HELP! Anyone here wants to share their recipes?

Question

HELP! Me and my fiance live together now. And these few days we had fights because of food. I am already out of recipes that I know. So, he complain about my cooking. I feel bad because he feels depress after he eat my cooking. He works 12 hrs a day and he said that he always look forward for the foods that I serve for him after a long tiring day. And he said that if I really love him I should be willing to learn a better cook for him because it's a part of a family values ( a wife cook for her husband and kids ). I am a Filipino and he is mix Chinese and Vietnamese living in US. So, it's kinda hard. Please help me. Any cuisine will help.

Answer 1

Get rid of him or tell him to cook!

Answer 2

Try going to recipe sites online. I found that www.recipezaar.com is my favorite for a wide variety of foods that are usually easy to cook and taste wonderful. They have a rating system that gets the very best recipes to the top of the list! They are all uploaded by members. Just search for whatever you want (Chicken, for example) then click on Rating to sort the recipes. Look though them till you find one that looks good! You can even sort it by Cuisine to get chinese or vietnamese recipes when you want to do something special for him. Always read the user reviews so that you know if a lot of people have had a problem with a recipe, before you make it!

Answer 3

www.allrecipes.com

http://www.pbs.org/everydayfood/recipes/

www.Kraftfoods.com
that's spelled KRAFTFOODS.

They even have instructions, and make it easy.

Ahh...you are entering the negotiation phase of your relationship. Perhaps you can negotiate that he cooks one day and you cook the next. That way you can learn his excellent cooking skills.

If he's a good person, he'll be glad to learn with you. Perhaps he may learn that it takes two to make a relationship and possible marriage.
It takes more than one complaining and one person feeling badly. If this is not resolved, you are giving that person control over how you look at yourself. We are not what we cook. We are people, and as such we have feelings. I don't think he knows that he's hurting your feelings, but he has a right to know this and I hope he asks you to forgive him for this mistake. I don't think he was born perfect, and neither is any other person.

You have a Right to a ROCKING RELATIONSHIP. Please take back control, and ask him to learn to cook with you so both of you can decide what nutritional meals you enjoy together, and which meals will be keepers, just like each other! Love is important, and kindness is very important.

GOD bless.
MBA=Boston University
CPA-retired

Answer 4

Yum, i invented my own Chilie Relleno Casserole. It is so flexable and you can do whatever you want...all you need is

A few cans of whole canned green chilies (found in mexican foods aisle) - i usually get 6 or 7 since i like a lot in the dish, they are not spicy.

Bagges shredded cheese (monty jack is best)

shredded chicken breast- i grill it and shredd it myself, but you can do whatever you want to get it shredded, or you can just cut it up!! (plain, spiced, OR i like to soak it in lime juice and TONS of cilantro)

Cilantro

Spanish rice- optional- (rice a roni makes this)

Bisquick - use about a cup and a half of powder, add an egg, add milk until it is the consistancy of cream.

Now just line the bottom of a casserole dish with the peppers (they spread out nicely) and start adding your layers however you want...i usually do peppers, some cheese, all chicken, more cheese, rice (optional), cheese and MORE cheese. Now take the bisquick mixture and pour on top and let soak through. Stick in a 350 degree oven and cook until the bisquick mix turns into "bread" and the top browns and VIOLA...yummy chilie relleno casserole.

Remember, you can do anything yo want...i sometimes spice the bisquick mix, sometimes i make the shredded chicked REALLY spicy!! Sometimes i use a can if DICED green chilies too and top with that...you cant get this wrong!!

Answer 5

What kind of food does he want? If it's food from the homelands then here are two.

Beef & Lettuce Curry

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup uncooked long grain
white rice
2 cups water
5 teaspoons white sugar
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup fish sauce
5 tablespoons water
1 1/2 tablespoons chile sauce 1 lemon, juiced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound ground beef
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 (28 ounce) can canned diced
tomatoes
2 cups lettuce leaves, torn into
1/2 inch wide strips

DIRECTIONS:
1. In a pot, bring the rice and water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 25 minutes.
2. In a bowl, mash together the sugar and 1 clove garlic with a pestle. Mix in the fish sauce, water, chile sauce, and lemon juice.
3. Heat the oil in a wok over high heat, and quickly saute the 3 cloves garlic. Mix the beef into the wok, season with cumin, and cook until evenly brown. Pour in the tomatoes and about 1/2 the fish sauce mixture. Reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes, until thickened.
4. Toss the lettuce into the beef mixture. Serve at once over the cooked rice with the remaining fish sauce mixture on the side.


Stir Fried Pork with Kai Lan

200g Pork Loin, thinly sliced
200g Baby Kai Lan
1 tsp Garlic, minced
2 Tbsp Oyster Sauce*
1 Tbsp Light Soy Sauce*
1 tsp Sugar*
1/2 tsp Sesame Oil*
Dash of Pepper*
1 tsp Cornflour mixed with 100ml Water
Method:

Wash the kai lan, cut off the hard stem, then cut into smaller pieces.
Heat a little oil in a frying pan or wok. Stir-fry garlic until fragrant.
Add pork followed by seasoning ingredients*. Stir-fry until the pork is almost cooked before adding the kai lan.
Stir-fry the mixture for a minute before adding the cornflour mixture.
Serve when the sauce is thick.

Answer 6

hi ladylamp it sounds like you are willing to learn more but have just run out of ideas..One of the best ways I would go if I was you, go to a book store and look for recipes that would focus around you cultura and maybe try some other cook books while you are there; also look into you local schools sometimes they give adult classes for cooking and a lot of other information that may be helpful to you. I do want to give you this recipe ok........CASHEW PORK AND PEA PODS>>>1 pound of boneless pork>>1/2 cup orange juice>>1/4 cup orange marmalade>>2 tablespoon soy sauce >>1 tablespoon cornstarch>>1/2 teaspoon ground ginger >>1 tablespoon cooking oil >>2 cups fresh pea pods or 1 (6oz) package frozen pea pods,thawed>>2 medium peaches peeled, seeded, and cubed;1 small papaya, peeled, seeded, and cubed;2 medium nectarines, cubed( about 1 1/2 cups); or 1 1/2 cups frozen peach slices, thawed>>1/2 cup cashews or peanuts and hot cooked rice>>>>>>>>>Partially freeze meat then thinly slice across the grain into bite size strips.For the sauce combine the orange juice,orange marmalade, soy sauce, cornstarch and ginger and set aside. Pre heat a wok or large skillet over high heat add the cooking oil.(Add more oil during cooking as necessary) Add half the pork and stir fry 2-3 minutes or till no pink remains..Return all meat to wok/ skillet,Stir in pea pods, peaches,papaya,and nectraines..Push from the center and stir the sauce and pour into the center; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly..Cook and stir for 2 more minutes then add the cashews or peanuts( if you need to omit the nuts do so).Stir altogether until all the ingredients are coated with the sauce..Serve over rice>>>This is suppose to give you four servings..Good Luck and Happy Hoildays

Answer 7

My favourite recipe:
Marinate some chicken wings/drumsticks in chopped garlic and ginger, and soy sauce (add some water otherwise it would be really salty). Then roast with honey. This makes great finger food/starters/picnic food!

A quicker recipe:
Place some chicken breasts (1 per person) into an ovenproof dish with broccoli and carrots. Mix a can of Campbells chicken soup according to the label and stir in a pinch of curry powder, then add to the chicken and veg. Bake in the oven for 45mins to an hour on 190C. Serve with jacket potatoes. Yummy!

If he doesn't like these then tell him to cook his own dinner, the ungrateful sod!!!

Answer 8

Start with what kind of food does he like? Was his mom a good cook and what did she make him? If she is nearby or in for the holidays, see if she would teach you. If this is not an option, consider finding out what styles of food he likes and try taking some local hands on cooking classes.

Consider a subscription to Cuisine at Home magazine. Some of the larger book stores carry it. It has detailed pictures and can give you lots of tips to make you a better cook. Its sort of like having a cooking school with your at home.

Answer 9

The crockpot is your friend. Find a couple of crockpot/slowcooker cookbooks. It's so easy to toss in a soup, stew, chicken, pork, brisket, in the morning and forget about it. Then a green salad for dinner, maybe with one side dish.

I don't know if you work or not, but I'm retired and my husband still works. I use the crockpot 2-3 times a week, just so I have some time to myself or clean or run errands.

Just start reading recipes wherever you can. I learned from the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook, Betty Crocker cookbook, and a subscription to Bon Appetit.

The more you read and experiment, I bet he'll be knocked off his feet! :)

Answer 10

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Answer 11

This is kind of a loaded question. Perhaps different cultures and upbringings (what is expected if one loves one another), differ. It saddens me that you are fighting about food. That being said, find out what his favorite foods/dishes are, and I'm sure people here will jump in and offer suggestions. I have many recipes I enjoy sharing, but not sure what your/his preferences are.