Rodney Myrvaagnes > wrote in message >. ..
> >What a coincidence! I also had a substantial Indian buffet lunch
> >today. It was good, but I wasn't too hungry even after work. Instead
> >of grilling, I practiced making lasagna. I used ground beef that was
> >on sale and italian sausage (casing removed of course) for the meat in
> >the sauce. By the time I was done, I was more than ready to eat a
> >slice. Boy, I had forgotten how good the homemade stuff was - these
> >days, everyone I know brings the Stouffer's kind to parties and such.
> >
> Time to escalate. Bring something you made using really good but
> simple ingredients. Unless your friends are totally egofree, they will
> be shamed into doing better next time. Stouffers, indeed!
>
> No need to say anything. Everyone will notice the difference.
>

Hah, I always bring something homemade to potlucks. Doesn't stop
people from bringing KFC and Stouffers. My friends aren't ego free,
they just don't have an ego about cooking. I do have one friend
that cooks the most amazing Chinese food and she always brings good
stuff.

Michael
http://cooking4engineers.blogspot.com