What do you cook for friends with new babies?

[christy]

I do my potato, bacon & leek soup for most friends when they first have a bub. I also drop off fresh bread as well.

I also usually bring some lunchy hand foods.... I will make vegetable pies, sausage rolls, savoury muffins, cupcakes.... biscuits.

Sometimes I will do a mini shop for basics and drop it off... but yummy basics that people can't have on hand. Like biscuits, crackers and cheese, olives, salami etc etc... Stuff they can snack on and enjoy.

But meals besides soups are generally done in 2 serving sizes and a few.... Quiche, soup, pies, curry... I may just do a bolognaise and freeze in meal sizes and drop off some fresh pasta as well.

[Rouge]

Pastitsio, Frittata, Fried Rice (I know it sounds crazy but its easy to shovel and it doesn't taste that bad cold LOL).

[mrsmac]

I second lasagna and quiche, easy to make and usually a crowd pleaser.
Chicken pie ? Chicken and spinach in filo?

[~Hestia~]

I was amazed at how much milk we went through in the first couple of weeks after Peter was born, what with all the cups of tea & coffee for all the visitors. Next time someone I know has a baby I'm definitely taking them some milk. Even the long life stuff would be handy for them.

[mrsmac]

Cake or biscuits are good too to feed all the visitors.