Good, solid comfort food, aptly named.

Or there are lots of chicken casseroles that work well--maybe a King Ranch casserole?

but most any kind of casserole is good - especially if it can be split and frozen for later.

even better is if you do this in a couple of weeks after all the normal "support" had gone on its way

the saying down here is "keep a black dress in the closet and a pound cake in the freezer".

Your suggestion of offering a meal after normal support leaves is a good one, esp. for an older guy.
some do how to cook, but may not be up to it.
some would be missing a home cooked meal.

Thanks dixiegrrrrl.

But I agree that waiting a little bit is best. And "disposable" packaging is good too. Unless there is someone who really enjoys refrigerator/freezer tetris and figuring out what bowl belongs to what person, of course.

My neighbor's husband died and everyone in the neighborhood took something. Now, mind you, we have two very accomplished culinary experts in the neighborhood. I saw all the dishes out on a table and it was quite a sight.

But guess what dish everyone took from? Something that came from a damn supermarket, specifically Whole Foods. It was a plate of wraps.



I don't know if it was because they were easy "finger food" or what, but this was the most popular item.


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A neighbour of hers had died, and she was pulling in to her driveway and was a witness when the guy next door to the deceased was taking something over to the widower... A cooked pork chop on the end of a fork, or 'pork on a fork' as she referred to it.

I live in such a classy area : P

We'd go with some form of comfort food obviously, probably 'crack potatoes'. Take a bag of frozen shredded potatoes, two bags of shredded cheddar cheese, two small cans of condensed cream of chicken soup, and a jar of real bacon bits. Mix the potatoes, one bag of cheese, the soup and half the bacon bits, spread out in a 9x13 casserole dish. Top with the other bag of cheese and sprinkle with the rest of the bacon bits. Into a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes covered with aluminum foil, then 30 minutes uncovered. Pull out and allow to cool a bit before inhaling, or risk a burnt mouth.

Thanks!

would work - either can be portioned into smaller servings and frozen if necessary. You're a very nice neighbor

And you can put anything in it that you like.

a green chili enchilada casserole would be well received .

can be eaten, warmed up, frozen, etc.

And that can be easily reheated. I've made lasagna for this type of occasion. And you can make baked ziti the same way, just a different noodle. I figured that would work if one person was eating, or several.

But that's just me.

as that ham does not need to be cooked. It's delish.

Lasagna, or any other tried and true casserole also works.

since they and their family members were all Jewish. The husband only last a few weeks and then he died. A different casserole was needed. I actually had a nice place that made casseroles for you. I got something with ground beef...probably lasagna.

I might make a chicken casserole.

so how about a Claim Jumper frozen pie that she can throw in the oven if it's not meal time. And that will last when the visitors fade away. Does she have a favorite brand of coffee to go with it?

You are a very classy neighbor!