K.F.
Get out the yellow pages, those restaurants that deliver will indicate that with their ads. Also, when I was recuperating from a hospitalization about a year and a half ago, one of the gals from church brought me chicken fettucini alfredo from Costo, it was realllly good and came in a container size that between you two and the kiddo, would make a couple of meals.
I would also look at the frozen food section. The family style stouffer's lasagna, etc. are good and something you might also want to consider are the places near home that have carryout, and those on the way home from your husband's job.
In most cases, you can call in the order and pick it up, I have several still in my cell from my last pregnancy nine years ago. Another thing that is quick and easy in a pinch are beef flavored Ramen noodles. I thought my husband was crazy for this, they are supposed to be easy, right? Anyway, he would squeeze a half lemon into a bowl, a little bit of table pepper and Trappey's red devil sauce. It is really, really good and easie if you buy the bottled lemon juice.
Also, in a crock pot or oven, get a chuck or shoulder roast, put it in the crock pot or about 2' of the extra wide heavy duty foil that has been laid out over a casserole dish. Use about 2 tablespoons of A-1 sauce sprinkled over the meat. Use about a half package of Lipton's or Campbell's french onion soup mix and a family sized cream of chicken soup over that. Do the crock pot in the morning. In the oven, put the ends of the foil togeher and roll down but leave some space for steam. Then crimp up he sides and put the casserole dish in the oven at 350. Usually cooks a couple of hours but in both cases, it makes wonderful gravy.
When I was a kid, we never really did mashed potatoes except for holidays, too lazy to get out the mixer I guess. But a few years back my mother discovered the hand potato masher. Except for the peeling, it is pretty low labor. Boil them until they break apart easily with a fork, drain them. Put them back in the pot, add a package of cream cheese and an 8 oz sour cream. Usually do not need butter or milk. Everyone loves them and if you make a big pot, you have leftover for tomorrow.
Also something you might want to consider, is a cooking day. I used to do it on Sunday. I would cook something in the broiler, something in the oven, while something else on the stove, even if it is hamburger helper, which btw is pretty good and fairly quick. We would usually eat the stove meal and I would put the roast (above) in the fridge and that would get thrown in the oven for but a half hour the next day. Put the broiler meal in the fridge as well, usually microwaved that.
Think too if there are things that he could finish if you did the vegetable stuff. While you want to take it easy, you also do want to start doing some activities because it helps you to heal faster (three c-sections I am a pro, and btw if you have any qestions, give me a shout, no question is stupid!). For meatloaf or something you could cut up the vegetables and he can finish putting it together when he gets home.
Look around the store too for boxed stuff. RiceARoni's pastas are pretty good so that is just pretty much boiling the noodles, same deal with wild rice or red beans and rice.
If you don't normally, the prepackaged salads are a huge time saver.
