My wife's birthday party is this weekend. Last year we had a pot luck dinner party and it was so successful we figured we'd do it again this year.
I love how simple pot luck dinners can be. Show up, bring a dish you've prepared, everybody eats. It appeals to my love of friends and of food both at the same time! With so many people bringing different things, there's bound to be something for everyone to enjoy.
We're not picky with what gets brought; main courses or deserts are all good in our book. Lots of our friends who don't have time to cook anything will just bring some snacks they've picked up on the way out. We don't even ask that everyone who comes brings something. We just like having a good time and sharing good food with our friends.
This year I'm thinking of doing a chili or maybe a jambalaya. I'm good at both. I think my wife's going to make her chocolate and peanut-butter cheesecake and possibly a custard pie. My problem is that I want to just cook so many different dishes.
Have any of you gone to a pot luck dinner? Do you have some favourite dishes that you've brought along, or think would go down well?
Nov 4, 2011
Pot Luck Dinners
Paul Anthony Shortt believes in magic and monsters. In ghosts and fairies. The creatures that lurk under the bed and inside the closet. The things that live in the dark, and the heroes who stand against them. Above all, he believes that stories have the power to change the world, and the most important stories are the ones which show that monsters can be beaten.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Occasionally, but you're the first person outside the US I ever saw use the name pot-luck.
ReplyDeleteI grew up going to these potluck dinners in our church basement and I remember as a kid just being giddy with the choices, especially the desserts! What a fun idea for a party and I say if you're in the mood to cook, go all out!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Jen, give her a big hug :)
ReplyDeleteI tend to make Tortilla and or Paella whenever I want to show off cooking to people :) although last time we had a dinner party (yep we're those people now) we had a veggie and a guy who doesn't eat anything green so we had to go with tapas style stuff and it was great fun! Beef Casserole, Sushi, Tortilla, Aubergine Tomato bake thingy, Fried chicken(with nutmeg, pineapple and crunchy nut cornflakes) and other stuff I can't remember, love making really random mixes :)
Gid: Really? What else is it called?
ReplyDeleteKaren Walker: Mmm, chocolate deserts are good. It was a great night. I'm exhausted, though.
KarenG: I did end up cooking the jambalaya, creamed potato salad, and a rice dish made with carrots, onions and red pepper pesto. None of it lasted long!
Sarah: I love tapas! I think that'll be the next dinner party we have.