xmas party (pot luck)

[shootingstar]

I don't get it....why not all of you go to a restaurant for the Christmas meal , prebook place days in advance with people rvsping and everyone pays for their own dish. Just get a restaurant that has a web menu online for people to ponder over dishes in advance.

That's what we do where we are....and the majority of employees are men. Yes I work at a construction engineering firm...it's large enough, that I don't know all the guys and other employees.

Snapdragon's idea works well also where we are.

[buddha_bellies]

I say bake cookies! I don't know anyone who doesn't like chocolate chip cookies. And if they're picky, I guess you can alway bake one batch more chewy then the other.

Geez... I can't believe people would actually complain about your food. And they didn't even TRY cooking theirs!

[salsabike]

People who like to cook can choose to cook. People who don't like to cook can choose to bring take out or grocery food. If there's a food in either case that people don't like...they don't have to eat it. No big deal.

[Pedal Wench]

Ha! Same situation here. We used to have a chef at work, but due to the times, he's been gone a year. So, everyone once in a while, we dust off the kitchen and do a potluck. I bring a watermelon/feta/pinenut salad with lemon-peel infused olive oil, this other guy brings Doritos. Chili potluck, I bring a black bean/roasted corn salad, he brings a package of cookies. Xmas potluck is tomorrow. I just spend $54 dollars to make my sweet potato souffle, doubled recipe - they're cooling off as I type this. He's bringing soda. What makes that just too pathetic is that we have a free soda fountain. All the soda anyone can drink...

[SadieKate]

I hate potlucks. There, I've said it. Food tastes horrible if the menu isn't cohesive. You can be the best cook and bring a spectacularly yummy dish, but paired with the wrong thing it will taste like something unmentionable.

Only time a potluck can be good is with friends where everyone is trusted to stick to a theme and not bring crap, or is willing to take an assignment (me included).

Chip in for pizza and pies. It'll be easier and less nauseating, and everyone spends the same amount.

[DebTX]

I'm so glad to hear I'm not the only one who hates pot lucks!
I'm with the group that says "chip in $5 each and order in some pizzas."

[bmccasland]

I work for an engineering firm, in cajun country. So even though most of the staff are men, they can cook what they catch. If it's shrimp, they probably caught them. Totally blew me away when I moved here that while the guys were talking about hunting or fishing, the disucssion would then move to recipes!

So we irrevently call our Section's pot-luck "Road Kill Cafe." Hey, we're the biologists of this bunch. I believe Shrimp Etouffe is on the menu. I had alligator sausage cheesy balls already this morning.

Merry Christmas, Y'all!

[Karma007]

I have a potluck at work today. I'm vegetarian, so potlucks always make me nervous. I usually grab a snack ahead of time, so I'm not left with salad and chips. I made cupcakes (vegan) and have not told a soul that they're vegan ("There's VEEGAN IN THERE?! I"M ALLERGIC TO THAT!"). I'm waiting for the accolades before I spill..

A positive story, at my bf's chrstmas party (while not potluck) was catered by a meat company. I was giddy when I found out they ordered falafel, etc. from another restaurant just for the veg-eaters. I have never felt so loved...

[sundial]

I had alligator sausage cheesy balls already this morning.

Does it taste like chicken?