Menus for grieving niece.

What about Quorn mince. Makes lovely chilli and lasagne. My eldest daughter who is not a vegetarian prefers these dishes made with Quorn as she d like the smell of mince. A good pizza is always a winner- either homemade or bought. Good luck .

Dear exdancer why ever are you going to all this trouble at your ages. I’m 87 and when my husband died this time last year I had relatives staying with me and no way did I do any of the things you are doing.
My daughter gave me a hand and between us we did just over a £100 on line Iceland order, filled both our freezers and told the family to get on with it which they did.
No way should your niece expect you to pander to her very concise food peculiarities, she should be very grateful for what you have already done, arranging a funeral is not easy and I speak as a retired funeral director.
Just carry on in your own way regarding meals and who knows you might discover things in the freezer you’ve not tried before.
My sincere and deepest condolences to you and your family.

I’m sorry, but if you know she doesn’t like sausages, why on Earth would you serve her toad in the hole?

Beef stew?
Quiche?
Omelette?

Make your usual short crust pastry, or buy it, cut up leeks very finely and stew them in as little water as possible with salt and pepper until they are tender. Allow to cool. Roll out the pastry and line a pie dish that has been very well creased with it.

Add one or two eggs to the cold leeks, a spoonful flour, a little nutmeg and a half to a whole packet of grated cheese. Bake in oven for 45 minutes and serve when it has cooled slightly.

Have you got a Cook shop near you, or within their delivery areas? They are really good and don’t taste like ready meals , though it is fair to say they are not a cheap option

I hope your niece appreciates your effords 😊 My tip : vegetables of the season cut in pieces, add some olive oil and herbs/spices to your liking. On top of that put the meat your niece does eat (or you think she might eat), like pieces of beef or porc. Pepper and salt, eventually other spices. (I'm very much into Middle Eastern cuisine) Pop in the oven for 45 minutes on 175° Celsius. Different every time because so many variations are possible!

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Perhaps nice greens, hard cooked eggs quartered, ham chopped, assorted lovely veg, arranged with nice dressing. Garlic bread

The frozen chopped not whizzed spinach and ricotta tortelloni. Grated parmesan and butter. Tomato side salad if you must.

Yes just buy in the basics, plus a bit of what she will eat, pork , veg, some chops etc and tell her shes welcone to make something if shes not wanting what you 2 are having.she's grieving, but she isnt a child, surely she can make herself a meal.

Spaghetti Bolognaise

Baggs

Good grief!

Take her to the nearest supermarket and shoo her in. Tell her you'll wait in the car (or a cafe).

A parent dying is not an excuse for being utterly self-centred and precious. What happened - serious health issues appart - to eating what's put in front of you in someone else's house?

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Otherwise some of the above suggestions sound very yummy!!

DS and GCs have fluctuating meat requirements so I cook a large ham (in water but in the oven) and leave it in the fridge with lots of eggs and cheese. It then figures in ham and eggs, with jackets, with mac cheese, carbonara, omelettes, with chips, inna quiche, sandwiches, salads, chunked into vegetable soup (I haven't actually curried it yet but am not ruling it out) and if they don't like what I am cooking they can either put something together they do want or substitute for something on their plate. DH loves bacon rolypoly when they've gone home...

Praise her well known cooking skills and try to get her to do the main dish each day! I would hope that this might occupy her mind over the Xmas period and save you some stress.

Worth looking at Wiltshire Farm Foods online…. Free delivery into your freezer. My husband and I are both disabled after strokes and find this service so convenient. I have no other connection with the company

Take her shopping to Waitose and she can choose and pay as you are too kind im afraid far too kind and you are not in good health

If you can afford it the Cook shop do some lovely food you just need to reheat

Perhaps she would like to cook for you as a way of saying "thank you" for all that you have done in arranging the service etc for her father?
Failing that, I think you should cook what you would have done anyway (taking into account the obvious things like fish and lamb - which you say she does not eat).
Have plenty of eggs available and if she refuses or rejects your meals, she can make herself a plain omelette.
Being a good guest means eating what is put in front of you as far as possible. (I draw the line at fish with scales, head or tail - but will eat fish as long as those bits are not on my plate...probably wouldn't tackle a sheep's eye, and, being coeliac have a real difficulty with that - but I bring my own gluten free stuff and would never expect a host to provide these.)

Doodledog

Someone linked to a ready meal company.

"Other ready meals available from various outlets"
Even a local pub/restaurant might deliver.

There! Does that solve it?

She is lucky to have the offer of homecooked meals.

You could be right Doodledog. I've just Googled.

Someone linked to a ready meal company.

I would hope she will be extremely grateful for you dealing with the funeral and show it.
No way could she complain about someone offering her a place to sleep as well as cooked meals.

A guest staying for a few day should offer at least one main meal out in a restaurant. Maybe before she arrives you could find a selection of reasonable places to eat out.

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NanyJan53 I'm another who doesn't understand who you have reported and for what reason. Please come back and explain. Very puzzling.

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