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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

Yeah, a carb might get in your mouth.

I’ve survived over 30 family reunions with food…..loved them.

BEST: Brownies or Deviled Eggs

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Well aren’t you special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Hahaha

I bring a tiny charcuterie board with locally cured duck sausage, sour cherry chutney, and Stilton but to keep it fun I bring a tiny pitcher of sangria

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Well aren’t you special.

It’s an old DCUM joke and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it. Life tip: if something seems weird or over the top, it may just be A JOKE.

[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.

It was at a family reunion, not a block party.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

you are not the only one. any kind of potluck is so gross. ideally a block party should be catered.

Would hate your neighborhood. You don’t get it.

NP. Our block party is “catered” in that the HOA provides Papa John’s pizza, soft pretzels, a popcorn machine, and a sno-cone machine. People bring other dishes as they like. Would you hate our neighborhood? It’s technically a catered affair.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Well aren’t you special.

It’s an old DCUM joke and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it. Life tip: if something seems weird or over the top, it may just be A JOKE.

Okay grandma.

You’re the one who sounds like a shriveled up lemon.

[Anonymous]

Deviled eggs are disgusting.

[Anonymous]

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.

I love 3-bean salad, canned or not. You seem picky and judgmental.

[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.

Oh, I LOVE meatballs in grape jelly! They remind me of my childhood!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

It was at a family reunion, not a block party.

Oh god. I’d hate to be the person who made the dish. But as a parent, I would have asked about all the food before letting my allergic child partake. So sad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Well aren’t you special.

It’s an old DCUM joke and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it. Life tip: if something seems weird or over the top, it may just be A JOKE.

Okay grandma.

You’re the one who sounds like a shriveled up lemon.

FO

[Anonymous]

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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.

I guess it’s more of a paste? I roast a whole head of garlic. Mush it into a paste with olive oil, add sea salt, oregano, red pepper flakes. Then smear it all over the crust. So it’s not a sauce, but not super oily either. You can really add any seasoning you want. Like a caprese salad, but on a crust so it’s easier to eat. I like it a bit spicy with the peppers and garlic to offset the sweet part of the croissant.

You can also broil the cheese a bit so it holds together better, or just eat it fresh. It’s good either way.

[Anonymous]

My favorite is well done grilled Nathan's hot dogs

I usually just have some chips with that unless I see a really tantalizing potato or pasta salad or deviled eggs, then I try some even with the inherent risks because I figure the worst thing that can happen is I get really sick and lose five pounds in two days, way to kickstart a diet!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Am I the only one grossed out by block party food, and it's sitting outside in the sun for hours with tons of people touching it? I just open a drink and sip from that while chatting for an hour, then leave. I don't eat.

I bring my own pear, Gouda, and tiny snifter of Frangelico.

Well aren’t you special.

It’s an old DCUM joke and if you don’t get it, you don’t get it. Life tip: if something seems weird or over the top, it may just be A JOKE.

Okay grandma.

You’re the one who sounds like a shriveled up lemon.

FO

You keep proving the PP’s point.