Cooking doldrums

When and why have I become so lazy to whip up a decent meal? No, I've not been giving my family junk food and sandwiches but neither have they been having rice with a few dishes everyday. I try to have variety since Louisa prefers western food so I cook English, Chinese, Italian (pasta) and whatnots each week. But it's become more of a one-dish meals the past few days such as pasta and lasagne. Louisa is more than delighted but I'm feeling guilty as a mum and wife. I ask the girls what they want for dinner. I scour my list of favourite websites for ideas and inspirations. But always, I'm lost for what to cook. Each one in my family has different tastes and likes. I eat basically everything. Lavigne isn't that fussy either. A doesn't eat mushrooms, eggplants and not much seafood (sotong-no, shellfish-no). All these which I love. Louisa is the most fussy. Chicken wise, she eats only breast meat, the most expensive part. If I cook meat portions from the thigh or drumsticks, she'll scrutinise every bit to look for 'brownish veinish bits' and if found, will not eat it. She DOES NOT eat mushrooms nor seafood, frown on seaweed and only likes salmon and tilapia for fish. Making her eat greens is more difficult than cooking a meal itself. So even when I want to cook something, I'll know someone will not like it. Now as I come to the end of the post, I realise I have the answer to my opening sentence. It's hard to cook a meal to cater to everyone's taste.

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