Holiday sides: multiple starches?
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Anonymous
| The Easter menu post lists Mac n cheese and potatoes on the same menu. I always have a green salad and several side veggies, bug I would never think to make two starches. Am I missing out? Is this regional? |
Anonymous
| Omg who cares do whatever you want. |
Anonymous
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Depends on how big of a group I'm having. If I'm hosting 1-2 families plus my own, I keep it fairly simple - a few sides, including probably one starch. But with a bigger group, I like the opportunity to include more variety of side dishes, which usually turns into 2-3 starches plus a variety of veggies.
Mac n cheese is also nice when there's a range of generations or dietary needs. Lots of kids or vegetarians will choose the Mac n cheese as their main instead of lamb or ham. Others may skip it or take a small scoop as a side, but mashed potatoes really go better as a true side to a meat dish, so it's nice to have both of the group is large enough to need that kind of variety. |
Anonymous
| 🙄🙄 |
Anonymous
| I do it for Thanksgiving. Plenty of people prefer one over the other so I like to provide both. And plenty of people love both, so they can enjoy both! |
Anonymous
Forgot to mention I often have elderly guests and vegetarian guests, so yes, double starch in soft form is great. |
Anonymous
+1 Lighten up OP. 2 starches, the horror! |
Anonymous
| Many cultures have multiple starches- rice and beans, rice and lentils, etc. |
Anonymous
| It's a holiday. Live a little. |
Anonymous
| Girl you need to have a proper Southern holiday meal! |
Anonymous
| This might be the “dimmest” post ever. |
Anonymous
| 🚨 Almond Mom 🚨 |
Anonymous
| I think this is pretty normal for a holiday menu, especially when you are serving a crowd. It’s customary to include more dishes for larger parties, so yeah, you’re likely to have some duplicates from the food groups. |
Anonymous
| I'm doing mashed potatoes and arroz con gandules-gotta give the people what they want. |
Anonymous
| My favorite meal is potato curry with rice. |