Comments on: Taking a Meal Doesn’t Have to be Gourmet

By: Meals for Mamas | MOPS@2BC

Meals for Mamas | MOPS@2BC — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 20:33:58 +0000

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By: Melyna

Melyna — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 23:06:22 +0000

It is SCAPES! Oh boy, I love pickled saecps.Vic and I were in Vermont in October and stopped in a typically New England autumn fair. There we got a jar of saecps, pickled eggs, and pumpkin jam. I hear pumpkin is not ideal for jam making, but this stuff was amazing and really more like candy than something you would eat on toast. I can’t even recall the toast. The Scapes we served at a party. Nearly everyone really liked them. I would eat them once a week if I could. The eggs are still unopened.I very much like your flier. It is fancy.

By: Turkey, Mushrooms, and Brown Rice Soup Recipe | reluctantentertainer.com Reluctant Entertainer I Sandy Coughlin - Lifestyle, Entertaining, Food, Recipes, Hospitality and Gardening

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:00:49 +0000

[…] ago and made this soup with the leftovers. Our friends had a loss in their family, so this was perfect comfort food to bring them, all the way around. I got a text from them saying how much they loved and appreciated it. KITCHEN […]

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:24:31 +0000

Simpler is always better, I say!

By: Olga Petrik

Olga Petrik — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:49:31 +0000

Absolutely! Whenever I bring a meal to a friend or family member in need – I always bring something hearty and filling. Comfort food, if you will. Because you usually need comforting!

I often like to bring over my golden harvest soup – any orange or yellow vegetable in the fridge goes in; carrots, sweet potatoes, squash, pumpkin….spices added depend on who is getting the soup. Spicier for some, and sweeter for others. Depending on food/ allergy issues, this can be made vegan and dairy free. However, I particularly like it with homemade chicken or ham stock and a dollop of cream.

Whatever the fine tuning is, the soup is a wonderful thing! It keeps for ages and is easily heated up for a quick, filling and nourishing meal!

By: Nita

Nita — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:51:35 +0000

Just before I read this I was putting together some chicken noodle soup and banana bread for a friend having surgery today. She won’t know until she wakes up if they had to remove her thumb due to infection in the bone. She is a foster parent and a wonderful person. I made two banana bundt breads, I will cut both in half and give to other friends as well. It makes me feel thankful that I had the day off to be able to take time to do some extra things for some in need today.

By: emily

emily — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:25:47 +0000

your meal looks so delicious! YUM :)
i took a meal last week to a mama who just had baby #6, and am taking another this week to a another family with a new blessing baby.
when we had meals brought after the birth of caleb in september, it was the *little* touches that meant so much and stood out: the little bag of hershey’s kisses, the fun soda to go with the meal. so this week, in addition to my “tex mex” dish, i am packing these yummy and decadent trader joe’s cookies and a bottle of fun cranberry sparkling cider!

By: Julie @ Table for Two

Julie @ Table for Two — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 02:05:42 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more with what you said in this post. Food does bind people together even in the hardest of times and it’s so sweet of you to do this. I definitely need to take up some of these tips and make a give-away meal for some families this holiday season. I just would love to see the smiles on their faces! :)

By: Cathy @ Noble Pig

Cathy @ Noble Pig — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 01:40:09 +0000

You are truly the sweetest. Can’t wait until we can finally meet!

By: Dana @ Cooking At Cafe D

Dana @ Cooking At Cafe D — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:11:43 +0000

Last month a friend was in pain. I grabbed a pork shoulder, braised it and tossed the pulled pork in a container. Made my 15-Minute corn soup and divided that in single servings. Then, while I was packing the bag, I reached in my freezer and tossed in some “pasta and veggies” and whatever else was in containers.

It wasn’t pretty. No bows.
(Speed was important.)

The containers were my everyday ones – used and abused.
(So, there’s no need for her to feel like she has to ever get them back to me.)

But, it was there quickly – and I think probably tasted good.
Hopefully, she felt loved.

~ Dana
CookingAtCafeD