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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: nuku Date: November 17, 2020, 1:51 pm
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I love sweet potatoes, but never saw them with marshmallows
until I was an adult. And I wouldn't make them that way if
asked, partly because they aren't vegetarian, but also because I
just can't. I'd offer roasted or candied (cooked with brown
sugar) or my mom's version with peaches & ginger. But I also
wouldn't ask someone to cook a food they don't like, as I don't
think the results would be that great.
I've had the sweet potato casserole with pecans, etc. & wasn't
too crazy about it. I'd rather have straight-up sweet potato pie
or roasted sweet potatoes. (How one of my grandmothers made
hers.)
Sweet potatoes are also amazing in chili or other spicy dishes.
Sorry - I haven't had lunch yet. In summary, OP is fine.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: lakey Date: November 17, 2020, 9:09 pm
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I don't think anyone is the a-hole here. I feel that with
potlucks, both the hosts and guests need to relax a bit. I think
the host is being generous with providing the turkey and ham,
and also hosting. On the other hand, guests like to prepare
dishes that they have made before, and know will turn out well.
There is no way that I would take something that I had never
made before to a potluck, where other people would have to eat
my potential failure.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: jpcher Date: November 18, 2020, 1:35 pm
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[quote author=lakey link=topic=1922.msg60364#msg60364
date=1605668987]
I don't think anyone is the a-hole here. I feel that with
potlucks, both the hosts and guests need to relax a bit. I think
the host is being generous with providing the turkey and ham,
and also hosting. On the other hand, guests like to prepare
dishes that they have made before, and know will turn out well.
There is no way that I would take something that I had never
made before to a potluck, where other people would have to eat
my potential failure.
[/quote]
Bold above is very true.
OP -- not the a-hole. Pot luck is exactly that, lucky to get
what you get.
I understand the hostess trying to create a rounded menu and
posting a sign-up sheet where people can see what others are
bringing is the way to go.
Curious -- are you bringing the cranberries? ;)
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: GardenGal Date: November 18, 2020, 4:31 pm
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[quote author=Venus193 link=topic=1922.msg60317#msg60317
date=1605620580]
I don't bring cans of cranberry sauces; I make them because the
canned ones are too sweet (as in 33g of sugar per serving).
When Brunnhilde was alive I developed the recipes with Splenda
and other fruit. I wish fresh cran would be available all
year.
[/quote]
Cranberries freeze really well. Each year for Thanksgiving my
sweet MIL (who is now 99) would make a batch of cranberry
relish, and last year we froze a quart and are looking forward
to enjoying it next week. We've done the same before - frozen
it for a year - and it has always been delicious. If you can
get fresh cranberries now, I'd suggest washing them and picking
out any bad ones, then freezing them on freezer trays and when
fully frozen pop them into ziplock bags or some such.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: Venus193 Date: November 18, 2020, 7:28 pm
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I will be bringing the cranberry sauces. PQ needed a reminder
that not everyone dislikes everything that she does. And if
there is any left I will take it home.
I have also met people who don't like gravy, which blows my
mind. My mother had a boyfriend who hated it no matter what it
was made from, and she made excellent gravy whether it was meat
or poultry. I can't imagine roast beef or turkey without it.
Aunt Pittypat (whom I speak to very rarely these days) could not
understand people who didn't eat everything at room temperature
and got on my case more than once for insisting on soup being
piping hot and soda being ice cold. She claimed her teeth were
very sensitive. She also couldn't understand that some people
don't like cheese on their burgers or mac and cheese.
Update: PQ did find someone willing to make the sweet potatoes
and others are bringing stuffing and mashed postatoes. Now,
that will require plenty gravy!
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: Amara Date: November 19, 2020, 12:03 am
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[quote]Cranberries freeze really well. Each year for
Thanksgiving my sweet MIL (who is now 99) would make a batch of
cranberry relish, and last year we froze a quart and are looking
forward to enjoying it next week. We've done the same before -
frozen it for a year - and it has always been delicious. If you
can get fresh cranberries now, I'd suggest washing them and
picking out any bad ones, then freezing them on freezer trays
and when fully frozen pop them into ziplock bags or some
such.[/quote]
I find freezing the cranberry sauce after it's made works better
than freezing the berries ahead of time. But regardless of your
preference may I just say here that cold cranberry sauce is
absolutely delicious with barbecued chicken in the heat of
summer.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: Luci Date: November 19, 2020, 7:49 am
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I don’t think the marshmallow topping travels well anyway.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: BeagleMommy Date: November 19, 2020, 8:05 am
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[quote author=Venus193 link=topic=1922.msg60433#msg60433
date=1605749295]
I will be bringing the cranberry sauces. PQ needed a reminder
that not everyone dislikes everything that she does. And if
there is any left I will take it home.
I have also met people who don't like gravy, which blows my
mind. My mother had a boyfriend who hated it no matter what it
was made from, and she made excellent gravy whether it was meat
or poultry. I can't imagine roast beef or turkey without it.
Aunt Pittypat (whom I speak to very rarely these days) could not
understand people who didn't eat everything at room temperature
and got on my case more than once for insisting on soup being
piping hot and soda being ice cold. She claimed her teeth were
very sensitive. She also couldn't understand that some people
don't like cheese on their burgers or mac and cheese.
Update: PQ did find someone willing to make the sweet potatoes
and others are bringing stuffing and mashed postatoes. Now,
that will require plenty gravy!
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Venus, my late FIL couldn't understand why people didn't eat
EVERY meal with gravy. Whenever we ate with them he would make
gravy. However, his version of gravy was basically meat fat
mixed with Mary Kitchen gravy starter. There was literally a
sheen of oil on top of it. I didn't like it so never added it
to my meal. When he asked me why I didn't eat the gravy I tried
to be polite by saying I really didn't like gravy in general.
He growled at me "Well, the French would hate you! They put
gravy on everything!".
I was tempted to say that I had several French cookbooks and not
one of them called for gravy on everything nor did they create
gravy that was basically liquified fat. I held my tongue to
keep peace.
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: Dazi Date: November 19, 2020, 8:06 am
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Yeah, I don't like gravy 🤷
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Re: Thanksgiving Potluck #2: At a friend's house
By: TootsNYC Date: November 19, 2020, 8:44 am
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I make gluten-free gravy and bring it each year, and my MIL
always says, "don't make too much." This year there will only be
5 of us,
it's hard to make "just a little," and besides, it keeps
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