Pool potluck ‘nobody eats what I bring’

[Anonymous]

Cucumber tea sandwiches.

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I struggle too sometimes and we're a no-nut, no-dairy family so I try to bring something I know ours can eat.

Deviled eggs, rice pilaf/mujadara, black bean & edamame salad, lo mein/pancit, greek green beans, glazed carrots, apple sauce (you'd be surprised how quickly that can go, esp homemade in the slow cooker!), and if I'm feeling very inspired..mini Summer Rolls.

Ours attend a very mixed HS and potlucks are literally a trip around the world. I'm amazed at how food adventurous our DCs classmates are. It's awesome!

I'm also intrigued by several mentions of Hawaiian Roll Sliders and had even already bookmarked this recipe: Chicken Sliders. Even though I'd have to leave the cheese off (and sub with a pineapple/chutney), I might have to give them a try!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A big platter of mini ham & cheese sandwiches. I started bringing this to potlucks kids will be at (whole wheat bread, butter, marble cheese, whatever brand of natural ham sandwich meat cut with cookie cutters (so it flattens them a touch). Sometimes with a bowl of cucumber or pickle slices in the center. It's always the first thing gone.

Never heard of this before. I always grew up putting mayo and/or mustard on cold cut sandwiches. Not hating at all! I just didn't know this was a thing. I'll have to try it.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What have you taken before?

+1 Very curious

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

Right. But I think it's also okay for a married woman to bring chips and dip as well.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

Right. But I think it's also okay for a married woman to bring chips and dip as well.

I'm a single woman and sometimes I bring chips and dip but I get that great spinach and artichoke dip at Walmart, their Marketside brand.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

Right. But I think it's also okay for a married woman to bring chips and dip as well.

Anyone can bring whatever they want! I will always happily eat chips and onion dip. It’s just weird that the PP’s friends would have made fun of him for that.

[Anonymous]

Order a tray of mac & cheese from Noodles and Co.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

Right. But I think it's also okay for a married woman to bring chips and dip as well.

Anyone can bring whatever they want! I will always happily eat chips and onion dip. It’s just weird that the PP’s friends would have made fun of him for that.

Right after college my roommate and I hosted a potluck in our brand new apartment. Everyone brought chips and dip! Actually we had way more dip than chips. Except for the one guy who brought Chinese takeout, but it was a single serving of fried rice. Or maybe even a leftover half serving. Just one of those little paper containers. It was a hilarious fail of a potluck!

[Anonymous]

I was just at a pool potluck and the ribs went faster than anything else. Also popular were small cheese quesadilla wedges and spanikopita.

[Anonymous]

Papa Johns pizza. Everyone will love you.

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Anonymous wrote:Back in my bachelor days I always brought chips and sour cream and onion dip to every potluck. Everyone made fun of me but at the end of the evening it was the only dish that was always completely eaten.

People made fun of a single guy bringing potato chips and onion dip to a party? What kind of backwards-ass people are you friends with

I highly doubt the making fun of was that serious.

Is a single guy more allowed to bring chips and dip that someone else?

Yes. A single guy bringing rainbow fruit skewers or quiche squares or something would be more unusual. Bag of chips and store-bought onion dip is well within the single guy wheelhouse.

Right. But I think it's also okay for a married woman to bring chips and dip as well.

I think that if someone is a parent, male or female, married or not, and bringing multiple people (at least one parent and one kid) to a swim potluck, then they need to bring a larger quantity of food to a potluck than a single bag of chips and dip.

But if you are going to a potluck alone? (Which would be weird at a swim potluck. People generally bring their swimmer) Then it's fine.

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Anonymous wrote:What is everyone’s obsession with sliced watermelon?

Isn't it the best? LOL - what do you like?

Watermelon is a thing you either like or you don’t. I don’t. But I fully get the obsession. My kids love it so we get a lot of watermelon.