Things to Cook for a New Mum
One of the most common emails I get from people is asking what I think would be good to cook for someone who either had a baby or who was going through a tough time with a family illness or death. They both provide the same purpose: fuel someone with not only food but some love that you have poured into cooking it. New babies or deaths kind of leave you feeling the same way: disorientated, exhausted and with no desire to cook something for yourself.
I know when we had Maggie, a hot meal or caked delivered from someone was like a warm hug. To just have to reheat something, or just whack something in the oven without having to THINK, well that’s gold. Pure gold.
Even better if you don’t have to wash up anything or keep a plate or tupperware container to give back to someone – if you can give it in a ziplock bag or disposable container…all the better! How about one of those enamel dishes you can get in the supermarket? Whack a lasagne in that and gift the container. Every time they use it they will think of you!
Here’s my go to list of things to make for new mum’s or if you had to make a meal for someone doing it tough. Put some extra love in it when you make it, they could use it.
Chicken pot pies
Chicken cacciatore
Date loaf
Lemonade Scones
Lasagne
Mini quiches
Lemon syrup cake
Beef stew
Pumpkin & ginger soup
All these Meal idea posts would be perfect too: