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JustinH
13 yrs ago
Can anyone recommend a good cookbook for a DH with limited English and cooking skills. What I am after is basic Chinese stir fries, rice and noodles etc. and simple western including pasta dishes and salads.
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She's new to Hk so she doesn't have (many) friends. Besides, I would prefer to have a cookbook in which case I could pinpoint the dishes I want and personally consult with her to gauge her skill level.
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Thanks for the offer nit nit but she's Filipina and both English and Cantonese is at a basic level.
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Justin if you've got the time and inclination perhaps you could train her yourself? I use the internet for all of my recipes. Makes it easy for creating shopping lists as well as it's just a matter of cutting and pasting and then print out the list.
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There are some great cookbooks for kids in Dymocks/ bookazine. A lot of them have pictures of ingredients with names written underneath them, pictures of measuring utensils and other pots and pans. And very basic recipes. I bought a couple for our past helper who was having trouble with cooking and getting the basics. I then hired a part time lady once a week for a couple of hours for some basic training in marketing for recipes and putting a meal together.
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Mr B., yes good idea Thanks; I suppose in the time that it takes to traipse through the bookshops etc. I could 'net it and teach.
Thanks Peachy, but kids cookbook are aimed at kids' palate.
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FIFIB
13 yrs ago
I am a very good cook, I am trying to teach my helper but dunno if I
am just being pessimistic and should give her more time. The helper has been with me almost a month.
I have cooked 3 times in front of her spaghetti bolognese, I wrote the recipe for her, still cannot even prep her ingredients.
Her seasoning is awful.
Now with mid term break I am finding myself cooking at 6:00 am to leave the food cooked for my kids.
If it is tuna croquettes I have to leave the pan with the exact amount of oil, otherwise she puts too much or goes to the extreme.
She overcooks the pasta etc
When I hired her she said she was a very good cook, she said her family had a canteen in the Phils she lied about the cooking
Should I give her more time?
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FIFIB
13 yrs ago
No no reediming qualities. I asked her yesterday to clean the fridge (inside)
Her idea of cleaning was to clean only the cover of the cold meats section.
I had to give her a bucket and show her how to clean
throw old food, expired etc
Her hair is all over the place etc
But she did finished a 2 year contract with a local family. Didn't she learn anything there?
Were they messy?
How come I even have to teach her to wash dishes?
A friend passed me the link of a company that trains dh it cost $950 the 2 session course, I wonder if I should give it a try
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In fairness, her resume did say "can cook simple Filipino dishes" so I wasn't expecting a lot to begin with and I thought the process of her reading through a cookbook would help her progress forward towards our style of cooking. I did give her a free reign to cook some of her dishes once and that was that. I find that even if they don't have western or Chinese cooking experience but if they posses some cooking skills, recipes are easier to follow.
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