Comments on: Best meals to bring to new parents

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 21:44:28 +0000

@Theresa, Thanks for the inspiration. I’ll have to check out that pinterest board.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 02:15:24 +0000

I’ve used Take Them a Meal and Meal Train. Both are great websites for setting up a meal delivery for people. Here’s the link to Take Them a Meal’s pinterest boards. They have lots of great recipes. http://pinterest.com/takethemameal/ I’m doing a meal in a week or so for a friend having surgery. I’ll be taking them pumpkin black bean chili. http://newhope360.com/recipes/black-bean-and-pumpkin-chili-toasted-pepitas

By: Gosia Pskit-Roberts

Gosia Pskit-Roberts — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 21:05:44 +0000

http://toddlermomoncookingmission.blogspot.com/2012/08/beef-meatballs-in-creamy-tomato-sauce.html

For a mom with new baby and an older toddler already at home – meatballs in broth/sauce. This should please both. Beef meatballs will help boost some iron lost during delivery. I also like to add sometimes fresh baby spinach to the “broth” for even more iron boost. And soups, a lot of soups. I like to serve a lot of thin sauce dishes and soups to my little one and new moms to help avoid constipation as they often forget to drink enough.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:42:39 +0000

@Alicia, that’s a great idea. I would appreciate it now.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:29:33 +0000

I prefer to take food that’s good cold. I know even heating up food can seem like a herculean task with a little one. If it’s summer and the heirloom tomatoes are good, the meal is gazpacho, fresh baked bread, and salad. I also make chicken salad and take with fresh croissants and greens. This way the food can become a sandwich or salad.

By: RookieMom Heather

RookieMom Heather — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:52:41 +0000

Now, I’m just feeling touched by the wonderful community of friends that steps in to support each other. Maybe because I just had lunch and I’m not so hungry.

My friend, Padmini, set up a google doc for people to list their meals and days. Those websites sound terrific but I’ve never used them.

By: Alissa

Alissa — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:37:20 +0000

I either do a quiche or a pork roast. Either one with a salad and some cookies, and usually some bread with the quiche. I usually do a double batch for the quiche so we have one, too. I love the breakfast food and the cut up fruit ideas! I have a couple friends expecting in the next month – I’ll keep those ideas in mind.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:00:51 +0000

yes, we call it ‘Chicken Spectacular’ and the new moms always ask for the recipe afterwards

I was thankful for all the food brought by. My favorite was my friend’s enchiladas. Those were one of the few things that got eaten even as leftovers.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:51:54 +0000

I like to make my homemade baked mac and cheese with cauliflower puréed into the cheese sauce. I make a salad and cookies too. A friend of mine likes to give quiches. I’d love a vat of soup too!

By: Marcie

Marcie — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:20:40 +0000

I like to make taco soup; the recipe makes enough for my family and another family to eat for dinner, and it also freezes and reheats beautifully. Plus, everybody loves it. Usually I also take chips and cheese to eat with the soup, plus cut up fruit and cookies and maybe muffins or a quick bread for breakfast. When my daughters were born, getting already cut-up fruit was the best, because some days I didn’t even have the energy to wash and cut up an apple much less a watermelon.

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:01:51 +0000

I still fondly remember by HR director stopping by my house the weekend after I’d come home with my newborn and dropping off BBQ ribs, crawfish alfredo and bread pudding with a white chocolate sauce. OMG. She’d hosted a dinner party the evening before and made extra everything. That was such a treat.

By: Kristie

Kristie — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:59:39 +0000

I had a baby in June, and my favorite meal that a friend brought over was a breakfast casserole and lots of blueberry muffins. It was ready to bake, and we could choose whether to have it that night (who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner?) or the next morning if we were already swamped with leftovers. It was great to eat something different than standard casseroles! My go-to dessert is chocolate chess pie. In my family, it’s called “funeral pie” because you always have the ingredients in the pantry, so when there’s a funeral, that’s what we end up making to bring to the family. Maybe “new baby pie” would be a little more positive, though!