Have two families who I'd like to prepare a meal for. They've got new babies and older kids too. Preferably something that will freeze, although that's not essential I guess.
We are not a casserole family, but do normal people like casseroles? (LOL, I have been "blessed" with a non-eating husband and daughter, so am limited in ideas and experience! At home we usually just have a bit of meat and veg and carb of some description, but that's neither exciting nor convenient to prepare for another family... I thought of shepherds pie or bolognaise sauce... but that's about all I can think of!)
TIA for your ideas...
Apricot chicken. easy, most people like it and can freeze.
Home made sausage rolls or pasties. They can also freeze, and be got out for a snack or a meal when they don't feel like cooking.
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Yep, lasagne, shepherds pie, soups, spag bol sauce and a packet of spaghetti. If it's appropriate, I like to check with people what they can and do eat. When we had our DS a few people very thoughtfully made us meals, which was so appreciated. However, they were almost all chicken, which is not our favourite, in fact my DH doesn't really eat it (although we weren't complaining!!!) and one was a curry which had us up with DS ALL night. So I try to be thoughtful in giving meals. Not much point in giving them something they don't like or can't eat.
Having said that, who doesn't like lasagna????? Surely that's always a winner hehe.
Home made sausage rolls here too, great for lunches from the freezer.
Homemade meatballs or hamburger patties, chicken schnitzels, stuffed chicken breast - anything that can be frozen, defrosted and thrown in the oven.
Of course the old casserole is fool proof too lol
Pasta Bakes are great too.
You can try something a little different - like a chicken shepherds pie or a mild curry potatoes or lentils...
When I had my DD there were a few girls who were on a roster to prepare us a meal for a particular night. It was lovely that they organised it that way so we didn't get a million spaghetties or something like that. It was one person, one day. The person who was making our meal for the particular day would ring us to find out what things we like to eat and find out what time on the day they could drop it off to us.
We had soup with home-made bread one day, chicken tacos another day (that left us with an eternal craving for mexican and now it's a semi-regular part of our meal routine). I think there was pasta another day. I can't remember all the meals, but there was a week worth that came in a day at a time.
What do you cook for friends with new babies?
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Surely that's always a winner hehe.
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