The questions usually come after the lights are off - innocent, unplanned, impossible. It was the night of my 39th birthday, and I was lying in the dark beside my 4-year-old son, watching him as he drifted toward sleep. I know he's close when he rests his right cheek on the pillow, facing away from me, his body finally slowing down.
If she can afford it, tell the LW to freeze her eggs! We have one amazing daughter, but haven't been able to have any more children (just two miscarriages, three egg retrievals with only one healthy embryo, and then a failed embryo transfer). Egg quality decreases with age and starts to drop quickly after 40-if she can bank some eggs now, she can buy herself some time for family-building and take the pressure off of meeting someone immediately. Wishing her luck.
My grandmother had a remarkable ability to create something cozy and plentiful with very little on hand, showing the importance of resourcefulness in meal preparation.