What is your dinner?

[Jennifer]

Imami:

But I hide from him the costs of some fish, meat and fruits.

ok, I help your hubby to :spank: you :rotflmao:

[Jennifer]

Imami:

tinkfirst:

Tonight's dinner is:

- baby Heng cai with small anchovies
- grill teriyaki salmon
- miso soup with toufu
-green Thompson & midnight grapes for dessert

Hi tinkfirst, your miso soup - how/where do you make/get your miso base? I always find miso soup served in food places too salty for my liking. How can we reduce the saltiness?

I buy the brand Nature's Way (let me confirm later this afternoon) organic miso soup in powdered sachets. I usu. use base pork soup to make miso soup, more flavourful vs to using only water (which my children totally rejected).

Edit: brand is Nature's Glory

[Jennifer]

Imami:

Question - do you buy ready minced meat from markets/supermarkets or you buy the meat and then mince yourself/at home?

I buy whole cut and ask the butcher to mince.

[Jennifer]

Ytd dinner at MIL’s place


1. stirfry chinese spinach
2. stirfry cai xin
3. homemade fish balls
4. homemade fish cakes
5. steamed small fish, 2 plates
6. steamed fish fillet
7. braised bittergourd
8. cabbage kimchi
9. lotus root soup
10. sunnyside up for elder boy
11. meat dumplings

A lot hor? This is her style. 4 adults, 1 teen and 1 preteen.

Many leftovers.

[TheAnswer]

Imami:

TheAnswer:

My hubby also diplomatic most of the time

If not got no dinner har? mine also like tat. Hardly criticizes even though I still screw up some times. But I hide from him the costs of some fish, meat and fruits.

He doesn't criticize much nowadays. During our first year of marriage, he did criticize occasionally. Aiyo, why the fish so tasteless? Why the meat so tough? Why you cook the veges I hate? What I do is I repeat the same things to him when he cooks every weekend :laugh:

Fast forward.. Things have improved a lot over the years...

For groceries, DH knows how much the meat, vege and fruits cost. There is no need to hide. He is the one who does grocery shopping every weekend. I just pass him a list of things to buy. I work weekends so hubby has to take over. Even my DS knows how much the items on my list cost.

When I buy gourmet chocolates or other specialities from hotels, he won't know how much they cost. He might cringe if he knows. He is the stingy type. Must count every cent although we can afford the luxuries. We save a lot. Thanks to my stingy husband.

[Imami]

Jennifer:

Imami:

But I hide from him the costs of some fish, meat and fruits.

ok, I help your hubby to :spank: you :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: u cannot like that! He is what some would say 皇帝身，乞丐胃。he can well afford better quality/ variety of food but he finds it a waste to spend on food to him, there is little point eating cod fish, since Ikan tuning also provides protein.

Durian also like that. He thinks we should settle for the $2 per box types instead of getting a $20 猫山王.

I can't agree with this.

[Imami]

Jennifer:

I buy the brand Nature's Way (let me confirm later this afternoon) organic miso soup in powdered sachets. I usu. use base pork soup to make miso soup, more flavourful vs to using only water (which my children totally rejected).

ok I wait.

Wah... Sounds really nice - pork soup base + miso. :drool:

[Imami]

Jennifer:

Ytd dinner at MIL's place


1. stirfry chinese spinach
2. stirfry cai xin
3. homemade fish balls
4. homemade fish cakes
5. steamed small fish, 2 plates
6. steamed fish fillet
7. braised bittergourd
8. cabbage kimchi
9. lotus root soup
10. sunnyside up for elder boy
11. meat dumplings

A lot hor? This is her style. 4 adults, 1 teen and 1 preteen.

Many leftovers.

Then the leftover how? You all ta bao?

[Attolia]

Pizza for dinner tonight. Homemade except for the sauce.

[Jennifer]

Imami:

Jennifer:

I buy the brand Nature's Way (let me confirm later this afternoon) organic miso soup in powdered sachets. I usu. use base pork soup to make miso soup, more flavourful vs to using only water (which my children totally rejected).

ok I wait.

Wah... Sounds really nice - pork soup base + miso. :drool:

Nature's Glory.

okok I keep the :spank: , reserve for your hubby who does not appreciate good food

Actually your hubby sounds like my elder boy leh - eat to live, not live to eat. hiaz so unlike me :imanangel: