The festivities of the past months may be a thankfully distant memory, but it's still good to have an excuse to get together with friends and share home-made cuisine and drink your share of wine. That's why the Potluck Dinner Party was invented.It's easy because each person brings one dish to share, and can really shine, instead of laboring over an entire complement of dishes for the dinner. If you're the host, take the main dish, and assign sides to the great cooks and maybe let the hesitant ones bring wine instead. The idea is to provide a place for good friends to get together without stressing over a whole meal.
We're having one of these gatherings this Saturday night, and I'll have everyone photograph their creations.
***Party Food Alert: My brother, Garrett, likes the idea of everyone bringing heavy appetizers instead of sit-down dishes if you're having a more boisterous gathering. You just need to know your crowd, and what kind of mood everyone will be in...if there are kids or you're feeling particularly sedate (on a cold winter evening as opposed to a warm summer one), you might want to stick with chairs and forks.
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I do love a potluck! It's always fun to eat what others prepare. Back in the day, we used to do progressive dinners where everyone would travel from house to house (walking distance) for each course. Fun, but hard to coordinate.
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