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contact12:

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Feeling kinda lost as I have just sent off my maid for stealing ciggies and smoking...


So far, have done takeaways for the past few nights, but it is not something that I wanna do long-term... Any suggestions on how i can dish up quick meals with minimal clean ups??

Have suggested to my hubby to visit Tangs sales for cardmembers tomorrow and see if there are any appliances that can help us, but he doesnt want... SIGH... any one has good suggestions on whats a must have or good to have?

Thanks!

There are many dishes that are easy to cook and much better than takeaways. One pot meals are the easiest. Just dump a chicken (get the seller in the market to chop it up into big pieces) into a pot with an onion, potatoes and carrots and boil it with water until everything is soft. Season to taste and serve with rice or bread. I find the thermal cooker or crockpot very useful; but any ordinary pot will also do. Idea is to have meat and vegetables together to have a balanced meal. Other variations may include pork ribs and sweet corn soup; seafood hot pot (just make the soup out of pork and chicken bones and put in fish slices, prawns , toufu , fresh mushrooms, vegetables and fishballs); chicken, lotus root and peanut soup and bakut teh (buy packet spices and serve soup together with fried green vegetables). If your family members do not like soup, then you can try to make simple pasta dishes and stew.

Thanks for the suggestions! Great ideas... am thinking of chicken stew or soup for tomorrow!! Hope it pans out well!!

[just888]

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Feeling kinda lost as I have just sent off my maid for stealing ciggies and smoking...


So far, have done takeaways for the past few nights, but it is not something that I wanna do long-term... Any suggestions on how i can dish up quick meals with minimal clean ups??

Have suggested to my hubby to visit Tangs sales for cardmembers tomorrow and see if there are any appliances that can help us, but he doesnt want... SIGH... any one has good suggestions on whats a must have or good to have?

Thanks!

SMH FOREST,
I got Happycall pan to aid me in whipping up the dishes, faster and less grease on the stove and hence minimal clean up. Faster due to the pressure cooking feature of this pan. This afternoon I just cooked the curry chicken within 20mins, potatoes are super soft. Can use this HCP to bake and grill too.

For soup, those need long hours I just dump all the stuffs into the slow cooker and set it to auto mode. It would be ready by dinner. Another fast way to cooking soup is use of pressure cooker.

Also if doing a steam dish, place it into the rice cooker to cook with the rice. My dinner usually can be serve within 30 mins.

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just888,


thanks for the suggestions!!
I have the HCP, but have not been using it of late… time to put it to good use now!

[24hr-mum]

wow i take some time to wash n cut veg. 20 min v fast to cook curry chkn

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Does anyone own a garment steamer? Wonder if this is useful in ironing shirts/dresses? Thinking to get 1... since LauraStar is most likely out of reach for now... I seriously hates ironing btw... :frustrated:


if i strike the hongbao toto, i can get the laurastar!! *dreaming*

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24hr-mum:

my gadgets aft maidless:

cordless tall vac cleaner electrolux lithium batt model $289
bona spray mop $85
philip system iron wf water tank $629 promo $559 at best denki
thermal pot

hi 24hr-mum,

can you share more about the philips system iron w water tank?? the philips sg site link is not working.. when i clicked on find more info abt it, it brings me to country and language selection again... so duh!!

[24hr-mum]

its jus a steam iron but sits on a 1.6L water tank tats detachable. so u dun hv to keep refillg water n has more powerful steam so u dun need to spray water too.

[24hr-mum]

i hv tried garment steamer bef but gave up cos u mus hang the clothes on the stand, v filmsy n it keeps movg. n since u hv to hold the shirt whn irong theres a risk of scaldg ur hand n the stand nearly toppled too. philips has a new garment steamer tats detachable frm the stand n free stand provided. the stand is the big one

[fifiyeo]

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24hr-mum:

my gadgets aft maidless:

cordless tall vac cleaner electrolux lithium batt model $289
bona spray mop $85
philip system iron wf water tank $629 promo $559 at best denki
thermal pot

hi 24hr-mum,

can you share more about the philips system iron w water tank?? the philips sg site link is not working.. when i clicked on find more info abt it, it brings me to country and language selection again... so duh!!

Seriously if you don't mind refilling the water, the Rowenta Steamium Iron ($179.90 if I didn't remember wrongly) has good steam power. Too bad Rowenta does not have the ironing systems available for sale here. I can iron through a folded pair of jeans.

[24hr-mum]

philipd steamglide sole plate wil not stick to ur clothes. i tried braun, drip watr n wil stick to clothes