I was recently at a potluck where they had these trader joes cornbread chips, and I've been craving them since. 100% bringing those with some chili.

How much time do I have to prepare, what season is it, and who is doing desserts? I cannot stress how much these matter.

Bread.

You have about a month to answer the first two questions, and Janet wanted to bring desserts.

Smoked cream cheese with a little jam on top, served on crackers.

A large trench coat and two other people so we can sneak in and seize the food for ourselves.

Brunswick stew. But with "normal" meat instead of rabbit (as is traditional) because some people are weird about eating rabbits for some reason.

Why tell em?

Weed

A Nokia 300 Charge.

Cracklings

Duck fat roasted potatoes or ham rolls

Question: where do you get duck fat? Or do you just cook a lot of ducks on the reg

OP you are a lifesaver. I definitely have to get the Thanksgiving Libation in the infuser soon (it's just a cranberry orange infused vodka) and this thread reminded me I had a pear one I had to take out. I'll probably also bring a bacon brussel sprouts and maybe a roasted root vegetable this year, but I won't know until we get closer to the holiday.

Three dozen lamb Kibbeh balls. Made with lamb and onions from my farm. My great grandmother's recipe.

Quinoa Salad

Salad

• 1 cup uncooked white quinoa
• 1 punnet cherry tomatoes halved or quartered
• 1 English cucumber diced small
• 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
• 150g fresh baby spinach coarsely chopped
• 2 large ripe avocados chopped
• 1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro or parsley, optional
  1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese optional

Dressing

• 4 Tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 Tbsp Dijon-style mustard
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 Tbsp honey
• 1 large lemon
• Salt and pepper

Leave out the feta and the honey and it's vegan, too.

Edit: cook and cool the quinoa before assembly.

Really depends upon what I know about the people who will be eating and the what types of things I know people are already brining. Maybe chili and cornbread, but that may not fly with, for instance, a number of my older in-laws.

Cookies is another one that is more safe, though I also turn the sweetness on those down for Japanese audiences.

In the US, I've seen it next to the olive oil, various vegetable oils, etc. at the grocery store. You might also find beef tallow, lard, and/or commercially prepared bacon grease in the same area.

I gotchu, glad to help

Puppy chow, Chex cereal covered with peanut butter and milk chocolate, coated in powdered sugar. Absolutely delicious, easy to make, and reserved only for potlucks

I've always loved with with a sweet chili sauce on top, haven't really tried jam, I'll give your concoction a shot next time, what jam do you recommend, I'm thinking apricot?

My wife does something very similar, without the cucumber

Ambrosia. No one else eats it so I get it all to myself, and I never have to ask for the bowl back.

I would normally do a bacon, blue cheese, and broccoli salad

Cheesecake is the one and only thing I make for events that I’m not hosting. The variety and form changes (muffin form are popular with the people I know now, not big on sweets), but its one thing I’m very good at doing to the point people look forward to it. I’m prettt sure several invites over the years have been just for that.

Because my recipe is ultra-simple minimalist base recipe designed to be slightly modified to account for different toppings, and it wasn’t written within the last 100 years (passed down several generations, though it did have to be modified somewhat ages back for modern products), and that just makes it better. Modern cheesecake recipes are crap and have too much shit in them. Flour in the filling?? Are you insane??? Talk about a ruined texture!

BBQ Pulled Pork Sliders

Throw a pork shoulder in a slow cooker with a can of coke and seasoning. Let cook on low for 8 hours.

Shred the pork (it should be easy to pull apart). Add bbq sauce. Bring rolls and coleslaw to make the sandwiches.

It’s always a hit, feeds a ton of people, and it’s the easiest recipe I keep around.

Luck.

Is this the buckwheat meal wrapped meatballs?

I lived in Toronto for a while and a schwarma place had kebe meatballs. I wish for a real middle eastern restaurant to open in my small town but I fear people will be unhappy about it opening because there is a lady in town that already has a donair place that isn't great but she is from this town and people might back her over a new person in town.

Baked mac and cheese, probably.

Beans

Dill pickle pasta salad.

Shit’s like crack.

If it’s something I have to make, probably some Asian noodles. Can make a big batch at once since I have a wok, and I can just toss in whatever combination of veggies with chicken. If it’s something store bought, probably ice cream.

Kinda, I do them where everything is incorporated. Instead of it being wrapped in bulgar wheat is more like a meatloaf thats then portioned into balls and shallow fried in a pan. So more of what you'd consider a meatball less of a pocket type thing. Served with a yogurt sauce and a hot sauce.

Cranberry cobbler

• Cup and a half of cranberries (fresh or partially frozen is fine too)

• Half cup milk 3%

• Half a cup melted unsalted butter

• One cup flour

• One cup sugar

• Heaping teaspoon baking powder

• Half teaspoon salt

• Large egg

• 3 bowls, 1 of which is large

• Cast iron skillet 10 inch

Use some of the butter to grease up the cast iron skillet all around.

Bowl. Toss cranberries with some of the sugar ( 2-3 tablespoons )

Large bowl. Salt, flour, baking powder, reminder of the sugar in the other bowl. Whisk.

Third bowl. Milk. Egg. Whisk together. Add remainder of butter. Whisk some more. Pour mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients. Whisk till combined.

Pour mixture from large bowl into buttered up skillet, sprinkle sugared cranberries all around on top.

Bake in oven at 350F-375F (oven dependent) for 30ish till springy. Let sit for a bit after taking out of the oven.

Takes about 15 minutes to prep, vanishes in about roughly the same time too.

I eyeball the measurements for the most part, feel free to adjust the sugar levels based on your preference, though I’d advise not cutting it out entirely.

Sounds delicious.

Would definitely be clearing that plate at a potluck.

Baked artichoke dip, Joy of Cooking page 146.

Nacho cheese Doritos, someone’s gonna do it, may as well be me

African ground nut stew.
It is a basic chicken stew with peanut butter and hot sauce added at the end to make it creamy and spicy.

I read this and immediately felt my salivary glands activate.

Breadrolls for dipping. Storebought.

Tortellini Pasta Salad - Cook tortellini, chill, mix with roasted red pepper, kalamata olives, creamy Italian dressing, basil, parmesan cheese flakes, onion (if you like). Serve cold.

Bro is trying to get uninvited

Bred Rol

https://girlwiththeironcast.com/cast-iron-garlic-butter-dinner-rolls/
(use 1/3 the sugar)

Depends on the audience and my mood.

I often times bring an opo squash indian vegetable dish and kitchari (basically, rice and beans) because they are generally able to fit with most people's dietary restrictions and also kinda unknown to people because they aren't the sort of Indian food a restaurant is going to have. Doubly so if I know a vegetarian's coming.

Sometimes I'll bring my chocolate chip cookies. Secret recipe, not the one on the Tollhouse chocolate chip wrapper.

Bucatini alla pizzaiola is a good Italian dish.

I've not had the motivation lately, but sometimes people would get surprised with some sort of improvised, from-scratch Euro-style sponge cake based on whatever's in season with pasty cream and stuff in it. Or some sort of sweet roll.

is that a secret recipe or can I have it?

(understandable if it is but I want it so bad)

That choice always depends on the people coming to the potluck. Some people just don’t plan them well and everyone brings 800 sides. So I always read the room and go based off that I think no one else will bring.

Pot, if you're lucky 🤷🏻

ALL OF THE CHEESE

SO MUCH FUCKING CHEESE

The kind with a dozen pockets inside?

What is the recipe?! You're gonna singlehandedly save me a ton of money by not buying Muddy Buddies anymore!