New Delivery

I delivered a new batch of food to mom last week. Mom is now enjoying a whole new selection of entrees. She called yesterday to tell me how yummy the frittata is—in fact, she interrupted EATING the frittata to call me about it! That was funny. I do believe frittata is turning into one of her favorite meals.

This time, I made the food in two sessions: I cooked on Friday for nine hours and then again for two hours on Saturday before driving to mom's with the food. It would have taken longer if I had made soup, but there wasn't time.

The current menu is as follows.

Three cheese spinach frittata
Tuna salad
Tri-tip roast with red wine gravy/turnips, carrots, onions, potatoes
Panko crusted chicken tenders/brown rice pilaf/green beans almondine
Pecan crusted Tilapia/roasted potatoes, pearled onions, and carrots

I had a very challenging work week, so I needed to try some efficiencies to shorten the cooking time. I cut out the soup. Also, I cut down on the number of different kinds of meals I cooked. Instead of four meals with three servings each, I made three meals with four servings each. It did save time to cook one less meal—one meal usually comprises three different recipes! So, it made a significant difference not to have to plan, buy extra ingredients, and cook three extra dishes.

It feels incomplete though: It feels as if I need to begin cooking again soon because I didn't cook enough for her this time.

Tomorrow is the beginning of Lent . I'll have to create more fish entrees next time. Mom will love that!