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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The friend is probably a spoonful of plain yogurt and 3 almonds kind of lunch-eater. Pasta with vodka sauce sounds good to me. There will be fruits and vegetables at the other meals of the day.[/quote]

No. This friend is a pasta with vodka sauce, side of roasted chicken, veggie and mozzarella salad - kind of gal. Simple, uncomplicated meal that normal people eat.

Who eats pasta? The peasants? Then call it what it is.  Poor people's subsistence meal. [/quote]

If someone casually whipped that up for me after a trip to the park, I would think they were a try-hard weirdo.

The most important part of having mom friends when your kids are little is finding people you can just be casual and relaxed around. People who don’t care if you let some things go, because it’s hard enough as it is.[/quote]

I would think they were a foodie. Some people really care about eating good food. And some people really care about being good hosts. This saying hasn't aged well given the current events, but jewish people used to joke "we cook for the entire Israeli Army, regardless of how many are coming over." We would never dream of giving barely enough. We would give lots of choices and lots of each choice. [/quote]

I care about eating good food and trying to be a good host, but this only works if your fridge and pantry are fully stocked 100% of the time. That’s completely unrealistic and sometimes being flexible and spontaneous is the best way to go.

Every real chef I’ve ever known would absolutely support impromptu buttered noodles in a pinch. The company and the human gesture of sharing are more important than what’s on the plate.[/quote]

Disagree.  I don’t think there has ever been an occasion where I have absolutely no other food in the house and have to resort to buttered noodles.  It’s literally dumping a box of noodles in boiling water.  Making a PB&J requires more effort than this.  Besides, this wasn’t the case of OP not having food available due to the impromptu nature.  She said that is their usual lunch. No, I would not serve this to someone.   If I were there, I would have politely declined and just drank some coffee or tea instead.  Just like I wouldn’t serve someone a bowl of plain rice or a buttered potato and call it lunch.
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