Do you find you are serving your family the same meals each week and you’re all getting bored? Eating together as a family is a great way to spend quality time together, bond, get to know each other better, and take advantage of your time together.
However, the motivation for mealtimes can start to decrease when meals are the same. Here are some top tips to help you cook nicer meals during the week.
#1 Try one new meal a week
Don’t try to change everything at once. This can be overwhelming, expensive and hard to stick to. Instead, you should try to experiment with a new meal, or a new food item each week. Perhaps you can look online, look in a recipe book, or ask a colleague for new ideas.
Alternatively, you can make it fun and get the whole family involved by getting them to choose, or give you a challenge. For example, make a meal that includes a certain vegetable, a certain shape, or begins with a certain letter. This is a great way to make family mealtime fun, and different.
Trying new food also comes with a plethora of health benefits for you and your family, by increasing the nutrition, vitamins and minerals that you consume. This is great if your children struggle with their vegetables, as it will make you more creative at mealtimes.
#2 Invest in new equipment
The equipment you use can significantly impact the way your meals taste. The right kind of appliance can improve the quality of your meals, by maintaining the cleanliness of your kitchen and helping you to better prepare your food.
As well as providing you with new ways to make your food, it can also impact the way you chop, slice and prepare the ingredients. When they are prepared with accuracy, they are more likely to cook at the same rate, creating the intended taste in a meal.
There are only so many ways you can make a meal, but for example, by cooking your potatoes or meat in a Farber Ware Air Fryer, you can make your meat extra-crispy, a texture you cannot get in the oven.
#3 Have dinner with friends
A great way to make mealtimes more fun is to invite guests over to enjoy them with you. You can also turn it into a weekly event, where you take it in turns to cook the meals. This is a great way to experiment with new food, as everyone will have different tastes, preferences and cooking techniques.
You can enjoy a different meal each time, as well as learn how to prepare and cook it yourself. You can also give each other challenges, and themes, and make it a competition. You can cook the meal together and try new recipes and techniques together.
A good place to start is learning about different foods in different cultures. Food is combined and prepared very differently around the world and is a great way to make nicer meals and increase your knowledge and skills.
Trying new food, making meal challenges, upgrading your appliances and sharing the experience with friends are great ways to enjoy mealtimes, and make your dinners much nicer.