Ingredients?

Steamed baby chicken

Braised large yellow croaker

Sesame okra

Steamed Canadian snow crab

Cold chrysanthemum and radish

Brined edamame and taro

Shrimp, cucumber and scrambled eggs

Salmon parent-child rice

Lian Egg yolk mooncakes

Fruit (grapefruit, citrus)

How to prepare a family dinner easily?

1. Taboos and preferences

Nowadays, more and more people are choosing to be vegetarian, and some are allergic to certain foods. As a considerate host, you still need to ask questions in this regard before inviting others to eat. Know the guests’ taboos and preferences in advance to avoid any inconveniences during the meal. Necessary embarrassment and trouble.

2. Type and quantity of meals

When Chinese entertain guests, the menu is generally divided into these parts: cold dishes, hot dishes (meat & vegetarian), soup, rice, snacks ,fruit. It’s already rich if all of them are the same. If you want to save some time, you can choose between rice and snacks. If you are preparing Western food, it is relatively simple. After deciding on the main course, you can pair it with some vegetables and starchy staple food. Then decide the amount of dishes based on the number of people. Don’t cook more dishes just because there are more people. This will only tire yourself out. After all, home is not a restaurant, and sometimes you are the only one working...

It is best for the menu to cater to the theme

Having a theme makes it easier to determine the menu and arrange the table appropriately. Just like the Mid-Autumn Festival, our family will definitely eat edamame, taro, duck, moon cakes... This year’s mooncakes have been made in advance (see tips for detailed instructions); edamame and taro can be cooked together to make cold dishes; duck soup (must be cooked in advance) or buy ready-made roast duck (delicious takeaways can also be added to your dining table Adds a lot of color).

Multitasking

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

First cook the rice in a rice cooker and boil two large pots of water. While the rice is boiling, wash the vegetables and cut the ingredients. After the water boils, blanch the okra in one pot and the edamame and taro in the other pot. At the same time, mix the sesame sauce and the cold sauce; after the okra and edamame are cooked, you can start steaming the chicken and snow crab in the same two pots; while steaming, you can start cooking (if you don’t have an extra stove, you can start doing some preparations) ; The last step must be a quick stir-fry. You can cook the braised fish first, and then start frying the shrimps during the final stew.

Let relatives and friends DIY

Beijing sauce shredded pork pancakes (stir-fried and can be eaten as a staple food), sliced ??duck (you can choose takeout), etc. need to be made by everyone. You can serve one or two dishes. For Western food, prepare some tacos or fajitas for everyone to add their own fillings. Doing this can liven up the dining atmosphere and free up your hands, so why not do it.

That’s all I can think of for the time being. In short, remember to eat more cold dishes in summer and stew in winter. If there are old people and children, prepare some soft and glutinous meals and sweets. If there are more boys, order more meat dishes. If there are more girls, order more vegetarian dishes; if you want to drink, prepare more cold dishes to go with the wine...

The most important thing is to enjoy the gathering moment happily. To say the least, even if the dishes are burnt, they will still scream. As for takeout, the main purpose of your relatives and friends is to get together with you, so don’t be too nervous if your cooking skills are not good!