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[sleepy]

Wow you gals so 好命 no need to cook.


My mum lives 2 blocks away but we hardly have meals at her place, probably twice a month or at most handful times a month. She doesn't want the commitment to cook for us daily or frequently. To prepare 三菜一汤 is very time consuming & will affect her active social life :lol:

I don't like to cook or do housework but am kind of stuck with the job description. So if house gets messy, I will have bad mood and everyone will kanna from me :evil:

[sleepy]

I usually steam or stir-fry 2 to 3 dishes & cook porridge for dinner.

Lunch is even simplier, steam 1 dish or 一锅煮 with ingredients added into porridge.
If I have to send dd for tuition and timing coincide with my usual dinner prep time, then I will cook rice + soup earlier & re-heat soup before eating

[mummy of 2]

Mil cooks. End of story

[janet88]

sleepy:

To prepare 三菜一汤 is very time consuming.

三菜一汤 is actually a lot. In the past, I would just prepare 一汤...has soup, meat and vege (carrot, potato). My kids must have soup. Then if insufficient, then add on some roast duck or char siew from downstairs.

[SAHM_TAN]

I like to cook but I’m just too slow.

[johmom]

HB comes home late most night and child already sleeping so he tabaos home for us...


Child only wants to eat the same thing everyday. So technically, I \"cook\". A big pot of soup for him, once a week and keep it in the fridge. And use it throughout the week for his \"pasta soup\".

Today, I'm trying out tingkat...we'll see how that goes. Cos I'm usually hungry at the usual \"dinner hour\" but only get to eat a few hours later... now I can eat earlier.

[puff]

SAHM_TAN:

I like to cook but I'm just too slow.

I cook very fast but not very nice coz I always shortcut n cut corners :lol:

[johmom]

SAHM_TAN,


actually, with time it'll be faster... or if it's just your personality to enjoy the process then...\"what's the rush!\"

[chooz]

I have a 6yo and a little one going 3. Hubby asked y don't I cook since kids r away in school like fr 1030hrs to 1500hrs. WhT, cook dinner during lunch???

I am catering tingkat dinner on weekdays. So far so good. Sometimes add a little other dishes for the kids and myself. I'm not a great cook. But I know what my kids like and makes cooking for them easier.
But my husband doesn't like what my kids like... So y should I bother to tear my hair out over every meal?
Easier to train my kids to eat what is given. They r doing well so far, trained to accept what comes and not choosy like hubby.
Having said that, hubby was a pampered kid... Which I do not want my kids to be. My older one has become independant, looking after himself, minus cooking of cos. Hubby leaves utensils in sink after use. Sonny will tell him to wash up...
I hv a once a week domestic helper. Hubby is not adept at looking after kids, neither does he help out at home with chores. I'm fine, but I detests seeing him lazing and watching tv... I feel imbalanced. Me being not able to help out financially doesn't mean he can't help out with chores at home mah!
Aiyah... Sorry, it's getting too long...

[MummyThreeStreams]

chooz,

DH was also a pampered child. Fortunately, he is amenable to doing minor household chores, like taking the clothes down or washing the dishes…maybe not that frequently or not to my standard, but he recognizes that I am not his servant so I can’t be the only one working at home. When he starts taking me for granted, I make my unhappiness known to him, and he generally bucks up.