Why cook when there are so many delicious foods out in the street and easily available in Singapore. Here I share my motivation of cooking for my family.
I am a working mother of 2 young school going kids. I do baking and cook mostly during weekend, especially Saturday. During weekdays, if I not too tired, I will do some simple dessert or use bread maker to bake bread for the week.
So with the busy schedule - work, housework, and teaching kids with their work, why do I still choose to cook?
I believe being a mother and a wife, your husband and kids must be feed well. Food is the easy way to capture their hearts. You can buy lots of stuff, toys for kids. However, after sometime they will not remember what toys and stuff they have. But they will remember what their favorite dish you have made for them when they are young. Think back, what are the dishes you miss most that your mom or even your dad has cooked for you? Normally you wouldn’t be able to find the same taste as what your parents or even grandparents cook for you. This is home cook food. This is what I call 家传菜 and is无价之宝.
Don’t worry if you do not have any家传菜yet in your family. Cos you will be the one who started and your kids will thank you forever for what you have done for them.
As what the old saying goes, to capture a man heart is first to capture his stomach. This works for anyone else too, including your kids.
I am blessed to have a mom and mom-in-law who cook so well, even my kids enjoy their cooking. I am so proud of their talent in cooking!
I once have a colleague who shares with me that these days why there is a lot of youngsters who prefer to stay out with their friends for whole day rather than come back home for dinner. Reason can be as simple as they brought out in a family who no one cooks. They normal settle their meals outside. When they grown up, there is no reason to return home for meals, they are capable to settle it themselves with friends after school. Then parents complaint they don’t see their kids often when they grown-up. If you want to see our kids or grandkids often, start cooking now. What your hard work will pay off for generation to generation!
For your husband as well, to motivate him back early for dinner, make some of his favorite dishes. This will help him to release stress as well J(at least in my case, my husband loves to eat!)
Besides satisfying their stomach, home make dishes are healthier. You can alter the dish to the sweetness or salts level that is acceptable to you. Even as simple as bread that sold in the market, many of them have chemicals added which are not good for young kids.
Well, I have said so much, will you consider starting cooking for your family now?
Do not worry how to go about it. As you read along, I will share how you can cook some simple dishes for your family. I will also share what is the basic equipment you need to equip and where to get cheap and nice tools or ingredients.
I just enjoy shopping and by saving just a single cents will make me satisfy, while getting the stuff I need. I am a cheapo mother… hahaha!
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