Years past, our company had a catered Xmas party lunch. Well you can't blame them for not picking up the tab this year. So we now have a pot luck. this wouldn't be too bad if there were more women who cook in this place.

I work for an engineering company. Mostly men, and then their are us. two women who are married, a single gal who hates to cook and me.

We have had pot luck lunch in the past. So I cringe at the thought of another pot luck here.

we have had:

shrimp cocktail platter, which no one dared to eat except for the person who brought it. The shrimp must have been pickled in nitrite. rubbery and just plain yucky.

a vegetable platter (clery stick, cucumber slices, raw broccolli) from a local grocery store

a bucket of El Pollo Loco chicken with its famous flame grilled chicken . A step up from KFC

a take out from Panda Express. My guess is its going to be orange peel chicken with fried rice.

oh almost forgot Pizza pizza from Domino's. the real cheap franchised pizza shop.

....

Yesterday, one of the guys asked me what I was bringing and I said not sure. So he put in a request for sushi. NOT SO FAST BUCKWHEAT (Der Schweinehund!!). #1 grade tuna starts at $20/lb.

In the past, I have brought:

Gnocci with cream sauce (my boss requested cream sauce instead of tomato sauce) guys poo-pooed it. My boss loved it. and one guy whose last name is Itallian said I don't know how to make REAL Itallian dish. (Sche**&) And my boss is second generation Itallian.

Potato salad with vinegarett with bit of meyer lemon. where's the mayo someone asked.

micro-green salad with falafal. What the heck is that as they pointed to flafal. no clue!!!

Chicken with artichoke in light cream sauce tossed in with linguini. Gremolata sprinkled on the top. Parsley and garlic gave it the nice color and bit of bite for a balanced taste. And the lemon zest gave it that refreshing light taste. too weird for them.

So I'm thinking why am I going to beat myself up with der Schwein und der Hunds?? I'm really tempted to get Hormel can of chilli or Van Camps pork and beans and chop in some cheap hot dog meat.

but I'm just too nice. So maybe I'll try more for the 10 pointer on a guy-o-meter food. Stuffed bell peppers. stuffing will be cajun style dirty rice. relatively simple and easy. Use enough rice to make it cheap. I think I will make some of them blazing hot
chop in some habanero's or sctch-bonnet or serano. serves'em right.

feeling bit mean!! My partner thought it was totally appropriate with the van camp idea. cheap hot dog adds that just the right zinger touch.

It's too bad I can't call in sick tomorrow. :P