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Monday, August 18, 2008
How do you feed a friend in need?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At back-to-school registration I noticed that a favorite teacher was missing. When I asked around, I learned her husband was in surgery for a torn ACL, a tennis casualty. The timing couldn’t be worse! For a teacher, the week before school is one of the busiest times. Not only did she have two kids home waiting for school to start, she now had to act as nurse for her hubby until he was “back on his feet” - quite literally. While we are not close friends, both of my kids had this teacher and we run into her family in the neighborhood. I wanted to do something for her family without feeling like I’ve overstepped boundaries.
No matter what the situation is, it seems when time is limited due to illness or unusual circumstances, not having to deal with making a meal is a good thing. But because it’s not being served right way, I feel like I need to prepare something that can withstand travel and can be either reheated or eaten chilled as well.
I usually go with a roast chicken or sliced flank steak. Both of those appeal to most palates and even better, usually yield enough for leftovers as well, which helps out for lunches too.
What are your go-to meals when you are helping a friend in need? Do you go the casserole route or do you prefer something more along the lines of a meat and three? (Click the link for some sympathy food ideas)
