Taking dinner to a recovering friend - meal ideas?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I could use some inspiration - I am taking dinner to a friend who had surgery (and their family) this week. Any favorite meals you do for this? I'm leaning towards comfort food since I'm not sure how they will be feeling. It's in a few days so I have time to grocery shop and cook, I'm just having trouble figuring out my plan.

Is there any restrictions on what they can eat?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you buy acini di Pepe? It is my favorite for wedding soup, but I cannot find it at Giant, Wegmans, or Whole Foods. I usually resort to orzo, but I prefer something smaller.

Just found it at Harris teeter. I think they just started carrying the DeCecco brand.

[Anonymous]

Honey baked ham and a pack of rolls and small sliced cheese squares from the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do you buy acini di Pepe? It is my favorite for wedding soup, but I cannot find it at Giant, Wegmans, or Whole Foods. I usually resort to orzo, but I prefer something smaller.

i am the one who posted the recipe. I can't find acini di Pepe ether so I use ditalini.

I found it at Safeway, DeCecco brand

[Anonymous]

For dessert, ginger-pear crumble helps with post-anesthesia nausea and drug-induced constipation:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/pear-ginger-crumble-recipe-1947190

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For dessert, ginger-pear crumble helps with post-anesthesia nausea and drug-induced constipation:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ellie-krieger/pear-ginger-crumble-recipe-1947190

This is a very thoughtful idea! Personally I make a lot of meatballs, and they freeze and reheat super well so I tend to take those to people. I make chicken parm meatballs, chicken picatta meatballs, you name it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do you buy acini di Pepe? It is my favorite for wedding soup, but I cannot find it at Giant, Wegmans, or Whole Foods. I usually resort to orzo, but I prefer something smaller.

I’ve found it at Teeter. Try the Italian store too? I haven’t checked for this but they have a dried pasta section.