Comments on: Meal Deals

By: Kevin Black

Kevin Black — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 19:54:52 +0000

Hey, Rosalynde, this is really well written. Thanks.

By: Rosalynde Welch

Rosalynde Welch — Wed, 24 May 2006 04:25:18 +0000

Rosalynde’s taxonomy does get looked for quite a lot, Kaimi, so no worries. (And “airport paperback” is exactly right.)

Naomi: Just wait until it’s your doorbell that’s being rung; then you’ll feel *really* grown up. (The postpartum sagging will help with that.)

By: Kaimi Wenger

Kaimi Wenger — Wed, 24 May 2006 04:07:52 +0000

“Taxonomy.” That’s the word I was looking for, in my last comment — Rosalynde’s taxonomy. As is so often the case, this occurs to me precisely two minutes after I press Send. . .

By: Kaimi Wenger

Kaimi Wenger — Wed, 24 May 2006 03:59:56 +0000

Naomi,

Sorry, but Rosalynde’s breakdown is clear, and taco soup is not genre fiction. (My own translation skills have never been all that stellar, but if I’m not misrecollecting, taco soup translates as “airport paperback” — which crosses over and blends into more than one category.)

Nice to see you commenting on the blog, by the way. Don’t be a stranger at T&S.

By: Naomi Frandsen

Naomi Frandsen — Wed, 24 May 2006 03:20:21 +0000

So this post has been over for over a week, but since I can’t resist anything that Rosalynde’s writes, I’ll just add that I think one of my rites of passage into adulthood was making a meal for a couple that had just had a new baby. The husband was in the bishopric of one of the DC singles wards, and the wife had been the stake music chairwoman who had coordianted a very large production that I’d played in, so I decided that it was my duty as a grown woman to bring over a meal to her. I made taco soup and brought it over with Fritos, green salad, and some kind of dessert. Probably brownies. I think that puts me in genre fiction, huh Rosalynde? I really did feel so very grown up pulling out a bunch of grocery bags from the car and ringing their doorbell.

By: Kimball L. Hunt

Kimball L. Hunt — Sat, 13 May 2006 22:37:10 +0000

Liliana’s such a beautiful name!

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Sat, 13 May 2006 22:33:53 +0000

Just received unsolicited lasagna in a new ward (one year in) today because Jenni had our fifth child this morning, name Liliana (a surprise, three weeks early). And I am very grateful for it.

By: queuno

queuno — Thu, 11 May 2006 23:23:36 +0000

This may sound lame, but when we send meals, we just buy Tupperware and let the family keep it.

By: annegb

annegb — Wed, 10 May 2006 03:59:23 +0000

Heather, good point. I’ve started putting things in disposable containers.

I’m thinking of those new red potatoes in olive oil and pork chops.

Food always tastes better when someone else cooks it.

By: Heather O

Heather O — Wed, 10 May 2006 02:53:01 +0000

Mmm, I’m hungry!

I love getting meals, no matter what the reason. Even when I haven’t really needed them, even when they have been less than stellar, I’ve loved getting them. I also think that when people see that you are grieving, or struggling with something they can’t really help with, it’s a way of letting them help in a tangible way, and vice versa.

I understand that making meals for others can be stressful, especially if you have sub par cooking skills, or really don’t have time to make a meal. But I think that even simple meals can be appreciated. Well, except dried spaghetti and a can of sauce. Nobody really appreciates that. And a frozen lasagna is up there, too. Still, I think most people appreciate most efforts.

But this is something that I learned as CS leader. Women who don’t have time to fix dinner don’t want to wash dishes, too. Put the food in disposable containers that don’t need to be returned. It makes things much easier for everybody.