Steamed spring chicken

Braised large yellow croaker

Gumbo soup with sesame sauce

Steamed Canadian snow crab

Cold spring chrysanthemum radish

Salted soybean taro

Scrambled eggs with shrimp and cucumber

Salmon parent-child rice

Lotus seed yolk moon cake

Fruits (grapefruit, citrus)

How to prepare a family dinner easily?

1. Taboo and preference

Nowadays, more and more people choose vegetarian food, and some people are allergic to certain foods. As a caring host, you still need to ask this question clearly before inviting others to dinner, know the taboos and preferences of the guests in advance, and avoid unnecessary embarrassment and trouble when eating.

2. Types and quantities of meals

When China people go to dinner, the menu is generally divided into these parts: cold dishes and hot dishes (meat &; Vegetarian), soup, rice, snacks, fruit. There are similar foods that are already rich. If you want to save your mind, it is not impossible to choose between rice and snacks. Preparing western food is relatively simple. After the main course is confirmed, it is OK to match some vegetables and starch staple foods. Then decide how much food to eat according to the number of people. Don't cook more dishes just because there are many people, it will only hurt yourself. After all, home is not a restaurant, and sometimes you are the only one working …

The menu had better cater to the theme.

Themed menus are easier to determine, and the dining table can be properly arranged. Just like the Mid-Autumn Festival, our family will definitely eat edamame, taro, duck and moon cakes. Moon cakes have been made in advance this year (see tips for details); Cooking soybeans and taro together can make cold dishes; Duck soup (cooked in advance) or buy ready-made roast duck (delicious takeout can also add a lot of color to your table).

multitasking

That is, "multitasking"-what do you mean? Let me give you an example.

First, cook with a rice cooker, boil two pots of boiling water, wash vegetables and cut into pieces while cooking; After the water is boiled, one pot scalds okra, the other pot cooks soybean taro, and at the same time, sesame sauce and cold sauce are mixed; After the okra edamame is cooked, the same two pots can start steaming chicken and snow crab; You can start cooking while steaming (if there is no extra stove, you can start to do some preparatory work); Finally, it must be an automatic and faster cooking. You can cook braised fish first, and then start frying shrimp during the stew.

Let relatives and friends DIY

You can serve one or two kinds of dishes that need to be cooked by yourself, such as steamed stuffed bun with shredded pork in Beijing sauce (fried dishes can also be eaten as staple food) and sliced duck (you can choose to take out). For western food, prepare some tacos or fajitas for yourself to add stuffing. Doing so can enliven the dining atmosphere and free your hands. Why not?

That's all I can think of for the time being In short, remember that there are more cold dishes in summer and more stewed dishes in winter. If there are old people and children, prepare some soft and glutinous meals and sweets; Boys have more meat dishes and girls have more vegetarian dishes; If you want to drink, prepare more cold dishes and appetizers. ...

The most important thing is to enjoy the time together happily. To say the least, you can order takeout when the food is burnt. The main purpose of relatives and friends is to be with you. If the craft is not good, really don't be too nervous!