I feel completely overwhelmed and useless at the moment.
I have never been able to cook. In my twenties I just lived off ready meals or went out for dinner/take outs or jacket potatoes. Then I met DH and he's an incredible cook. I've always done loads of other jobs in the house but never cooking.
Fast forward to now and I have a 4 year old and an 8 month old and I'm completely useless, it's making me depressed. My DH is too busy to cook right now after losing his job and having to work every hour god sends so it's down to me.
My 8 month old lives off pouches which I'm utterly ashamed of.
We have so many dietary requirements I don't know where to start. I'm vegetarian (since birth) my DH is mostly veggie since living with me for 10 years but will occasionally have fish. My kids are both pescatarian like DH, but the only fish they have is fish fingers at home, but occasionally have other fish when out or at school.
BUT...
DH is allergic to gluten, milk and eggs.
I am intolerant to mushrooms (fungus so no Quorn) and intolerant to egg.
So basically we might as well be gluten free vegans but it's too expensive to eat like that so I eat normal pasta and normal bread and so do the kids and DH has gluten free etc. The kids and I eat cheese but DH can't so cheesy pasta sauces out the window.
It's impossible. I don't know where to start.
I can't make 3 meals every night. The baby still needs mushy food, the child is a good eater but doesn't like curries or other fancier food, loves pasta and chilli!
I just need some simple recipes that will feed us all and cheap but also balanced as we all need protein. But I don't know how. Help.
Sorry to sound so useless.
It was all fine before as I just used to make my son easy simple meals and then my DH would pull something together for us in the evening (and enjoyed cooking!) But adding a baby in has scuppered me and I want to be able to cook for me and DH too.
If anyone has any tips for feeding us it would be so amazingly helpful, including what I need in the cupboards to make it easier and what utensils etc if need be.