Opinions Wanted

pinkmickey24 · March 2014

One of my close friends who struggled with IF just had her LO on Thursday. I am going to visit tomorrow and I want to bring something that they can use with me. At first I was going to bring lunch, but I thought that bringing something else might be appreciated. I thought about a dinner casserole they could freeze and reheat when they wanted, but than I thought about how the mornings were often crazy and breakfast was forgotten. In my my personal opinion I feel like everyone always brings dinner. After coming to this realization I thought about a breakfast casserole and found an egg cheese puffs that can be frozen and reheated quickly in the microwave. However, DH thinks I should make something like lasagna. What is your thoughts or opinions on what to bring? Do you have any easy recipes?

kmc84 · March 2014

I think anything you can snack on is great! Muffins would be perfect! I made banana cranberry muffins with oatmeal for myself and I loved having them to snack on! (I put the oatmeal in there since I was breast-feeding)

imoverit · March 2014

I like the breakfast casserole. They can even have it fir dinner.

trigirl79 · March 2014

I agree, any food is so appreciated. Muffins or breakfast would be awesome to have on those nights that seem never ending though - and really breakfast is good any time of day IMO

ccam · March 2014

I think anything would be appreciated but, if you wanted to do something different, I like the muffin idea and maybe ready to go, cut up fruit. Or there are lots of recipes for granola bars - something like that would be great for your friend to grab and eat for breakfast or lunch when she has a free hand.

luvboston · March 2014

Muffins or breakfast casserole sound great!

pinkmickey24 · March 2014

Thanks ladies! I am going with breakfast. Can muffins be frozen? I doubt they would freeze them, but if I wrapped them individually could they be frozen? I think I am going to make an oatmeal chocolate chip muffin. She is trying to breastfeed, so the oatmeal is a great idea. I did buy the stuff for the egg cheese puffs as well.

pinkmickey24 · March 2014

Thanks! Well the recipe I used got mixed reviews. I tweaked it a little using some of the suggestions and my own thoughts. Hopefully, they turn out. I didn't have applesauce, so I used baby food applesauce; I figure it is all the same. And I also added a mashed banana, cinnamon, and vanilla. I also doubled the batch, so we shall see.

pinkmickey24 · March 2014

Sorry, I don't mean to keep posting, but I think they turned out really well. DH says he likes them, so I am hoping he is not just stroking my ego and telling me what I want to hear. They aren't overly sweet; more of a subtle sweetness and they are super moist. I hope she likes them because I really can bake and cook, but this is a new recipe for me and I tried to modify it according to the reviews. I am known more as the cookie lady and these maybe the first muffins I've ever made. I am going to wrap them individually once they cool, so they can freeze them if they like.

kaf7 · March 2014

Great work. Glad they turned out. I freeze muffins all the time. I just let them cool and then lay them flat in a freezer bag. I don't have any problems taking them out one at a time that way.

laura1 · March 2014

I made my friend muffins and brownies - muffins for breakfast and brownies for the late night nursing sessions when you are completely starving and need to shove something in your mouth! Hope she loved it!