Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dad was 74 when my mom died. He got too much food and had to throw some away. He ran out of room in his freezer. So maybe go over and spend an hour visiting and work into the conversation asking what he has/needs.

Are you referring to the week of death, or the whole year+ afterward?

Set a calendar reminder to send a meal gift in the future.

I’d say it was within the month following her death. He knows how to cook. Nobody was bringing him food for a year!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I take a large serving (lasts my elderly friend 2 days) of whatever I'm making for my family. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, spaghetti and meatballs, Salmon rice bowl, etc. my friend seems to enjoy reheating this versus a large lasagna or something.

This is a fabulous idea! You are a sweet friend.

Agree this is the best way to do it for a single person. They can easily eat what you give vs feeling guilty for not being able to finish or not wanting to eat lasagna for days on end.

Anonymous wrote:My dad was 74 when my mom died. He got too much food and had to throw some away. He ran out of room in his freezer. So maybe go over and spend an hour visiting and work into the conversation asking what he has/needs.

Are you referring to the week of death, or the whole year+ afterward?

Set a calendar reminder to send a meal gift in the future.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he jewish? Matzo ball soup - send him a few quarts from a kosher or kosher-style deli. Is he a regular person? Rotisserie chicken.

Given that ~two percent of Americans are Jewish, absent any other identifying information the overwhelming odds are that he is not, so you come across as both stupid and racist.

This is a DC area board, pal.
Way over 2%.

Bless you for doing this. I hope your kindness comes back to you 1,000 times and your children learn for your wonderful example.

My father lives on the west coast, ever since my mother died this summer I worry about how he’s eating. I pray for people like you to be in his life!

I think anything re-heatable would be appreciated. When I visit, I make soups and casseroles that can be warmed in the microwave. I don’t think Dad uses the stove much. Sometimes I make homemade tv dinners by freezing a main and a side in a divided Ziploc container.

You are so kind, thank you!

My dad was 74 when my mom died. He got too much food and had to throw some away. He ran out of room in his freezer. So maybe go over and spend an hour visiting and work into the conversation asking what he has/needs.

I love to send things from Grandma's Chicken Soup. People seem to appreciate the thought. I am not a good cook, and this takes the burden of making something edible for someone else off my shoulders.