her mother died 2 weeks ago.
I told her I’m sorry but after thinking about what to say I couldn’t come with anything better than repeating sorry again. She then told me and another coworker how she died.
I want to show her that I care but I don’t want her mother’s death to become the elephant in the room each time we talk.
This is not romantic in any way.
This is Jewish tradition, btw. Not lasagna, but you give a dish so the family can grieve at shiva without having to worry about cooking.
In the southern US, we have “funeral potatoes”. Easy casserole.
Italian too. Hence the lasagna.