tired of making the same thing?

Question

i am tired of makign the same old stuff i want a change but everything i try something different someone does not like it, i like to cook on the healthy side. anyone have any ideas. I really like chicken

Answer 1

I have the same problem. I have very picky kids and my husband too, although not as bad as the kids.
Try getting them involved in the planning and preparation of meals. It eases the stuck in a rut feeling and sometimes an interesting variation on a classic results.
For example, I don't make garlic bread to go with our pasta anymore. My 10 year old made a mistake once and we discovered that Italian bread with basil, olive oil and cheese is much tastier.
Letting them make some of the food choices is not always convenient, but I do it at least once a week. Saturday morings we go to the grocery store to do the weeks shopping. The kids come with me and they each get to choose and help prepare one part of dinner that night. Rules are, it must be healthy and everyone has to try it.

Answer 2

Hard to answer this question in just a few words, but to sum up: try a larger variety of spices, and get creative. Most folks season with butter and salt, and when the doctor says to cut those out, they have nothing! Try some curries (many cookbooks out there), Moroccan cooking (look up pastilla / bastilla), Thai and Singaporean for starters. Consider roasting as a healthy way to add a LOT of flavor for almost no extra calories.

I have the same problem with trying something different and folks not liking it. I think that's THEIR problem, not yours. If they don't like what you cook they can cook something else!

Enjoy!

Answer 3

well there is alot of things u can cook with chicken chicken and spinach salad tossed with lemon and mushrooms is perfect but i also reccomond seafood such as scallop shrimp salmon tilipia red snapper and my fav. TUNA anywayz u can make a shrimp and scallop alfredo pasta which is good or if u have a grill marinate tuna with any marination u want and cook it on the fire then eat it its awesome the tender lion simmering in ur mouth is great well hope i helped

Answer 4

Get some olive oil and fresh or frozen veggies and some chicken breast and make a stir fry. Quick, easy, and only one pan to clean! Also try Top Secret Recipies.com.

Answer 5

Garlic Chicken is very good...I take garlic and sprinkle it on my chicken before I bake it...It's just a different taste...sometimes I add some minced onion...go light on both of course they are very strong....both are very healthy for you though

Answer 6

you could make
apricot chicken
roast chicken
chicken stir fry
chicken, salad and pasta
chicken pasta
chicken and sweet corn soup
chicken strips
grilled chicken
chicken souvlakis (garlic sauce and salad)

soup
quiche
pasta
salad
baked potatoes
hamburgers (with the grilled chicken)
bacon and egg pie
bbq
noodels
toasted sandwiches
hotdogs
pizza (veggie)
steak sandwiches
veggie burgers

etc....

hope this helps

Answer 7

there's a great website called all recipe's.

it allows you to put in your favourite ingredient's and it searches them to find matching recipes. I've got some great recipes from there.

It also allows you to convert the recipe depending on how many servings you want, prints out a grocery list and all sorts of features. FREE!

Answer 8

There are lots and lots of great cookbooks. Go to a book store and browse until you find one that "speaks" to you. There are zillions of great ways to make chicken. I love it, too.

Answer 9

You could order a cooking magazine. They have a lot of good dishes.

Answer 10

Try allrecipes.com They have tons of recipes that people submit, with reviews of every recipe.