Thread: recipe help needed for new grandparent

Michael Horowitz said...

> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
> I have a food saver.
> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
> Mike


Newborns don't have any developed taste buds!!! Don't be feeding them adult
food!!!!!!!!!

Andy

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Sunday morning brought twins.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.

I don't think you need to cook for newborns.

Michael Horowitz <[email protected]>
news:[email protected]: in rec.food.cooking

> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
> I have a food saver.
> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -

Congrats on the new twins I don't feed a crowd usually and other than
the usual lasagna, breakfast casserole etc. I don't make much in the way of
make ahead dishes. However, I would think a casserole/hotdish would be
perfect. You can Google the rfc archives using hotdish as the search term.
You'll get a lot of recipes and ideas from the folks in here. You might
also check out this site:

http://busycooks.about.com/od/makeah...ecasserole.htm

Best of luck,

Michael


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Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
> I have a food saver.
> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
> Mike

Breakfast casseroles are an easy make-ahead dish if someone wants something
in a pinch in the morning.

-= Exported from BigOven =-

Cheddar-Bacon Wake-Up Casserole

If bulging stockings don't get everyone out of bed Christmas morning, this
yummy make-ahead breakfast casserole will certainly do the trick.

Recipe By: Country Home, December 2007-January 2008
Serving Size: 6
Cuisine: American
Main Ingredient: Eggs
Categories: Winter, Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Cheese, Bacon, Milk,
Brunch, Breakfast

-= Ingredients =-
4 ounces dry French bread ; cubed
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese ; shredded
4 slices bacon ; crisp-cooked, drained and crumbled *
2 cups milk
4 eggs ; lightly beaten
2 tablespoons Italian leaf parsley ; snipped
1/2 teaspoon mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper ; ground
1/8 teaspoon onion powder

-= Instructions =-
In a large bowl toss together the bread cubes, cheddar cheese, and cooked
bacon or ham. Divide among six 10-ounce individual casseroles or place all
of the mixture in one 2-quart rectangular baking dish. In a medium bowl
whisk together milk, eggs, parsley, mustard, pepper and onion powder. Pour
over the bread mixture in the casseroles or dish.

Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Bake, uncovered,
in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes for individual baking casseroles
(about 40 minutes for 2-quart dish) or until a knife inserted near center
comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

kili

Sorry, should have been more specirfic - supper oriented - Mike




On Wed, 1 Oct 2008 09:09:52 -0400, "kilikini"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Michael Horowitz wrote:
>> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
>> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
>> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
>> I have a food saver.
>> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
>> Mike
>
>Breakfast casseroles are an easy make-ahead dish if someone wants something
>in a pinch in the morning.
>
> -= Exported from BigOven =-
>
> Cheddar-Bacon Wake-Up Casserole
>
>If bulging stockings don't get everyone out of bed Christmas morning, this
>yummy make-ahead breakfast casserole will certainly do the trick.
>
>Recipe By: Country Home, December 2007-January 2008
>Serving Size: 6
>Cuisine: American
>Main Ingredient: Eggs
>Categories: Winter, Thanksgiving, Easter, Christmas, Cheese, Bacon, Milk,
>Brunch, Breakfast
>
>-= Ingredients =-
>4 ounces dry French bread ; cubed
>1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese ; shredded
>4 slices bacon ; crisp-cooked, drained and crumbled *
>2 cups milk
>4 eggs ; lightly beaten
>2 tablespoons Italian leaf parsley ; snipped
>1/2 teaspoon mustard
>1/4 teaspoon black pepper ; ground
>1/8 teaspoon onion powder
>
>-= Instructions =-
>In a large bowl toss together the bread cubes, cheddar cheese, and cooked
>bacon or ham. Divide among six 10-ounce individual casseroles or place all
>of the mixture in one 2-quart rectangular baking dish. In a medium bowl
>whisk together milk, eggs, parsley, mustard, pepper and onion powder. Pour
>over the bread mixture in the casseroles or dish.
>
>Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Bake, uncovered,
>in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes for individual baking casseroles
>(about 40 minutes for 2-quart dish) or until a knife inserted near center
>comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
>
>kili
>

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:02:31 -0400, Michael Horowitz
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
>Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
>Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
>I have a food saver.
>If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
>Mike

Didn't you post this request about 2 weeks ago? Did you read the 18
or so responses?

In article <[email protected]>,
Michael Horowitz <[email protected]> wrote:

> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
> I have a food saver.
> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
> Mike

Mazel tov! L'shana tovat.
Your first? It really *is* everything other grands carry on about. My
greatest joy is watching my kid be a mom. She's very good at it.

Meatballs, sauced any number of ways, or not sauced.

Meat slices in a bit of broth, frozen in a shallow foil pan; removed
from pan when frozen and vac sealed. Can be reheated in a vat of
uncovered boiling water for about 10-15 minutes.

Gift certs to the local pizza delivery place. :-/

A 12-pack of beer, beneficial to nursing moms whose milk may not 'let
down' due to stress or tension.

Set the table at your house, have the food ready to come out of the oven
in an hour or so. Wine or other libation of choice prominently visible.
Go to twins' home and tell parents to go to your house while you stay
with the babes for 3 hours or so.

Meat loaf.

Swiss steak.

Beast stew (maybe leave out the potatoes); instructions to serve over
noodles.

Sloppy Joe mix. Make sure there are some buns in the freezer. Take the
buns out in the morning and they'll be thawed by dinner for sure.

Buncha carrot and celery sticks, rinsed and stuck in a plastic bag while
damp. Should be crisp for a week.

How's that? We aim to please.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller, and here's the link to my appearance
on "A Prairie Home Companion," <http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
programs/2008/08/30/>

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> Michael Horowitz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
>>Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
>>Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
>>Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
>>I have a food saver.
>>If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
>>Mike
>
>
> Mazel tov! L'shana tovat.
> Your first? It really *is* everything other grands carry on about. My
> greatest joy is watching my kid be a mom. She's very good at it.
>
> Meatballs, sauced any number of ways, or not sauced.
>
> Meat slices in a bit of broth, frozen in a shallow foil pan; removed
> from pan when frozen and vac sealed. Can be reheated in a vat of
> uncovered boiling water for about 10-15 minutes.
>
> Gift certs to the local pizza delivery place. :-/
>
> A 12-pack of beer, beneficial to nursing moms whose milk may not 'let
> down' due to stress or tension.

Yup. Also helps with the pain when the little Hoover-head latches on,
especially in the beginning. Blue Moon wheat ale with a slice of orange
goes down well. Also, tell mum to not be afraid to react if what the
babe is doing hurts. Even a newborn is capable of understanding a yelp,
a jump and a sudden denial of food source. Repeat two or three times
and you've got a baby who understands "EASY!". This is especially
beneficial for early teethers.

>
> Set the table at your house, have the food ready to come out of the oven
> in an hour or so. Wine or other libation of choice prominently visible.
> Go to twins' home and tell parents to go to your house while you stay
> with the babes for 3 hours or so.

This is an excellent suggestion. Although it might seem easier to have
mum go to her room and sleep for a couple of hours while you take care
of the babes, in point of fact, the sound of her baby or babies crying,
even if only for a second or two, will trigger immediate let-down and
she'll be up and down the hall looking for them before she's really even
awake.
>
> Meat loaf.
>
> Swiss steak.
>
> Beast stew (maybe leave out the potatoes); instructions to serve over
> noodles.
>
> Sloppy Joe mix. Make sure there are some buns in the freezer. Take the
> buns out in the morning and they'll be thawed by dinner for sure.
>
> Buncha carrot and celery sticks, rinsed and stuck in a plastic bag while
> damp. Should be crisp for a week.
>
> How's that? We aim to please.

Sliced grilled chicken breast, flour tortillas and shredded cheese for
quesadillas.

Hard boiled eggs.

Homemade chicken noodle soup.

Fresh fruit - good apples (pink ladies are excellent). Oranges.
Strawberries.

Peanut butter and/or Nutella to scoop with the apple slices

Canned fruit - pineapple rings.

Dried fruits - prunes, apples, apricots.

Frozen fruit - whole frozen black cherries (better than sherbert) or
blueberries.

(If you're detecting a theme here, it's because it's important to stay
hydrated and regular after childbirth. Fruits address both issues).

Beverages - skim milk, decaf iced tea, herbal teas, OJ.

Nope, but if you have the thread name, I'll google for it - MIke

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:35:11 -0500, The Cook <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:02:31 -0400, Michael Horowitz
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
>>Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
>>Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
>>I have a food saver.
>>If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
>>Mike
>
>Didn't you post this request about 2 weeks ago? Did you read the 18
>or so responses?

In article <[email protected]>,
The Cook <[email protected]> wrote:

> Didn't you post this request about 2 weeks ago? Did you read the 18
> or so responses?

Different grandparent. :-)
Lots of new grands on rfc lately. :-)

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller,

On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:41:25 -0400, Michael Horowitz
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Nope, but if you have the thread name, I'll google for it - MIke
>
>On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:35:11 -0500, The Cook <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:02:31 -0400, Michael Horowitz
>><[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
>>>Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
>>>Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
>>>I have a food saver.
>>>If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
>>>Mike
>>
>>Didn't you post this request about 2 weeks ago? Did you read the 18
>>or so responses?


Here are some of the headers. Looks like your name.

From: Mike <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
Subject: Grandpa-to-be volunteers to cook for 4-6.
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:49:55 -0700 (PDT)

Just thought you might like to see what has already been posted on the
subject.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:


> Beast stew (maybe leave out the potatoes); instructions to serve over
> noodles.
>
> Sloppy Joe mix. Make sure there are some buns in the freezer. Take the
> buns out in the morning and they'll be thawed by dinner for sure.
>
> Buncha carrot and celery sticks, rinsed and stuck in a plastic bag while
> damp. Should be crisp for a week.
>
> How's that? We aim to please.

I'll never forget the dinner an elderly couple provided me after my
second baby. It was a large crock pot of vegetable beef soup, a loaf of
bread and a huge homemade chocolate cake (The Hershey's recipe on the
can of cocoa). It all fed us for an entire week and was so very welcome!

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.
> Also brought the responsibility to help with cooking.
> Looking for "serves 6" recipies that can be frozen.
> I have a food saver.
> If you have a favorite or two , would appreciate hearing about them -
> Mike
>


Anything that you can cook in quantity, like chili, spaghetti sauce,
stew, soup can be frozen. Things like potatoes, rice, noodles, pasta
should be cooked separately and added when reheating.

You could make most casseroles and freeze them also. If Mom is
breastfeeding (some moms do even with twins), be careful with things
like onions, peppers, broccoli, beans, cauliflower, and hot stuff. They
can make the babies gassy/collicky, and that would be awful times two!

Congratulations and Happy New Year.

gloria p

Michael Horowitz wrote:
> Sunday morning brought twins. Great way to start the new year.

Mazel Tov! How lovely for all of you!

Make them a nice noodle kugel <g>

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Goomba wrote:
> I'll never forget the dinner an elderly couple provided me after my
> second baby. It was a large crock pot of vegetable beef soup, a loaf
> of bread and a huge homemade chocolate cake (The Hershey's recipe on
> the can of cocoa). It all fed us for an entire week and was so very
> welcome!
That was a wonderful gift for a family with a newborn. Over the years,
you have still remembered it.

BTW, the chocolate cake recipe that is on the box of Hershey's Cocoa is
one of my favorite cakes.

Becca