Bored with cooking same meals

[Chattymumma]

I seem to have got stuck in a very predictable cooking rut and we're all bored! My daughter is allergic to egg and fish. She also gets contact dermatitis from tomatoes and other acidic foods, plus she isn't keen on creamy dishes, so that limits us somewhat although we sometimes just leave out those ingredients for her and add some stock/olive oil instead.
Has anyone got advice, cookbook recommendations or recipes that can help me? Especially how to improve/jazz up basic recipes and ingredients and how to get a better understanding of food so I can be more creative?
Thank you!

How about trying a Gousto subscription (or similar)? Their introductory offers are usually really good and it’ll give you some new recipes to try

We have tried different recipe boxes with allergies and found dipping in every now and again stops us getting into the rut and helps. Although with no tomato and cream that might limit most of them.

What do you usually cook?

Stir fry with lots of fresh ginger, soy, hoisin sauce are popular here. I can even get away with tofu if it's fried crispy beforehand for a different kind of protein

I like the Eat Well for Less cook books. They jazz up “known” things rather than being too adventurous. Might be difficult with several restrictions though.

Green Thai curry, Bao buns, chicken/beef/vegetarian stir fries, Mexican dishes (tortillas, burritos, tacos etc), Japanese dishes eg sushi, chicken katsu, sausages and mash & greens…

Tray bakes could work. Chicken, chorizo, sweet potato, peppers , garlic and onion. Sausages, new potatoes, shallots, apples, parsnips and a splash of cider and fresh thyme.

Linguini with broccoli and bacon and blue cheese.
Butterflied chicken breasts with garlic and herbs, serve with roasted gnocchi and green beans.
Field mushrooms stuffed with a mix of rice, onion, courgette and peppers, topped with mozzarella.

Thank you so much for all of your ideas! I think I need to be more adventurous and what's really holding me back is anxiety around introducing new ingredients to my daughter due to her allergies. But I will try to persevere by introducing one new thing a week and see how that goes!

@atleastitsnotmonday for tray bakes do you fry the ingredients first and then pop in the oven? I have a really great John Lewis shallow casserole dish that transfers from hob to oven so I could use that I guess! I think they'd work well!

What sort of meals do you currently cook? To make suggestions easier can you list what your daughter can’t and won’t eat?

I currently cook basic things like sausage and mash, roast dinners, chicken salad, pork chops, burgers in baps and salad, spaghetti Bolognese, sausage casserole, vegetable and bean casserole (the last three with just stock rather than tomato for my daughter).
My daughter (aged 4) is allergic to egg and fish. She gets contact dermatitis around her mouth when she eats tomatoes, citrus fruits, berries. She currently says she doesn't like anything creamy such as creamy pasta sauce, risotto etc.
I also have an 18 month old son without allergies so need to make sure he develops a varied palette. I think that sometimes I need to just cook a meal and do a version for her without the particular ingredients she can't have, (other than egg and fish which we never have around her as these are true allergies at present).
Thanks for any ideas!

I'd second the Eat Well for Less books very straight forward. I'm really enjoying the Pinch of Nom books at the moment and there are some lovely dishes in Rukmini Iyer's one dish dinner books. She was a Masterchef contestant I think and I love the simplicity of her books as in "just chuck it all in one roasting tin and into the oven"!

No with tray bakes I don't fry anything first. Sometimes it's better to add chicken later (particularly if you are using breasts) but it really depends on what potato's or veg you use.

Definitely recommend something like Gousto - you can see all the ingredients before you choose a recipe for them to send you, so you can be very selective. Maybe even just as a one off to give you ideas.

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They have whole sections of dairy free, gluten free etc for anyone looking for alternative diets as well.

This is a good traybake recipe. I serve with wraps:

www.sainsburysmagazine.co.uk/recipes/mains/fajita-chicken-traybake

Have you tried things like mild tacos or fajitas? Build it yourself at the table which is usually fun for kids.
What do you substitute tomato's for with spag bol? Can you substitute the same for a chilli?
Stir-fries are really good for putting any ingredients in you want and you can serve with rice or rice noodles, or even make a pad Thai?
I have The Quick Roasting Tin cookbook which is good for traybakes.

Thank you so much for all of your suggestions, it's my first time posting on Mumsnet and I really appreciate it! I will give some of these ideas a try. I'm not sure if our budget can stretch to online food boxes but it's something I could just do a few times to try things out and keep the recipes so I'll definitely consider it.