POTLUCK

FOODS FOR POTLATCH, LIST THEM

mostly because i'm going to one in a few hours

do i

a) make an easy curry @ home, which would be easy and maybe impressive because MNans don't really "get" curry
b) go in with a friend on some heirloom toms, good mozz, basil, and bread and make bruschetta together
c) other

Top Chef quick fire challenge material here.

I'd go for option a. Or throw together some dressed up baked beans (fry some bulk sausage, dump in some grated cheddar and a splash of tabasco, mix w/ a big can of Heinz and bake at 350 F for as long as you've got left.

Heirloom tomatoes in December? I would say A as well.

yeah i sorta made up the heirloom part

i think i am going with A, it's easy and CHEAAAAAP

and MN exotic.

The last time I went to a potluck was on April 20th; it was the most delicious food I've ever eaten. Draw your own conclusions (you don't have to be restricted to bringing just food!!)

My favorite things to bring to potlucks are foods with a little twist that will still be widely liked: pumpkin pie or banana split brownies, creamless/cheeseless penne vodka (made with ground almonds), focaccia with fresh garlic, fresh rosemary, and sea salt (not v twisty but not v common at potlux, either)

P.S. could you please post your fantastic curry recipe? I did this huge mega spice-horde and have tons of curry but nothing to put it in.

a) make an easy curry @ home, which would be easy and maybe impressive because MNans don't really "get" curry

I like this but also would expand this with all kinds of Stews, Tagines etc. Make at home and bung in their oven to reheat.

Fresh baked biscuits (US) or other bread products usually impress. I must write out the sage biscuits recipe I use.

I like Jaq, baked bean suggestion as well but would build it up more from scratch with canned haricots, belly pork, black pudding, tinned tomatoes vinegar an treacle, lots of herbs and spices.

ed's baked beans sound amazing

It does, but not something that could be thrown together in a few hours from typical MN supermarket shelves.

yeah, not really

tho i live across the street from LUND'S, so who knows

I can't believe no one has said "Jell-O Salad" yet.

Orange with shredded carrots or green with canned pineapple chunks? I'm partial to the ones with a layer of cream cheese + jello over the layer with additions, aka "fancy jello salad".

Make some chili! Easy curry is rarely good curry!

i'd make some easy sour cream cornbread (would go well w/chili), or maybe some homemade pizza why because everybody likes pizza.

or maybe some homemade pizza why because everybody likes pizza.

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Make some chili! Easy curry is rarely good curry!

― kate78, Thursday, December 11, 2008 4:43 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark

rong

pizza is great but tricky for potlucks! like, it's easy to top a pizza, but making the dough is sort of a pain

also i made the curry and it was a real hit

I'm going home to make a curry, too. It's what I have in the house.

I'm sure a typical MN supermarket has some kind of canned white beans, canned tomatoes, blackstrap molasses and vinegar. Everything else is just freestyling, depends on what kind of fat pork, chorizos, salamis, blood puddings and other tasty pig wobbly bits you can scare up.

what do you all think of a few carved, roasted chickens for a buffet-style dinner party? as opposed to boring old broiled breasts?

precarved - yummy, if you can keep the meat moist. Let diners have at them on their own might lead to problems.

Just roast a bunch of thighs bone in. Much more interesting than breasts and neatly pre-portioned too. Some plain, some honey mustard, some smoked paprika etc etc.

that's a good idea, too, matt.