Broiled salmon over bowtie pasta with garlic, basil and Parmesan in our light tomato cream sauce.

What's in the kit: a family-size tray of the pasta, a Caesar or house salad, and garlic bread.

Feeds 4 or Feeds 6.

How it works: cooked to order. Order by 10 AM and your kit is ready the same day; after 10 AM it is ready the next day. Free pickup at California Grill, 6751 Painter Ave, Whittier, seven days a week, plus free local delivery around Whittier and Irvine. Cold-packed GLS shipping to AZ, NV, OR, WA, ID, NM, CO, TX, WI, IL and IN goes out Monday and Tuesday and arrives in 1 to 3 days. Everything comes sealed in ready-to-heat packs: drop them in a pot of hot water and dinner is ready in under 10 minutes. Keeps 7 to 10 days refrigerated; the use-by date is on the label.

Same family, same kitchen, since 1996. This is the food our Whittier regulars order at the restaurant, portioned for your table so you skip the cooking and the cleanup without giving up a real sit-down dinner.