On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 08:29:46 -0400, "SPOONS"
> wrote:

>I have this family reunion that is out of town and it's in the U.S. & I was
>told that everyone should bring a dish. So I can't cross the boarder with
>any meat or alcohol products. There goes my mexican chicken salad & sangria
>idea.

Have you explored the regs at all? Carrying a raw chicken or a bottle
of booze is probably verboten, but if you haven't already, I would
check the status of a cooked dish and prepared drink-with-wine.

As for other suggestions, a platter of crudités with dip(s) is usually
welcome. In fact, veg dishes of any kind are usually sparse in group
situations. Quiche is easy to transport and versatile. A selection of
bread or rolls, maybe? And of course, any desert item.