This June's holidays, I get an extra help from my sis-in-law's maid.
They went for a long holiday to US. So left her with me to cook for us.
Therefore, I have to come out with the menu for these 2 weeks. Thinking of the menu is not an easy task. We have to think about what each person likes. I must TRY to make sure there is meat, veg and fish/egg/tofu.
En en's favourite is fish, egg and potato - salmon in particular.
Ryan has no particular favourite - but there are certain food he does not eat much - like brinjal. He likes eggs and hotdogs. Papa's favourite are Tofu, beef and lamb.
Flipping through the recipe books and browsing websites have been my job basically, for these 2 weeks, trying to make sure there is something for everyone in every meal. Of course, at the same time, trying out stuff that I couldn't in the past. ( no time...no time to buy...no time to wash...) :p
Also to learn from the maid...whose skills come from my MIL. I had wanted to learn how to cook those soup long ago...haha.
In Week One:
Others (Sat/Sun/Mon) : Curry Chicken, Lemon-grass Chicken,
Tuesday : ABC Soup, Long Beans with minced Pork, Prawn Toast and xx (I forgot)
Wednesday: Black bean soup, Rendang Beef, Stir-fried Broccoli and Fried Salmon.
Thursday : Lotus Soup, Steamed Sotong stuffed with minced Pork, Stir-fried Garlic Flower, Crispy Tofu
Friday : Tofu Spinach Soup, Hairygourd with Egg, Breaded Pork Chop, Salmon and Sambal Ikan Bilis
Saturday : Snow Pear Apple Soup, Tempura Sotong, Dong Fen with minced meat and Mashed Potatoes
Sunday : Herbal Mutton Soup, Prawn Fritter, Brinjal and Stir-fried Cauliflower
For This Week :
Monday : Chicken Mushroom Soup, Fried Bean Curd Ball, Stir-fried Spinach and Teriyaki Salmon
Tuesday : Peanut Chicken (Leg) Soup, Ma Po Tofu, Leef with Tau Kwa and Onion Egg
Wednesday : Old Cucumber Soup, Sweet and Sour Pork, Cabbage and ________
Thursday : Lotus Soup, Spring Roll (turnip), Chicken Stew and _______
Friday : Bak Kut Teh, Green Curry, Friend Dumpling and ________
Saturday : (still in progress)
Blanks mean I am still thinking!
ABC Soup is the name given by my mother-in-law. Don't ask why, perhaps there is vitamin ABC in the nutritious soup. It contains tomatoes, corns, onions, carrots, cabbage, potatoes and chicken bones. So in the dialect interpretation I gave is "A for Ang Mo Kio (tomatoes), B for (Bai Cai - cabbage) and C for carrots.
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