Feeding two Chinese boys

Janetew

I'm guardian to two Chinese boys from Hong Kong. They have asked me if I can cook them "English" food and apart from the obvious roast dinner, I'm struggling for ideas!

I've spent a lot of time cooking what I thought was pretty good Chinese food so they're obviously not impressed with my efforts!

I don't have a lot of money to spend and they tell me they are sick of being served potatoes at school so that limits me a bit as well. They do seem to like pasta.

They are coming to me this bank holiday weekend so I have 4 evening meals to cook.

Any help much appreciated!

Ephemera

Steak and kidney pie / pudding
Home made beer battered cod and chips
Full English breakfast (all day!!)
Spotted !!!!!! and custard
......!! Good luck....

love2shopforbargains

You should have a look at what is in your cupboards, freezer etc and then try to work out what dishes to make from what you already have. That should save you some money.

There is lots of different types of pasta dishes you could make.
You could make them pizzas, get them to help you with it.
Sausage and chips, or similar.
Shepherd's pie, cottage pie, toad in the hole.

Ephemera

If they like pasta, Jamie Oliver does a lovely pasta al forno recipe - find it here

sooty&sweep

Hi

How old are they ? Do they have fairly cosmopolitan tastes ?

I'd suggest things like
Fish & Chips take away(as a treat and break from cooking), lasagne,
spag bol,
toad in the hole,
bangers & mash
egg & chips
fish fingers & beans
Homemade Pizza's - they could make their own & choose their own toppings
BBQ


Good Luck !

Jen

Soubrette

Toad in the Hole
Cornish Pasty
Cauliflower Cheese
Haggis
Scotch Eggs

It's tough if they're fed up with potatoes though - that is our national staple

Sou

Stephen_Leak

Running through the personal recipe collection, I can do you Apple Pie, Beef Casserole, Boiled Ham + Pea & Ham Soup, Chicken Soup, Cottage/Shepherds Pie, Eton Mess, Fish Pie, Corned Beef Hash, Lentil Soup, Mushroom Soup, Pea Soup, Poached Fish, Pork in Cider, Sausage Casserole, Steak & Kidney Pie, Toad in the Hole and (extending "English" to "British") Welsh Rarebit.

Soubrette

Did I read somewhere that Chicken Tikka is a British dish?

Sou

Scarlett25

Fish pie
Fishcakes
Hotpot
Sausage and mash
Toad in the hole
Roast lamb
Beef stew
Scones
Victoria sponge cake
Crumpets
Tea cakes
Rice Pudding
Fruit crumble

I'm sure they'll enjoy whatever you give them!

milkybars

Funny that... "please cook us English food but not potatoes"
Do they know that spuds are our staple carb? The equivalent of their rice or noodles say?!

Adding to the above excellent ideas... How about meat and two veg but replace the spuds with cous cous instead?

Stephen_Leak

Soubrette wrote: »

Did I read somewhere that Chicken Tikka is a British dish?

Sou

Chicken Tikka Masala is. Allegedly, it was "invented" in a Bangladeshi restaurant in Glasgow, when a customer wanted gravy on their Chicken Tikka.