What are your favorite meals to bring to new parents for spring and summer babies?

This is a very thoughtful question that took me back to the time we were new parents.

Discussing this with my partner to see if there were dishes that we thought befit the hot Australian summer when we had the baby.. And we honestly couldn't think of any!

Everything was a blur; opening the fridge and finding something—anything—to eat was already the best feeling in the world.

We were quite lucky to have a multicultural circle of friends/family. We think that variety is probably more important than what the food actually were. If all we had was lasagna, we would eat it every day for a week. But choosing between fried rice, chilli con carne, pasta, or curry from the fridge/freezer was one of the few highlights of our day.

If you're part of a group of friends, you can discuss among yourselves the different things you could bring. If not, imagine you just had the most exhausting day of your life. What do you wish you would find in your fridge right about now?

Honestly my favorite thing I received was delivery from a local vegan restaurant, it was junk foodie but very yummy. You want junk food when you’re struggling :)

Chinese tomato and eggs are good

Japanese curry

Thai Tom yum soup

All super easy to make and yummy

I just did this for a friend. I made a hearty salad that had Parmesan and prosciutto in it. I just made the dressing and put it in a different bowl so it wouldn't get soggy.

Gazpacho. Giada DiLaurentiis has a green gazpacho that is super tasty, and feels less like you're just eating salsa out of a bowl. Charcuterie. Did this for a friend, I knew they loved charcuterie but I think it would work for lots of people. Arrange a nice pretty board with lots of yummy condiments, meats, cheeses, nuts, pickles, fruit, and wrap it up. She mentioned it was so nice to have what felt like a fancy adult meal amidst all the diapers and non adult themed things. Made her feel like herself, not a breast milk machine lol.

I brought soft cheese and salami as my friends wife was complaining about missing it.