Weekend Links: Cooking for Others Edition

Lately we’ve been talking about cooking for others, as in bringing a home cooked meal to a family in need. One doesn’t have to look very far to find folks struggling, be it a family in mourning or a couple of sleep deprived new parents.

Curious if this random act of kindness was still alive and well, I posted a Q & A recently,  Sympathy Meals: Do You Give & Receive Them? How thrilling it was to see the answers come in and read how so many of you have been blessed by either giving or receiving a meal.

Questions also arose in the Q&A, which I addressed in my next post on the subject: Cooking for Others: A Guide to Giving Sympathy Meals. I surprised myself with how much I had to say on the topic (plus included wisdom from readers that had written) and didn’t have space to include links for meal suggestions.

So, this extended edition of Weekend Links will feature recipes suitable for delivering to others. They are nourishing, travel well, freeze well, and are ready to heat and serve. Here’s hoping this round-up can be a source of inspiration and that more people will choose to reach out with a hot meal to someone in need.

Soups

Chili

Poultry

Photo by Cheri Neufeld

Beef/Pork

Vegetarian

Have other main dishes suitable for a delivery? Please feel free to link to them in the comments below or email me and I’ll update the post.

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26 Comments

  1. What a great list! We’re coming to the end of two weeks of meals brought in after the birth of our third child, and it’s been a wonderful blessing. I also realized a few things that I hadn’t considered before- like all moms, I encourage my kids to eat what I serve for meals, and I try to include lots of tastes and variety in our menu. HOWEVER, the arrival of our third really set the other two children off balance and I just didn’t want to push them farther. My middle child is two, and for a week refused all food except white rice and milk. I really appreciated when meals included something bland and safe- bread, rice, etc. that I knew my kids would feel comforted eating. Nutritionally, it was terrible, but emotionally it helped.

  2. That is a fantastic round up, Aimee. I’ve actually bookmarked it so I’ve got a go-to list now whenever I need to make something for a friend.

  3. This isn’t in the spirit of the post…but I must admit I can’t wait to try a lot of these recipes for my own family. Thanks for this treasure!!

  4. Such a wonderful idea Amiee! Thanks so much for this delish list and thanks so much for including my turkey black bean chili!

  5. What a great resource, Aimee. I’ll definitley bookmark this post next time I have a meal to take to someone. I’m always looking for fresh, new ideas.
    Great job on this entire series!

  6. Is the soup/stew/chili/whatever pictured at the top of the post one of the recipes listed and linked? It looks delicious…

    1. It’s under Beef/Pork above
      – Italian Style Garbanzos and Sausage :: She Wears Many Hats (pictured at top of post)

  7. Wow! I favorited this post on foodgawker because I often make meals for people. I just found out at church today about a family who could probably use some meals, and I immediately remembered this post. I had no idea there would be so many ideas! Thank you so much for your help.

  8. Nice! I truly appreciate the website you provided hear. I’m sure I will be looking forward to putting it to great uses this Thanksgiving Day. I’ll be sure to pass this post on to my friends. Thanks you so much, I love your writing& 🙂

  9. Can you please tell me what the delish looking soup at the top of this post is? Maybe you mention it in the comments, but on my phone it’s hard to sort! Thanks!