I remember when I had Little Boy #3, and all the beautiful chaos that came with him. He was my third baby in four years. My daily goal: Survive. Doing a load of laundry was BONUS! Folded and put away? Not likely! It was so fun being a mom to three little bouncing, squirming, drooling boys, but the amount of effort it took to get dinner on the table was sometimes more that I had in me.
I had some very sweet friends and family members bring the most delicious and heartwarming meals to me in those early, tender days. I don’t think I will ever forget them! It just made me feel so cared for and loved.
Today I met my newest niece for the first time, and this is the dinner I brought to the new mama and her family. I’ll trade fresh, new baby girl snuggles for a homemade meal any day! I thought I’d share my go-to menu for bringing dinner. It’s always a favorite, freezes well, and travels easily.
Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas – Have them assembled when you bring the dinner over, and then they can either be baked, or put into the freezer for later. I divided the recipe into two pans, so they didn’t have to be cooked all at once.
Healthy Crockpot Refried Beans – add everything to the crockpot in the morning, and they’ll be ready to bring over by late afternoon. These really are so good and easy – much better than canned.
Spanish Rice – from a box! You don’t have to make everything from scratch. But if anyone has a Spanish rice recipe they love send it my way please!
Extra Thick and Fudgy Homemade Brownies – I love these… who wouldn’t? And I do think chocolate has special healing powers :0)
What are some meals that you have made (or received) that worked out well? Would love to hear your ideas!
Who wouldn’t love to receive a meal like this. It’s making me sad I didn’t know you and live in Phoenix when I had babies 🙂 Do grand babies count?
This looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing
Uhm, I would love to have this meal brought out.
Thanks for sharing with me/us
Lis
Great idea for a post! I am sure Muffin and the Bearded Wonder appreciated it!
This is an incredible suggestion… I really think you could have a weekly blog called “Bringing Dinner.” It seems there is always someone in our lives who could use a dinner provided. This meal would truly show love and thoughtfulness for the recipients… Many thanks! I have tried so many of your recipes… Always a hit!
Exactly, thank you Angie!
I wish you would have a section on dinners to take to friends. Always seems like I need to do this for sick friends, baby births , etc.
When our friends started having babies, we brought breakfast! Muffins, egg casserole, breakfast potatoes, yogurts. So many folks brought us dinner…..we switched it up for friends and everyone loves it!