What is your dinner?

[sharonkhoo]

Imp75:

I am so sian of my maid's cooking that I started to suggest eating out 2 to 3x a week. I can't cook so I don't know how to teach her yet she is also not innovative enough to create a variety of dishes from that few groceries that I buy (we don't eat pork out of respect for maid). What can I do here? Are there any easy recipes with minimal ingredients/sauces to intro thanks

Btw, I always buy back the same food because I don't know what else can be cooked with those other food that I do not buy, when I send my maid to do the marketing instead, she bought back exactly what I would have bought too.

Look through the dishes here and in the 1-dish meal thread, and then tell your maid what you want her to cook. I believe there are cooking courses for maids too, you may want to ask around.

[Jennifer]

I was at Giant supermkt this morning. Found this @ $ 1.10


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[Jennifer]

Imp75:

I am so sian of my maid's cooking that I started to suggest eating out 2 to 3x a week. I can't cook so I don't know how to teach her yet she is also not innovative enough to create a variety of dishes from that few groceries that I buy (we don't eat pork out of respect for maid). What can I do here? Are there any easy recipes with minimal ingredients/sauces to intro thanks

Btw, I always buy back the same food because I don't know what else can be cooked with those other food that I do not buy, when I send my maid to do the marketing instead, she bought back exactly what I would have bought too.

Can share with us what your maid has been cooking for your family?

[Nebbermind]

Jennifer:

I was at Giant supermkt this morning. Found this @ $ 1.10


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Is this some indian soup?

surely not very good for hot weather coz spices warm the body, right?

[Jennifer]

Nebbermind:

Is this some indian soup?


surely not very good for hot weather coz spices warm the body, right?

I dunno what is it, saw RASAM = maybe can be use as assam???

Ingredients:
Coriander, Chili, Tumeric, Cumin, Fennels, Black pepper, Urid Dhal, Toor Dahl, Mustard, Curry leaves, Asafoetida, Garlic, Common salt, Critic acid.

Edit:

just google, it is used to make Southern Indian soup. Supposed to be hot n sour = can be used to cook assam fish lah :rahrah: (my conclusion)

[TheAnswer]

vinegar:

do u consider try another tingkat company?


i learn a lot of new dishes from mummies here,so thankful to them....esp Buds,Jennifer n TheAnswer. TheAnswer seems disappearing liao.....

Try to trace back their posts abt cooking.I like Buds recommendation on 1 dish meal.

Hi Vinegar,

I have been busy with work. My mother in law is also in hospital. Too much to handle at the moment.

[vinegar]

theAnswer,

oic…hope ur mil is fine…take care,ok?

[Dora1]

TheAnswer

Hope everything is ok for you.

Dinner: DH wanted fish head steamboat. Although it was super yummy, I told him no more steamboats in this crazy weather!!! I think I nearly suffered a heatstroke while having dinner!!!

[Imami]

Dora1:

Any other ideas??? Anything that I can prepare the night before and have minimal preparation in the morning (like the thermal pot) and cooking in the evening??
Any ideas would be much appreciated! I'm getting sick of my own food :slapshead:

Here's what I hv have cooked before. Some of them featured regularly in our household menu.
- stir fried bee boon (end result like char bee hoon)
- stir fried bee hoon and noodles (end result like hokkien friend prawn mee)
- steam egg + minced pork/ steam egg + mushroom
- steam tofu with marinated minced pork
- baked tomatoes with cheese
- stir fried tomatoes w eggs
- \"hot plate\" egg tofu w assorted veg
- stir fried broccoli
- steam broccoli + carrot
- baked drumletts (bought from supermarkets those frozen and marinated one's)
- baked beans w luncheon mat and potatoes
- Kimchi + cold tofu and/or Japanese cucumber
- mee suah soup (if u cook soup regularly. Just add some slices of fish, mushroom and veg)
- Ready pack jap. Curry w rice ( add more steamed veg and/or chicken)
- steam fish fillet
- stir fried fish slices + assorted veg
- baked fish fillet
- Hongkong style instant noodles (I usually replace with elbow pasta. Just add luncheon meat, sunny side up and veg, if u have prepared soup)

[Jennifer]

Last night dinner:


1. Chinese spinach in soup
I first boil a small pot of soup leftover from previous dinner (meatball+brown button mushrooms). Then stir fry the Chinese spinach, add a little seasoning. Dish up the veg in a shallow Corningware, sprinkle a few wolfberries, pour the hot soup on the veg. Ta ta : restaurant style Chinese spinach in superior soup

2. 艾草炒蛋
The boys did not like this, end up I finished the whole dish.

3. Bud's fried fish
The fish fillets I bou though fresh have no nice fish taste. I did not marinate the fillets, think I should hv. The batter was very unusual. I used another brand of corn flour, added an egg and some water, used a whisk to mix tge. The mixture was watery dripping, so I added more corn flour. Still watery dripping. But when I whisked it, I could feel that it was sticky. I used a spoon to scoop up, it was sticky to touch but watery dripping. Weird. Anyway, I used the batter to coat the fillets. It coated the fillets well. My new Scanpan non-stick sauté pan works very well. The fillets were browned nicely, I did not need to use too much oil. I do not hv Bud's sauce recipe, so I served with ketchup. The boys like this fried fish.

If the fillets are good, I believe this dish will be fantastic with a recipe for the sauce.