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Office Pot Luck

sillycat — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:26:07 GMT

We are having monthly pot luck luncheons and I need some suggestions along with recipes.

Thanks

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shortbreadlover — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:53:30 GMT

i would check with the others to make sure that you bring something different. i hate it when a pot luck has 4 desserts and nothing else.

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Peaches McPhee — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:01:31 GMT

What kind of heating options will you have? Stove vs. microwave?

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:12:19 GMT

One thing I used to like bringing to our pot lucks was a big green salad. Bring the dressing in a separate container , and let people add their own. This time of year the veggies are plentiful, and the salad made a nice addition to the other rich choices.

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turquoisebb — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:19:07 GMT

Watermelon cut in spears, HOMEMADE potato salad, homemade rice krispy bars, sliced tomatoes, onions, iceburg lettuce leafs for ganishing the inevitable cold cuts that always show up, Bruegger's bagels (cut) and cream cheeses. One of my coworkers came up with a list of things that are not special and show no effort that are not OK to bring. Like bagged chips, packaged cookies, a six pack of pop...

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pommom — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 19:37:50 GMT

Creamy cucumber salad. Recipes on food websites.

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denisemb — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:27:20 GMT

Slow cooker swedish, grape jelly/chili sauce or BBQ meatballs. All sorts of recipes out there - you can use frozen meatballs. Slow cooker ""cheesy potatoes".

Antipasto Pasta Salad from all recipes.com.

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Marsha2003 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 20:47:37 GMT

In the winter, I like to bring a big slow cooker full of stew/soup. I can keep it at food-safe temperatures in the slow cooker. I've even bought Costco tortilla soup and add-ins like cheese, tortilla strips and lime and heated the soup in my slow cooker. Usually soup is a big hit in the winter.

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Tribesters — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:27:31 GMT

@sillycat

I’ve been making this for probably over 15 years now. Everyone always asks for it again. You can google the recipe- it’s everywhere. Strawberry Pretzel Salad. Most people would never guess the crust is pretzels.

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sweetee2 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 21:50:24 GMT

I always take Meatballs. I buy WM brand originals, mix 1 jar of chili sauce and one can cranberry sauce. Throw in a small crock pot on low. Done and done.

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software — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:40:47 GMT

Deviled eggs

pasta salad.

Knorr spinach dip

baked beans

Sorry, you can google for recipes.

At the next luncheon, make a mental note of something you liked or something people raved about.

Then you will know what to bring next time.

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Allegheny — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:11:55 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
One thing I used to like bringing to our pot lucks was a big green salad. Bring the dressing in a separate container , and let people add their own. This time of year the veggies are plentiful, and the salad made a nice addition to the other rich choices.

Love this suggestion!

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new nickname 4 — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 00:26:15 GMT

We're having a football tailgate party this Friday. I am bringing Bloody Shame drinks with assorted goodies to put on a tootpick to dunk in the drink. Bloody shames are just virgin bloody mary's (it's a shame there isn't vodka in it!), but I mix in tonic water and it lightens up the drink. Everybody is so excited, and if you don't want to make a virgin bloody mary, could you make a mimosa with sparkling water in place of champagne? It's just something different instead of food and it doesn't require lugging a hot crockpot.

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DiAnne — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 01:58:01 GMT

We had monthly potlucks where I used to work. There were many good cooks in the department so we did not get stuck with the usual potluck fare. There was one dessert made by one of the supervisor (birthday cake for everyone that month). They started to make theme months which even made it more fun - one month it would be Greek, another Japanese, another Mexican, etc.

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Pook — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 12:38:36 GMT

I usually made a couple of cheesecakes or a variety of different desserts. I would make a sheet apple pie, pound cakes, brownies,cookies, etc already cut up so a variety could be had and no messy pans. I would freeze some for the next one also. If I brought food it would be a crockpot of meatballs or pulled pork.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:06:07 GMT

Buy a big aluminum pan and make lasagna. Use jar sauce (I like Prego) and you'll find the recipe on the jar.

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novamc1 — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 20:29:53 GMT

You can make your own slow-cooked pulled pork barbecue or buy it ready-made in the meat department of any grocery, heat it at home or take it to the office in a covered microwave-safe casserole dish.

Heat up in the office microwave at the last minute, set it on the food table with a meat fork or serving spoon and let people make their own slider-sized sandwiches out of small rolls or buns.

I always found that pork barbecue went over very well at office parties--and I was just mixing two different brands of the barbecue already cooked--lazy me. All it needed was heating again right before serving.

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software — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:24:01 GMT

@novamc1 wrote:
You can make your own slow-cooked pulled pork barbecue or buy it ready-made in the meat department of any grocery, heat it at home or take it to the office in a covered microwave-safe casserole dish.

Heat up in the office microwave at the last minute, set it on the food table with a meat fork or serving spoon and let people make their own slider-sized sandwiches out of small rolls or buns.

I always found that pork barbecue went over very well at office parties--and I was just mixing two different brands of the barbecue already cooked--lazy me. All it needed was heating again right before serving.

Yes! And use those little sweet Hawaiian rolls!

If there are an equal amount of men in the office, they would appreciate something substantial like pulled pork sandwiches. The ladies are usually satisfied with salads and dips.

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FranandZoe — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:29:42 GMT

@turquoisebb wrote:
One of my coworkers came up with a list of things that are not special and show no effort that are not OK to bring. Like bagged chips, packaged cookies, a six pack of pop...

All of these items are needed and appreciated too. Not everyone likes to cook or has the time.

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Fressa — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:19:07 GMT

We did this quite a bit in our office. Salads like potato salad, macaroni salad were always a hit,. Deviled eggs go quickly. A large garden salad is great but keep it simple with the ingrediants and number of dressings. Slow cooker foods: meatballs--any kind, barbaques, hot dips and chips.