What would you bring?

[MamaBee]

to a potluck for outing with 7 other moms?

On Tuesday, the tutors of my son's homeschooling group is getting together for our quarterly meeting to discuss the upcoming 6 weeks... and they are going to do a potluck before the meeting... and I'm drawing a blank on what to bring... any ideas? I haven't heard if there is going to be a "main" dish and with the low numbers, don't want to take something too huge that I would have a lot of left overs...

What would you bring?

thanks!

[Misty Cato]

Is it lunch or dinner? If lunch I'd go with a hearty salad that could be a light lunch main dish or side dish. Something like this ...

California Quinoa Salad

[luckyme]

That's tough! I like a theme or assigned portions of the meal (as in Jane takes salad, Lisa does grains, Ellie will do dessert, etc.)

I'd probably offer to bring rolls, butter and a garden salad with a home-made vinaigrette on the side.

[carriesmom]

I usually bring a salad of some sort. It is something I like and people usually don't think to bring it.

[lingovise]

plenty of Valium.

*snort

[MamaBee]

haha, Loni... you know me well...

ooh... forgot to mention - it is dinner! I wish they would just assign us a "category"... it would make it so much easier! haha A salad is a good idea... we are going back to paleo starting tomorrow, so at least there would be something I could eat...

Any other thoughts? I'm so bad at this stuff...

[MamaBee]

Originally Posted by Misty Cato

Is it lunch or dinner? If lunch I'd go with a hearty salad that could be a light lunch main dish or side dish. Something like this ...

California Quinoa Salad

yumm... that salad looks yummy!! I was just at TJ's today... wish I got some mango...

[lauren grier]

I always bring dessert mostly because I know i won't eat it lol

[kristijoy]

Bring something you want to eat and maybe in your crockpot. Like little meatballs in some yummy sauce!

[britaneejean]

my friend brought a yummy pudding type salad/dessert that i bring to any family thing now. it gets devoured every time. easy peasy too!

if you want it, i can get the "recipe" to you.

[LeeAndra]

With that many women, I would bring a chocolate dessert.

No leftovers for sure, and they can justify eating it since you brought it and they want to be polite.

[adi&co.]

a salad with chicken in it so it's hearty but healthy

[coopert]

I make this broccoli salad almost everytime I go to a potluck and most people love it, even me and I hate broccoli. http://everydaypaleo.com/a-dinner-me...lad/#more-2249 I use about half the dill it calls for and double the oil and balsamic vin. And I've never made it with carrots or scallions.

[Milmomma]

My first thought was wine.
I typically make a desert because I know I can whip it up quickly.

[carrie1977]

Originally Posted by Milmomma

My first thought was wine.
I typically make a desert because I know I can whip it up quickly.

You are always welcome at my house with wine.

[Ethereal_sheep]

I was going to say wine too!

[NellahBean]

I love fruit platters and relish trays. Pasta salads are always super yummy, too!!

[MamaBee]

hmm... I wonder if these ladies drink wine... two of them are pastor's wives... haha

So many good ideas... I have to make up my quickly - will need to get to the store tomorrow...