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

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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.

Such severe allergies should require you to always have an EpiPen and be diligent about education and asking about ingredients.

I always make a little sign if I use nuts at a potluck, because I don’t want to risk harming anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Best: deviled eggs, ramen salad, beer cheese dip w/ pretzel bites, any kind of berry cobbler or crumble, mini quiches, I will eat any of the Trader Joe’s appetizers that show up

Worst: store bought cookies usually just sit, nobody eats them and they get thrown out at the end.

Agree. Will also add Costo frozen apps. to worst. If the best you can come up with with is Costco frozen crap you get up before coming, please don't bother.

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Anonymous wrote:Best: Wiener wraps using crescent rolls.

My wife pours honey and walnuts on them before baking. Everyone always asks for them.

Except for the people with nut allergies! I hope they are clearly labeled.

if not, even someone with allergies can SEE a bunch of walnuts.

Sometimes things like sauces settle at the bottom of the pan and soak into the dish, especially a dish with a bread component. I can see where these wouldn’t be obvious. Plus, it’s not like something like cookies or brownies where you know that particular type of food does often contain nuts. I’ve literally never heard of freaking pigs in a blanket…with nuts. [/quot



so you are saying you literally can't see a walnut on top of something? Oh ok.

So you are literally proving you can’t use the reply feature on DCUM? Oh OK.

show us you have no real argument without showing us you have no argument.
LOSER just use your eyes and look at the giant walnuts and move on

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Anonymous wrote:Best: Wiener wraps using crescent rolls.

My wife pours honey and walnuts on them before baking. Everyone always asks for them.

Except for the people with nut allergies! I hope they are clearly labeled.

if not, even someone with allergies can SEE a bunch of walnuts.

Sometimes things like sauces settle at the bottom of the pan and soak into the dish, especially a dish with a bread component. I can see where these wouldn’t be obvious. Plus, it’s not like something like cookies or brownies where you know that particular type of food does often contain nuts. I’ve literally never heard of freaking pigs in a blanket…with nuts. [/quot



so you are saying you literally can't see a walnut on top of something? Oh ok.

So you are literally proving you can’t use the reply feature on DCUM? Oh OK.

what are you talking about? food?

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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.

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.

Someone brought it to a bbq, and I am always up for trying something that sounds so random there must be something to it.

Indeed there is! And I was also a jello salad snob. Learned to get off my high horse that day.

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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.

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.

Someone brought it to a bbq, and I am always up for trying something that sounds so random there must be something to it.

Indeed there is! And I was also a jello salad snob. Learned to get off my high horse that day.

Pretzel salad is soooo good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People eat things they would never usually consider eating at a block party. Mainly bc you are there, the food is there, everyone else is eating it.

So don’t think bc everyone ate your weird croissant pizza crust cream cheese contraption, grape jelly meatballs, or condensed soup zucchini casserole that is was AMAZING. People ate because it was there. And so were they.

This is also true at work functions and at my inlaws.

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Anonymous wrote:I know people are hating on mayo, but I love seven-layer pea salad with crunchy bacon on top, kept and served chilled.

That actually looks good I'm surprised to say. I hate mayo...but the worst part might be the peas themselves I don't know why they are there

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I love all forms of potato salad.
In no way into anything that contains peperoncinis

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Worst: any big vat of shared dip (yuck)

Best: panzanella, pigs in a blanket, orzo salad, slices of watermelon, white claws

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Anonymous wrote:People eat things they would never usually consider eating at a block party. Mainly bc you are there, the food is there, everyone else is eating it.

So don’t think bc everyone ate your weird croissant pizza crust cream cheese contraption, grape jelly meatballs, or condensed soup zucchini casserole that is was AMAZING. People ate because it was there. And so were they.

This is also true at work functions and at my inlaws.

I dunno, I think people do actually love these things… but act like they’re too high brow to make/eat them any other time of year.

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Anonymous wrote:My mom used to win prizes with her "zucchini casserole". I think it was something like this:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21035/zucchini-casserole-ii/

That may have won a prize in 1979, but it isn’t going to now. Just no to condensed cream of anything soup

You scoff but you’d attack it like a starving Affenpinscher.

Sweet mother of God, that is *so* specific.

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Anonymous wrote:Watermelon feta and mint mixed together.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:My mom used to win prizes with her "zucchini casserole". I think it was something like this:
https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/21035/zucchini-casserole-ii/

That may have won a prize in 1979, but it isn’t going to now. Just no to condensed cream of anything soup

You scoff but you’d attack it like a starving Affenpinscher.

OMG

FWIW, I love zucchini casserole![b] And I also love the grape jelly & chili sauce meatballs[i].

Finally! I have two bags of leftover turkey meatballs in the freezer but am out of the good marinara sauce and have been idly wondering (and Googling) if I could make those grape jelly meatballs I've only ever had at church potlucks at home without needing a bunch of stuff I don't have. I was feeling secret shame as I read everyone judging them. At least now I'm not alone.