Easy-Peasy Dishes

Cooking can be a challenge for a working mum like me. When ideas run dry and knowing that the day is going to be a busy one, I always ask my kids what they want me to cook. Their answers would always be those dishes that would require more than an hour of preparation and cooking; not to mention the washing and cleaning after that. I used to oblige and cook dishes like Rendang and Ayam Masak Merah on a weekday. Quick dishes would be like soupy and stir-fried ones. They are super-quick that I am no longer cooking Rendang and Ayam Masak Merah on weekdays. (1) Beef with kalian/spinach in oyster sauce (2) Chap chye (3) Diced chicken meat Soto soup (4) Egg and fishball/fishcake in coconut gravy (5) Stir-fried sawi panjang a la Mee Hongkong gravy (6) Bittergourd in turmeric powder with egg (7) Yong Tau Foo soup (8) Fishball soup with beansprout and spring onion (9) Sambal (chicken/fishcake/hotdog/batang fish) (10) Belado (chicken/batang fish) (11)Airfried potatoes with rosemary and thyme (12)Airfried turmeric chicken (13)Butter rice (13)Sambal fried rice I have yet to try airfrying salmon fillet but will do it one of these days. Still on the lookout for more easy-peasy dishes to whip up for my other half and kids on weekdays. There are some days that I work from home with not much follow-ups to attend to. That will be the day that I will include making desserts (depends on my mood). (1) Puff (hotdog/sardine with cheese) (2) Brownie (3) Butter cake (4) Green bean porridge (5) Bread and butter pudding Again, on the lookout for more easy-peasy desserts. PS: My favourite Burger King's Rendang Beef burger is back! ;-)

Mid-Year Exams

And the mid-year exam in Singapore is just around the corner. Every parent wants the best for our children. Likewise, myself. My children have their own style of studying. I do not send any of them for tuition outside. I am their tutor. Feel so blessed that I am able to guide my own children. This year, my niece comes over to my place once a week to be guided for Math; all the way till the PSLE is over. My job allows me to plan my own working hours. I cook as often as possible on weekdays, so that my children come back to home-cooked meal. On days that I have no time to cook, I will buy food back or bring them out for a quick lunch before hitting the kitchen to whip up a simple dish for dinner. My other half is the type who comes back home immediately after work. Only once every 2-3 months, he will go out with his friends or colleagues. I've past age 40. Every waking second is a blessing. "Be with those who help your being." - Rumi.