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Need help choosing a meal to make
For my cousin who just had her baby. There's a website set up where you can sign up to make a meal.. they said to keep tomato and cheese to a minimum so that rules out my Baked Ziti staple 
And it has to feed one child and at least four adults. TIA
Kristy
Re: Need help choosing a meal to make
a wbesite...that's pretty presumtuous, no?
anywhoo...for my cousin, i made chicken pastina bake, mac & cheese, chicken pot pie, gravy, & chicken soup.
when she goes back to work next month, i am going to prep some crockpot dinners and put them in ziplocs for her to freeze. so she can pull them out and dump them...
you could also do a turkey & white bean chili.
it's called takethemameal.com. it's actually really nice, and it was set up by another family member, not herself. My cousin is recovering from a c-section and is trying to take care of her toddler as well as go back and forth to the hospital in NY where her newborn is so i think it's great that anyone can pick a day to drop off a meal to help them out.
I agree with chicken cutlets...chili is good too although it's usually tomato based.
also check out:
Mushroom Barley Soup (crockpot)
Beef, Mushroom & Barley Stew
Crockpot Lentil Soup
Melissa's Turkey Meatloaf
http://iwasborntocook.blogspot.com/search/label/breakfast breakfast isn't a bad idea either!
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gotcha. the turkey & whitebean chili on skinnytaste is really good. putting together crockpot meals for her freezer would probably be helpful as well!
I asked a similar question a while back and I got a lot of helpful responses: http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/63130038/ShowThread.aspx
I also found these blog posts to be helpful:
http://annies-eats.com/2009/05/11/meals-for-new-parents/
http://annies-eats.com/2011/03/28/stocking-the-freezer-make-ahead-meals/
When you make the chicken cutlets, how do you prepare them? Do you coat them in bread crumbs or flour, or do you just season and grill the chicken?
Pre-baked cutlets seem really useful because then the parents can use them on a salad or sandwich or as an entree, but every time I make breaded cutlets the breading gets really soggy when I heat up leftovers.
This is exactly what I was thinking.. seems like a great idea but mine always get soggy..