dinner for a friend

yesterday, after a morning of grocery shopping and errands I returned home to prepare dinner to bring a friend,a dear man who is dealing with his typical grace with a terminal illness. He mentioned several times that his wife and he eat very small meals, so I decided on turkey meat loaves baked in small bread pans - they are moist and flavorful and I utilized some of the thyme still flourishing in my waning herb garden. Along with the meat loaves, room temperature yukon gold potatoes, dressed while still warm with chicken broth, a bit of white wine, tarragon vinegar and olive oil. A small handful of parsley, and voila. Leftovers are wonderful the next day, sauteed and served with any meal, even breakfast. I bagged some mesclun and included a jar of mustardy salad dressing.A couple of sourdough rolls, then dessert - a simple, delicious honey pound cake, and a fruit cocktail to go with it - raspberries, blackberries, red grapes and fresh pineapple. This was a meal truly prepared with love.