coz my husband will take over and cook sometimes. Today am planning to have curry chicken with pratha and pappadums for dinner. Lunch? Not too sure yet. HAHAHAHA.

Where do I get ideas? Mostly from recipe books, online websites and cravings! ^^