All About Life Without Maids

[kitab]

Fat Mama:

Hi Kitab,


I use a dishwasher. Am I a spoilbrat like u? :evil:

I have a counter top Bosch dishwasher (6 placings) as we are a small family and I love it. So convenient.

I dislike washing dishes if u r like me, u shd get one too.

Haha,.... oops.... must be very mindful that I'm generalising here...... and be careful of my words.... haha..... sorry... I don't mean that people who use dishwasher is spoiltbrat.....

OK, can share what are the features (if any) that i should look out for in dishwasher? i have not done any research on it yet so far, as i just decided 2 days ago to sack my maid by end of Feb.

and Oh yes, i dislike washing dishes....... i really hope to get one..... esp the cooking utensils. can the desktop one you have do pots and pans too?

[Fat Mama]

Hi Kitab,


My counter top dishwasher (6 placings) is half the size of the normal floor dishwasher (12 placings). So big cooking utensils not possible to wash together with dishes. Small pots still can do.

Usually I will hand wash the cooking utensils cos need to scrub a bit.

I like my dishwasher cos I dun need to bend down to load the washer. As it is smaller, it uses less water n detergent. Detergent v costly.

[kitab]

Fat Mama:

Hi Kitab,


My counter top dishwasher (6 placings) is half the size of the normal floor dishwasher (12 placings). So big cooking utensils not possible to wash together with dishes. Small pots still can do.

Usually I will hand wash the cooking utensils cos need to scrub a bit.

I like my dishwasher cos I dun need to bend down to load the washer. As it is smaller, it uses less water n detergent. Detergent v costly.

Must use special detergent for dishwasher?

[Fat Mama]

kitab:

Fat Mama:

Hi Kitab,


My counter top dishwasher (6 placings) is half the size of the normal floor dishwasher (12 placings). So big cooking utensils not possible to wash together with dishes. Small pots still can do.

Usually I will hand wash the cooking utensils cos need to scrub a bit.

I like my dishwasher cos I dun need to bend down to load the washer. As it is smaller, it uses less water n detergent. Detergent v costly.

Must use special detergent for dishwasher?

Yes, must use special detergent.

[micollh]

kitab:

micollh:

still i cant settle on the dinenr portion as i feel proper meals is very important for my kids.. any more idea...no tingkat (not healthy).. steam all the time.. i will go crazy...

Milcollh, i think soups in slow cookers are good. i boil lots of soup... even vege is cooked in steam rather than stir fry. fish and chicken either stew or baked also can. i think we should share receipes...... i'm sure we can all make it to maidless world. jy

i wish i can go maidless.. cos i dun want to depend on maid during my kids growing up years.. can share more of ur recipess.. like mon to fri what u cook.. heee.. so i have the courage to go ahead..once my maid contract expire this coming July..

[24hr-mum]

for cookg u can try fried rice. cook rice in the am. aft rice cool down in aftn, add corn, bak kua or char siew n cabbage or carrot etc n fry. tats all. one dish meal. same for beehoon

[contact12]

micollh:

kitab:

[quote=\"micollh\"]still i cant settle on the dinenr portion as i feel proper meals is very important for my kids.. any more idea...no tingkat (not healthy).. steam all the time.. i will go crazy...

Milcollh, i think soups in slow cookers are good. i boil lots of soup... even vege is cooked in steam rather than stir fry. fish and chicken either stew or baked also can. i think we should share receipes...... i'm sure we can all make it to maidless world. jy

i wish i can go maidless.. cos i dun want to depend on maid during my kids growing up years.. can share more of ur recipess.. like mon to fri what u cook.. heee.. so i have the courage to go ahead..once my maid contract expire this coming July..[/quote]Hi all, the cooking part should not be a problem. You just need to plan ahead for the week. Write down the dishes you want to cook from Monday to Friday. Eat out for the weekends. Use Sunday for marketing and preparing some dishes. For example:
Sunday-Cook a large quantity of spaghetti bolognese sauce. You can add peas and carrots to the sauce to increase the vegetable component. Freeze half the amount. Marinate the chicken using jamie oliver's recipe, reference: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/roast-chicken-with-lemon-rosemary
Menu
Monday-spaghetti bolognese
Tuesday-roast chicken, serve with green salad.
Wednesday-salmon with teriyaki sauce. Put the sauce on the salmon fillets together with spring onion and ginger. Wrap into parcels using aluminium foil and grill. Serve with rice and miso soup. Put green vegetables and tofu into the miso soup.
Thursday-potatoes in bolognese sauce. Wash russet potatoes and prick skin all over with fork. Microwave wet potatoes till soft. Microwave frozen bolognese sauce. Remove potato skin and serve with cheddar cheese and bolognese sauce.
Friday-claypot rice using rice cooker. Reference:http://www.noobcook.com/chicken-lup-cheong-rice/
Reading the food blogs and talking to friends give me ideas for easy and healthy home cooked meals. I want my children to look forward to coming home for dinner.

[micollh]

contact12:

Hi all, the cooking part should not be a problem. You just need to plan ahead for the week. Write down the dishes you want to cook from Monday to Friday. Eat out for the weekends. Use Sunday for marketing and preparing some dishes. For example:
Sunday-Cook a large quantity of spaghetti bolognese sauce. You can add peas and carrots to the sauce to increase the vegetable component. Freeze half the amount. Marinate the chicken using jamie oliver's recipe, reference: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/roast-chicken-with-lemon-rosemary
Menu
Monday-spaghetti bolognese
Tuesday-roast chicken, serve with green salad.
Wednesday-salmon with teriyaki sauce. Put the sauce on the salmon fillets together with spring onion and ginger. Wrap into parcels using aluminium foil and grill. Serve with rice and miso soup. Put green vegetables and tofu into the miso soup.
Thursday-potatoes in bolognese sauce. Wash russet potatoes and prick skin all over with fork. Microwave wet potatoes till soft. Microwave frozen bolognese sauce. Remove potato skin and serve with cheddar cheese and bolognese sauce.
Friday-claypot rice using rice cooker. Reference:http://www.noobcook.com/chicken-lup-cheong-rice/
Reading the food blogs and talking to friends give me ideas for easy and healthy home cooked meals. I want my children to look forward to coming home for dinner.

Thanks dear.. will keep in for my reference...

[kitab]

contact12:

Hi all, the cooking part should not be a problem. You just need to plan ahead for the week. Write down the dishes you want to cook from Monday to Friday. Eat out for the weekends. Use Sunday for marketing and preparing some dishes. For example:
Sunday-Cook a large quantity of spaghetti bolognese sauce. You can add peas and carrots to the sauce to increase the vegetable component. Freeze half the amount. Marinate the chicken using jamie oliver's recipe, reference: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/chicken-recipes/roast-chicken-with-lemon-rosemary
Menu
Monday-spaghetti bolognese
Tuesday-roast chicken, serve with green salad.
Wednesday-salmon with teriyaki sauce. Put the sauce on the salmon fillets together with spring onion and ginger. Wrap into parcels using aluminium foil and grill. Serve with rice and miso soup. Put green vegetables and tofu into the miso soup.
Thursday-potatoes in bolognese sauce. Wash russet potatoes and prick skin all over with fork. Microwave wet potatoes till soft. Microwave frozen bolognese sauce. Remove potato skin and serve with cheddar cheese and bolognese sauce.
Friday-claypot rice using rice cooker. Reference:http://www.noobcook.com/chicken-lup-cheong-rice/
Reading the food blogs and talking to friends give me ideas for easy and healthy home cooked meals. I want my children to look forward to coming home for dinner.

woah... i like your meals.... i have never been disciplined enough to plan my meals for the week in advance... i always do my cooking and prepn JIT. but its a good habit to plan during the weekend...... for me, i just buy all the usual vege, fish and meat every weekend.... and when i come home from work... i quickly piang piang piang.. .cook the 2 (usually) dishes for dinner. usu i have a meat and a vege. usu my meals include a wet dish so either the meat or veg will be soupy or have gravy cos my kids dont like dry rice.

Like yesterday's dinner is baked red grouper fillet and chai sin soup served with rice. today i have planned baked salmon and cabbage stir fry.... with more water so that can have cabbage gravy over the rice. hehe..... hubby always said one day, our kids will come home and say they want to to go their frens house for dinenr cos their mummy cooked the same thing everyday. so, milcollh, you are not alone.....

[micollh]

kitab:

woah... i like your meals.... i have never been disciplined enough to plan my meals for the week in advance... i always do my cooking and prepn JIT. but its a good habit to plan during the weekend...... for me, i just buy all the usual vege, fish and meat every weekend.... and when i come home from work... i quickly piang piang piang.. .cook the 2 (usually) dishes for dinner. usu i have a meat and a vege. usu my meals include a wet dish so either the meat or veg will be soupy or have gravy cos my kids dont like dry rice.

Like yesterday's dinner is baked red grouper fillet and chai sin soup served with rice. today i have planned baked salmon and cabbage stir fry.... with more water so that can have cabbage gravy over the rice. hehe..... hubby always said one day, our kids will come home and say they want to to go their frens house for dinenr cos their mummy cooked the same thing everyday. so, milcollh, you are not alone.....

if i were to spend time cooking when i come back from work.. i will nt have time to teach them school work.. if i were to cook then teach school work.. it'll be late.. minimum 830pm onwards.. now they sleep before 9pm..so lots of adjustment need to be done..

Hubby objected my idea to forgo maid. he said will end up arguing who do housework.. im still thinking hard..