Just for fun: worst/best dishes to bring to a block party

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Worst: 3 bean “salad” … thanks for dumping a few cans of beans into a bowl without rinsing them properly, Linda

Best: Those awesomely awful Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter and the melted chocolate on top

Let’s duke it out.

You sound so snobby. (I would also hate the messy, melty rice crispy treats. )

“You sound so snobby” says the person who disses rice crispy treats.

Because they are messy when they melt, as stated.

[Anonymous]

Worst: anything with tortilla or corn chips - plain, in, or on. Even the smell makes me gag. I realize that most people don’t share my aversion.
Best: Popeye’s fried chicken, anything barbecued (especially pork shoulder or ribs), smoked fish. Fresh cut up fruit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst: 3 bean “salad” … thanks for dumping a few cans of beans into a bowl without rinsing them properly, Linda

Best: Those awesomely awful Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter and the melted chocolate on top

Let’s duke it out.

You sound so snobby. (I would also hate the messy, melty rice crispy treats. )

“You sound so snobby” says the person who disses rice crispy treats.

Because they are messy when they melt, as stated.

You sound so snobby.

[Anonymous]

I used to love potlucks (and block parties), because you can taste many dishes and people often make their specialty.

Unfortunately, since COVID is far from gone, I could not enjoy one at this point 😞

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to love potlucks (and block parties), because you can taste many dishes and people often make their specialty.

Unfortunately, since COVID is far from gone, I could not enjoy one at this point 😞

Covid doesn’t spread through food. An outdoor block party is one of the best ways to socialize in the Covid era.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about just dessert. Do people actually eat the other stuff? even in the 80s it seemed like no one ate the food at a block party. Chips and dip, maybe. Cookies and brownies, definitely. Everything else just sat. Seems the same at the ones I attended in our neighborhood a few years ago.

Yes we all eat. Only the eating disorder mommies stand on the side with their Yeti full of wine

Nailed it.

BYO wine in a grown up sippy cup is also a bit disordered. Do you even like your neighbors?

Everybody brings their own alcoholic beverages, as it would be illegal to serve them at a block party. I sometimes drink water, sometimes sparking water, or sometimes wine, but it’s always in a tumbler as there’s tons of people. What, you want me to carry a wineglass around all night? Our block party has a bounce house and kids run around near it without their shoes on.

Your absolute need to have it is the problem.

Reading comprehension problems got you down? I literally said “I sometimes drink water, sometimes sparkling water, or sometimes wine.” I don’t *need* to carry any of those beverages in a tumbler, but I do, because I avoid unnecessary plastic or paper waste, and I’m not going to bring a glass or spill-able cup of any sort, containing any beverage, to a party where kids are running around. Take a breath and work on reading slowly. Think about what the words mean. You can get there, I just know it!

Lol. So neurotic. Yes. Please have some wine before peopling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst: 3 bean “salad” … thanks for dumping a few cans of beans into a bowl without rinsing them properly, Linda

Best: Those awesomely awful Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter and the melted chocolate on top

Let’s duke it out.

Best - Rotel with HOT sausage; Worst - a Jello dish

Dare you to try strawberry jello pretzel salad.

I was a skeptic, too.

I’m intrigued.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Re. peanut allergies. A girl died at a potluck because she ate a rice crispy treat made with peanut butter. They’re usually considered a safe treat made with marshmallow. Please label if you make it otherwise.

You can see it pretty clearly from the tan color.

A kid won't always notice that.

And the fact that a girl confirms that. FTR, her father was a doctor (ER doc, IIRC), and administered the episode-pen, but she still died. The PP who makes a dish covered in walnuts-- fine. It's obviously nutty. But mixing peanut butter into something absolutely should be labeled. The girl in this case I think was 13, so if a 13 year old might mistakenly eat something with nuts, you certainly couldn't trust a younger kid to be more careful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Best: A great pasta salad with Italian dressing, fresh basil, maybe some mozzarella, fresh tomatoes.

Vulgar

Thank you. For over a decade now I have been waging my pasta salad=vulgar crusade on this site. For a long time it felt like I was ploughing a lonely furrow, but now it seems it is starting to get some traction.

DP. For many years I have watched you wage this war and disagreed with you, but I like the way you express yourself. I will continue to root for you, albeit with a plate of pasta salad in my hand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I bring meatballs in grape jelly. The pan is always cleaned out.

Meatballs in grape jelly is my worst. So so disgusting.

Best would be a really good summer salad with produce from their own garden or a farmers market. Tomato, basil, mozzarella. Tomatoes, avocado, red onion. That sort of thing.

I make a summer “pizza”, using croissants, garlic sauce, fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. It goes super fast. It’s served cold and there’s never time for it to sit in the sun.

I need to know more about this, especially what you mean by garlic sauce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Worst: 3 bean “salad” … thanks for dumping a few cans of beans into a bowl without rinsing them properly, Linda

Best: Those awesomely awful Rice Krispie treats with peanut butter and the melted chocolate on top

Let’s duke it out.

You sound so snobby. (I would also hate the messy, melty rice crispy treats. )

“You sound so snobby” says the person who disses rice crispy treats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I bring meatballs in grape jelly. The pan is always cleaned out.

Meatballs with chili sauce, grape jelly and a touch of brown sugar and lemon.

[Anonymous]

For those of us of a certain age, the great thing about block party potlucks is that you get a chance to eat all those "worst" foods that were a part of our childhoods. Yum!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I bring meatballs in grape jelly. The pan is always cleaned out.

Meatballs in grape jelly is my worst. So so disgusting.

Best would be a really good summer salad with produce from their own garden or a farmers market. Tomato, basil, mozzarella. Tomatoes, avocado, red onion. That sort of thing.

I make a summer “pizza”, using croissants, garlic sauce, fresh tomatoes, basil and mozzarella. It goes super fast. It’s served cold and there’s never time for it to sit in the sun.

I need to know more about this, especially what you mean by garlic sauce.

Same. This is the only comment on this entire thread that interests me.

[Anonymous]

Best: Texas caviar
Worst: anything with diary or mayo.