from time to time, i will share my experience becoming 'housed' wife. this time is about dinner. in my house, preparing dinner is a must. hubby will come home and expect something on the table. well not actually 'on the table', is rather something i have planned to cook for dinner because cooking while taking care of small baby all by yourself is one tough thing ok. normally i'll wait hubby to come home & so that he will jaga this little monster, or better, read him some book & tuck him to bed, while waiting for me to 'bersilat' in the kitchen. sometimes if my baby is supergoodboy he will doze off right after magrib. thats easy sbb just nice for me to prepare dinner.

so, you wives who cook :))) ...do you always run out of ideas what to cook. mine is worse. i will go to pasar tani every weekend but always buy the same thing again & again. pathetic sgt. and end up scratching my head with what to cook when i open the fridge with the same ingredients. but responsibility is still a responsibility right. so without excitement, i will just make do with anything i saw. the results? one day...the chicken i fried suddently decided to go againts me & popped hot oil right on my face. yes. a face. above my eyelid to be exact. from then on, my relationship with cooking turned sour. or was it a wake up call? hmm maybe...

now, started this week,  i tried to reconcile this relationship with preparing rough guideline (skema tak skema la kan. guideline la sgt) still working on recipe2 yang easy & i know how to. must get four at least, but two will do la kot at the moment. sbb kena ulang2 for week1, week2, week3 & week4 every month.

monday is pasta nite. it can be bolognese, creamy seafood, olio, or just fried spagetti with clams.

tuesday is noodle soup. so far i only have two, cod with bihun or fishball with kuey tiaw. but i think nak add cantonese fried kuey tiaw with beef & ginger in the list

wednesday is bread base. sandwiches (this one can be prepared in many ways) pizza, taco. serve them with cut fruits

thursday is grill or roast or bake, garlic & pepper chicken, roast beef, bake fish with garden herbs. serve them with mashed potaoes.

friday is nasi & lauk :))). yeah orang melayu mana boleh tinggal nasi kan

saturday..still looking & thinking. i will cook sometimes. but we normally will be out on saturday. or makan free kat wedding hehe will see how it goes.

sunday. im off. hubby laugh out loud when he see the word OFF masa i handed out the list to him for approval. then he said. dont worry we go to my parents & eat my mom's cooking. hmm sedap betul dia cakap. mau aku kena sembelih kalau every sunday hubby will go there to eat. menantu malas betul!

im running in week 1 menu now. so far so good. no complain.  yeah i only buy ingredient for a few days of menu on the list. i have reduced my trip to pasartani too sbb i still goes out sending my son to school & can get fresh things easily on the way back.

lunch? i dont cook lunch nowadays. i just put aside one potion of last nite cooking, refridgerate them & microwave them for my lunch.

next time i share about reduced expenses i have noticed after two months of no-maid-who-buatkejetakbetul-and-happily-wasting-everything. seriously. a huge different. tapi takde la sampai i boleh beli satu loubotin (spelled?) ok maybe boleh klu i kumpul la kot...