Right Beside You are happy to cook for you and your family and believe it is vital that the family, especially Mum, eat well during the postnatal period.
Some example meals are included here or we are happy to cook any of your familiar favourites; just let us know before the visit.
Please note that all ingredients need to be supplied by yourselves but if there is a supermarket near by we are happy to fetch these for you during the postnatal hours worked if you wish.
SOUPS
Soups are a wonderful easy food for during the postnatal period.They will provide a quick, nutritious meal for Mum and the family once prepared. They will be prepared using fresh ingredients purchased by you, (or the doula will go and purchase them during the postnatal hours worked if you prefer) and then you can eat later as a family or even freeze and consume in the following days/week too.
Minestrone Soup
30 minutes preparation time + 2 hours cooking time
Ingredients required:
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion
2 cloves garlic
2 carrots
2 potatoes
2 celery sticks
2 zucchini
2 cups shredded cabbage
125g (4oz) green beans
2 litres beef stock
425g (14oz) can chopped tomatoes
½ cup (80g/2 ¾ oz) macaroni
440g (14oz) can borlotti or red kidney beans
Grated Parmesan, to serve
Fresh thyme sprigs, to serve
Chunky Vegetable Soup
30 minutes preparation time + 1hr 30 minutes cooking time
Ingredients required:
50g (1 ¾ oz) butter
1 leek
1 celery stick
1 large carrot
1 large potato
1 parsnip
1 swede or turnip
225g (7oz) sweet potato
½ cup (115g/4oz) soup mix (Soup mix is a combination of dried beans & pulses)
2 litres vegetable stock
1 cup (155g/5oz) frozen peas
125g (4oz) green beans
¼ cup (15g / ½ oz) chopped fresh mint
1/3 cup (20g ¾ oz) chopped fresh parsley
MAIN MEALS
Hearty meals which can be prepared by the doula while she is with you and then left to cook and enjoy by your family later in the day
