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OKAY, here are some ideas, for what they're worth: 1 My mother used to cook several dishes on Sunday, casseroles, etc, freeze them, and heat 'em up for dinner during the week. She was able to work extended hours and not have to stand and cook dinner every night! 2. My two sisters are "fair" cooks, compared to me, who can ruin a can of "heat 'n eat" soup, I mean, you don't even need to ADD anything and I can mess up!! And my Barb is a pretty good cook, but gets tired of making big meals. (stay with me here..) My mother is a great cook, but has to run back and forth to check on my father, so it is not easy, HOWEVER (finally!) on holidays, everyone brings one dish, or a dessert, and mom cooks one dish, or two, and all together we have a FEAST, I even make the tea or coffee (with the coffee bags!)... So just invite a few folks over, to each bring their own food. When YOU feel great, you can return the favor.... 3. Go through the Sunday newspaper, they probably have a listing of restaurants, many not yet in the phone book, and just start calling. it is amazing how many will deliver, but don't advertise that. 4 This one may be obvious, but I never realized it. You can have a taxicab pick up an order and deliver it, for the same price as a regular cab fare. Our company used to have parts delivered that way in emergency situations. This was when courier services were rare, and very expensive, so I am not sure if they will still do that. Just a funny story to end with, my grandmother used to have a neighbor's son run errands, and she'd give him some change, or a candy bar in return. One day she was baking, and ran out of baking soda, and sent Alex to get a box. He returned with bacon, and soda! A good laugh was had by all! So now I have a craving for pizza, anyone wanna bring me one? LOL [log in to unmask]