As a vegetarian, I would just be so thankful at the kind gesture.

If it’s post surgery watch the beans — gas isn’t fun after anesthesia, especially if it was abdominal.

I would do a red lentil soup (see Armenian lentil), some rice with fried scallions on top, and maybe a very mild potato and carrot curry (Ethiopian spices). Fresh fruit salad with citrus, apples, etc. A bunch of grapes. Oatmeal and dried cherry cookies. A box of tea. Basically light foods for recovery and munching along with the leftovers of what others bring.

Anonymous wrote:Vegetarian Shepard’s pie

agree. I do this with Trader Joe’s beefless beef crumbles.

Chili, preferably with sweet potato

Vegetarian Shepard’s pie

Veggie lasagna, lentil soup or curry, barley soup, baked ziti (there’s one on NYT with ricotta that’s delicious and if you prepped it in two half pans could feed them twice with probably leftovers both times—add vegetarian sausage if desired), quiche freezes really well and is very adaptable to specific tastes.

Chana masala, aloo gobi and naan - all freeze fine too!

Vegetarian chili or vegetarian chili Mac
Zucchini lasagne

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Anonymous wrote:Quiche, green salad, fresh fruit, and a few chocolate croissants.

Soup and bread for later.

Quiche is always a treat. Freezes well and so easy.

NP - I usually do quiche, fruit salad, a nice baguette, and cookies. Most vegetarians eat eggs; vegan is a different story.

Eating eggs varies. I eat eggs cooked in stuff but not plain eggs or quiche.

All food preferences vary. Right? But it’s perfectly reasonably to suggest quiche as a vegetarian meal option, since most vegetarians do eat eggs.

Baked pasta with zucchini, onions, and eggplant. Skip the eggplant if they don't like it.

We love these: https://smittenkitchen.com/2020/09/tangy-braised-chickpeas/

I’m not even vegetarian, and we make them regularly.

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for all the suggestions! These are friends I've eaten many meals with and I'm not bugging them in their current situation about the number of eggplant lovers in their home (I do remember having a pizza with fried eggplant with them but I don't think the kids had any). I might make myself an eggplant parm.

I think I'm going to do a vegetarian shepherd's pie (should that be called a sheep's pie?), broccoli cheddar soup and a loaf of bread.

Farmer's pie? You know, the one that "herds' the vegetables?

Israeli couscous with roasted vegetables (carrots/red onions), roasted chick peas, feta and a yogurt sauce.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quiche, green salad, fresh fruit, and a few chocolate croissants.

Soup and bread for later.

Quiche is always a treat. Freezes well and so easy.

NP - I usually do quiche, fruit salad, a nice baguette, and cookies. Most vegetarians eat eggs; vegan is a different story.

Eating eggs varies. I eat eggs cooked in stuff but not plain eggs or quiche.