Potlucks are always such fun. They remind Mother Connie of the Swedish smorgasbord, where all types of food are laid out on a heavily laden table. Diners are invited to partake of whatever strikes their fancy; people laugh and converse over all those goodies. Some people even go back for second helpings. Even the children find good things to suit their kid sized appetites.
Our little country church holds a Fellowship Meal every month. We have every sort of dish brought in from liver and onions to baked beans, breakfast casseroles, fruit juices and sandwiches. The noise level goes way up as the conversation and laughter takes over the whole crowd. It is wonderful.
One of my “go-to” carry in dishes is good old salad. Leafy greens, any kind of veg and a good home made dressing usually pleases people and I have those sorts of things on hand so I needn’t make a store run.
Another thing that’s popular and allows me to bring home a clean dish is rice and raisins. Velda often brings rice and spinach-mostly because her husband brings the liver and onions and she’ll have NONE of THAT! grin
Donnie can be depended upon to bring baked beans and sammies, usually dressed up with cheese. Royce likes us to taste his deer bologna and kraut; Irene brings the best coffeecake ever and LeAnn is famous for her moon pie dessert. ***They usually take home empty containers, too!
On this coming Sunday we’ll have our Annual Meeting, which calls for another pot luck meal. I’ll probably take a vegetable casserole. The Normanator hopes someone will bring a cake. I suggested that he could do that and he thought that was a great idea. He is the official baker in this household; I’m better with soups and eggs!
Speaking of eggs, whenever a dish of deviled eggs is presented, those are slicked up straightaway and there is always a struggle to get that very last one! I’ve been to funerals where tray after tray full of deviled eggs disappeared as if by magic!
What do YOU carry in when YOU go to a Pot Luck Dinner?
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Since we raise backyard chickens…eggs are a staple at our house so that is often one of our dishes that we provide to pot lucks. You are so right about those deviled eggs disappearing fast; usually faster than I can provide them. lol I actually hate making them…because usually our eggs are so fresh that they don’t peel well unless they are aged for a good couple of weeks. Anybody have any suggestions on better ways of getting those fresh eggs to peel?
Well, Rainy, you might try laying the eggs out on your kitchen counter overnight, or longer, when you are planning to use them to make deviled eggs. That’s what my mom used to do and it seemed to work for her.
It seems to me that when I put room temp eggs in cold water and put them on to cook at medium heat, let them simmer for 5-7 minutes and sit for 10 more and then put them under WARM running water as I peel them, it works pretty well. You’ve probably cooked more eggs than I have cuz we do not have chickies in our back yard.
Now you’ve got me drooling over deviled eggs! See how you are, Rainy? grin/giggle
Thanks for asking, lovey…
Hugs,
Mother Connie
Oh! Chili is a good go-to contribution for me. Or salad–I’ll jazz it up with sliced pears and chopped nuts and dried cranberries. Or maybe (if it’s earlier in the day) a strata.
Sounds like a real winner, Pamela! Jazzing up a salad with fruits and nuts is so easy and very cost effective!
I want to thank you for your ideas AND for the love you sent our way on your blog:
Hugs,
Mother Connie
One contribution I’ve noticed that consistently goes over well are homemade oatmeal cookies. They may not be the first thing people pick up, but it’s going to be on the list for the second trip to the table.
OOOOOOOOooooh, oatmeal cookies, especially home made are fabulous hits every time! And you are exactly right about the second trip to the table!
We had a potluck at our church yesterday…there was soup and many diners put their soup bowl on their plate to balance it all on the way to the table. Well, when the bowl came off the plate there was room for dessert. And guess which dessert was the first to run out? Yup. The home made oatmeal raisin cookies! Then the deep dish peach pie casserole dessert! Oh, what a spread we enjoyed!
It’s great to have you around again, Paula. Too bad the “blogremlins” are hanging around.
Dunno how that will ever get resolved. I do know that Club Members are signing up daily so we shall keep on keeping on!
Warmly,
Mother Connie
I usually bring a pie, any sort from rhubarb custard, to chocolate cream, to lemon meringue. Pie always seems to disappear quickly at our church potlucks. Mmm, I’m hankering for a slice right now!
PIE? DID SOMEBODY SAY PIE? CHOCOLATE? LEMON MERINGUE? Yes, pie is always a winner when it comes to carry in meals, Lili!
Our little country church has a reputation for its famous pie bakers. While many of them have passed on, we still have some really talented ladies who have kept us in the forefront when it comes to home made pies. This past summer there were many people in our county who came to our Fair Stand JUST FOR THE PIES! We made a good profit, which we shared with the community and some special mission projects.
Yes, the PIES have it! I really ought to check my use of PUNS…grin/giggle
Thanks for weighing in, Lili! We can always use your creative savvy!
Hugs,
Connie