<p>One other suggestion. My friend loves and appreciates all of the people that bring meals but misses the smell of cooking in her house. So, on good days, when she feels well enough for a visit, I will bring the ingredients over to her house and cook the meal there. The smell of cooking makes her feel good and we talk while I chop vegetables. It makes her feel as if she is a part of the meal preparation for her family (and she is, since she always manages to direct it somehow 
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<p>Soup is a good choice if you do this since it fills the house with a delicious smell.</p>