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What's your go to dish for new mom meals?

MeritageMeritage member
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Or what meal did you love when others brought it to you?  I'm taking dinner to a family with a new baby this week, and looking for ideas.

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  • eastbaygirleastbaygirl
    Lasagna or baked ziti - good comfort food, travels well and has enough for more than one meal.  I usually buy one of those disposable aluminum pans at the grocery store so there aren't even any dishes to worry about getting back.
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  • CelynCelyn member

    if i know the person, i try to make something i know they'll like - in the past i've done chicken satay with broccolini and rice; moroccan chicken with apricots, rice, and fava beans; tri tip with egg noodles and cauliflower with cheese; etc.  if i don't know their tastes, i do lasagna, salad, and fresh bread.  i usually bring berries and cream for dessert.

    when we got meals ourselves, only 1 of the 5 sent veggies.  i don't know if other families just don't eat veggies or if they thought a main dish was all that was needed.  i always send a complete meal. 

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  • Meg_MegMeg_Meg
    I tend to send pasta.  However, when we had G I realized EVERYONE sends pasta.  So, now I have no idea!
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  • SeasonalCookSeasonalCook

    One of my friends brought us a rotisserie chicken and a salad from the salad bar at Whole Foods a couple days after E was born. It was fantastic! We had the salad that night with some of the chicken. That chicken lasted us for at least 2 more meals.

    We then did the same thing for friends who had their baby a few months later and they totally loved it.

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  • SweetiePSweetieP

    It really depends on who it is.  For some I do pasta (either lasagne or a chicken/rice bake) and for others I do mexican food (enchiladas or enchilada-style burritos) along with all the fixings (including Coronas or margarita mix/tequila).And I also do the foil pan so there's no need to return any dishes.

     

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  • MeritageMeritage member

    So do you really think it's okay to buy a rotisserie chicken from the store?  Seems so lazy (but I know I would have loved that!).  Whenever we got meals, it was almost always some sort of pasta, and we never really even eat pasta, so I avoid giving pasta to others.  I usually do some sort of chicken, but I'm getting bored with that.

    Totally agree on the aluminum pans.  It was a bummer when someone brought real dishes and I had to deal with getting it back to them somehow.  The other thing I loved was getting some sort of dessert.  Yes, it's the last thing in the world you need with a new baby, but I really appreciated (and enjoyed!) it.

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  • luojjangluojjang
    I need ideas too - especially b/c my friend tries not to eat gluten, so that eliminates a lot! The only reason why I avoid giving pasta (even though I love it), was I remember avoiding dairy in the beginning for BFing - so I try not to give it. 
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  • ZoeMay06ZoeMay06 member
    A friend of ours brought a bunch of homemade frozen turkey burgers, which we loved. Those, some buns and a bag of TJ's frozen sweet potato fries was our go-to dinner on many of those early days
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  • quesarahquesarah
    I loved anything I could freeze and that was easy to make.  I've done enchiladas, pasta, chili, etc.
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  • soon2Bkranzsoon2Bkranz member

    I also got a lot of fresh fruit and veggies from Farmers markets and LOVED that since thats what I try to eat and Tony doesnt so he wouldnt know what to get. We dont eat much pasta here so I know we would be a pain for people.

    I buy snack foods a lot since I figure people get visitors and its nice to have things to put out for those people. Also the frozen stuff thats easy to make sounds great so its a meal for later when baby is crying and mama is too tired to cook!

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  • tanddtandd

    I jsut brought a bunch of food to a good friend who had twins. I brought stuffed bell peppers, lasagna, a crustless spinach pie/quiche and cookie dough preformed into individual cookies. I froze everything and included cooking instructions. All could just be thawed and popped in the oven whenever they needed a meal. I, too, used all disposable dishes.

    You could also make some homemade marinades and freeze meats or poultry (in portions for two people) with instructions to thaw and how to bake/grill.

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