On 8/9/2017 4:30 PM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Wed 09 Aug 2017 01:19:58p, jmcquown told us...
>
>> On 8/9/2017 1:38 PM, tert in seattle wrote:
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> On 8/9/2017 6:50 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 6:40:06 PM UTC-4, tert in seattle
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> I'm going to a pot luck this weekend. Grilled chicken will be
>>>>>> provided, as well as drinks. Not sure what to bring. Any
>>>>>> ideas??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Tabouli or some other vegetable-heavy dish. I don't ever seem
>>>>> to be able to get enough vegetables at potlucks; it's always
>>>>> meats and carbs as far as the eye can see.
>>>>>
>>>>> Maybe that's because I'm in the Midwest...
>>>>>
>>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>>>
>>>> The pot lucks I've attended were always heavy on desserts and
>>>> pasta salad and potato salad. It's hard to say without knowing
>>>> what else is in the lineup other than grilled chicken. Side
>>>> dishes? How about Chex Snack mix? Potato chips and dip.
>>>>
>>>> We had a lot of pot lucks at work. We had a sign-up sheet
>>>> specifiying what was already being provided. Bring one of the
>>>> missing items. Fresh greens/salad was usually one of them. The
>>>> men who didn't cook invariably signed up to bring paper plates,
>>>> plastic knives/forks and napkins.
>>>
>>> what about the womwn who didn't cook?
>>>
>> They brought paper plates, plastic cutlery and napkins, too. I
>> was talking about a work pot luck. It was usually the men who
>> were the ones who didn't cook. Things got difficult when the
>> company started stocking tableware. Uh oh, a pot luck! Better
>> run to a bakery! Find a cake or a pie! I only knew a few men who
>> actually cooked. I'll never forget one man whose wife brought in
>> a pan of homemade Spanikopita. He was so proud! It was
>> delicious, but he acted like *he'd* done something. No, his wife
>> showed up with a baking dish...
>>
>> Jill
>>
>
> Well, he apparently convinced his wife to make the spanikopita. I
> have made it and it's really not that hard to make, but I consider it
> tedious. I love to eat it. :-)
>
Yeah, he convinced his wife to make it. I love spanikopita but can't be
bothered with buttering sheets of phyllo dough. I'd have just made a
quiche.

Jill