Yvonne,
I cook very simple stuff, use lots of steaming. Usually the prepare time will take more time bah. Ya, normally 3 dish + 1 soup.
I cook once or twice every week.
Steam fish, going to try bake fish this week. My fren said bake salmon/cod fish about 8mins.
Then steam egg or fried egg.
Veg, spinach or brocoli i using boiling and add sauce like oyster sauce.
Then will have one chicken or pork bah. Chicken sometimes i grill or bake the chicken.
So all the stuff actually don't need much cooking time.
I seldom fry food cos hb don't like.
2 days ago i bought those frozen guo tie (dumpling), then oil the wok, put in guo tie, add half cup water in and cover. No need to do anything, 10mins later the water all dried up. Very nice, they called it water fry.