. And then we talked of gingerbread cookies and men, decorated. I think those should go well? When I think holidays I also think scones and shortbread. Can’t remember if I said that there will be a dessert table at the party...

OH wow! What a great church potluck! Not sure if your church is small enough to do a pot luck. I grew up in a small southern church — 50 on high attendance days! You could assign families a state or region. A fab way to...

Hmmm, I wonder about candied bacon—might be worth trying. I just made this again for a potluck and it was a hit (you know it’s a hit when it’s devoured by a room full of personal trainers/aerobics instructors)....

Thanks, Rubee. Yes, it is delicious. I make this recipe about once a month and it is soooo great. I started pulling the meat off the bones when I brought it to a holiday potluck in December. This is definitely one of my top-five...

you know you’re a chowhound... when you host a "potluck" for 15 people at your house, but only assign food items to people who you know will do it well, and even then you send them recipes! everything else you make yourself,...

From the little I know about Ramadan, a lot of the eating involves potlucks, bringing desserts to other people’s houses, etc. so I’d recommend making a large creme caramel in a pyrex container, because it’s easy...

Went to a potluck last night bearing bottles upon bottles of Elk Cove Pinot Noir. The other fine attendees brought: cured meats, cheeses, and olives to start; butternut squash soup; eggplant parmigiana; beer can bread; salad with...

to a potluck. Ingredient lists don’t seem overwhelming, nor do techniques. I’d like a yay or nay from a hound who has it. :) Which specific dishes have you made/would you make again??

Pasta Salads — if you are invited to a potluck or picnic or barbecue, make this in advance (at least several hours before the party). Always a hit with crowds. These are similar to the ones you can buy at the deli –...

around their plates and snack on the pre-packaged items they brought. In an effort to include them more and have them feel more comfortable we just started doing potluck meals so eveyone could bring and eat whatever they wanted....

point for everybody) this time? Or suggest something very simple like a BBQ or potluck picnic which would cut down on everybody’s labor but still allows everyone to visit. If these are more involved dinner parties, I...

with fun potlucks and amazing dinner parties.

could get at the market, and they found their ways onto the table, along with inari sushi, or kappa makis, or chirashi sushi, especially at picnics or potlucks. So, yeah, avocados, cream cheese, whatever... bring it on. But...

of potlucks. They’re fun AND cheap.

was supposed to serve dinner, getting to the line in the recipe that said “chill overnight.” Ouch. I used to throw an authentic Medieval potluck every year at Halloween. One year, my sister-in-law (a real germophobe)...