Ana's school is having a pre-Thanksgiving potluck!

[conuly]

This is not a poll, so you'll have to comment to answer.

Should I...

A. Go overboard
B. Go very overboard
C. Go extremely overboard
D. Be realistic!

(And should I make fudge?)

Comments

[dine]

you should definitely make fudge!

and I'd aim for realistic, with maybe a hint of overboard

[monanotlisa]

C.!

[pipilj]

D + fudge (who doesn't like fudge)

[batwrangler]

This. (Unless the act of going overboard is pleasing to you in itself and then it's no holds barred.)

[oloriel]

Go completely overboard, but in a realistic manner?

(Do you like fudge? Do the girls like fudge? Otherwise, no.)

[acelightning]

If there's something you can make that comes very easily to you, but impresses the socks off of everybody else (thereby combining the properties of "realistic" and "extremely over-the-top" in a very satisfying way!), do that. Otherwise stick with "realistic".

[moxie_man]

The heck with the poll. FUDGE!

[moem]

Yes. And yes.

[ironed_orchid]

Definitely Fudge and some degree of overboard.

[cactuswatcher]

Whatever you do, don't make green bean casserole. ;o)

[james]

I vote for extremely overboard with a side of fudge. Too much fudge. (It won't be enough fudge.)

[redbird]

Do you like fudge? (I ask because you could keep some at home while sending the rest off with Ana.)

Go overboard if and only if preparing for family Thanksgiving at home isn't already draining you (including if you're all going to be eating at someone else's house and they just want you to bring a plate of roast potatoes or something else simple).

[brokenallbroken]

It depends on your goals for the potluck. If it is merely to contribute and feed people, realistic with fudge. If it's to make a point to teachers, staff, and/or other parents, as far overboard as you can without tapping yourself out for family feasting.

[randomdreams]

You should *always* make fudge.

[malkingrey]

Fudge is always good.

Overboard is also good, but not so overboard that you risk embarrassing Ana by obviously trying too hard. (Kids can be oddly touchy about such things.)

[conuly]

Well, the girls are at their dad's for the day this year, and then home after. So we're having Swedish meatballs (all adults love 'em, the kids hate 'em) for the day itself, and a lighter meal the day after.

What I was thinking is I could make a lot of the sides for the buffet, shove a few portions into the fridge, and only have to heat them up and make a chicken or a ham slice the day of.

[conuly]

Oooh, good point.

[conuly]

That's what I think!

[conuly]

Well, the girls are going to be with their dad for the day of, and then home for the weekend. So I thought I could do Swedish meatballs on Thursday, and then on Friday just heat up the small portions of everything I brought to the buffet that I saved for our own home consumption.

[conuly]

It's never enough fudge, and if I go this route I'm making a batch to keep. (Maybe a second match to go up to Grandma's if everybody agrees this is a good idea. It might be a bad idea.)

[conuly]

Not in our tradition! But if I did, I'd do a healthy green bean casserole with no soups!

[conuly]

Honestly? I'm good at cooking four or five-dish dinners at the drop of a hat. Making lots of dishes does come easily to me but impresses everybody else.

[conuly]

The cooking and the accolades are good, but the lugging everything into the city and dealing with my family rolling their eyes, not so much.

[conuly]

Everybody loves fudge, I just don't make it nearly often enough.

[colls]

Another vote for fudge!
I forget the rest of the questions because -- FUDGE!

:D

[larryhammer]

If you have the energy to go overboard, go for it.

[conuly]

Once I eat all the fudge I'll have plenty of energy.

[conuly]

Mmm. I've been making Never-Fail Fudge since childhood and truly, it never fails.

[conuly]

Noted.

[conuly]

LOL!

[nanslice]

I'm comfortable with just going overboard so I'm voting for B and also heck yeah to the fudge!

[archersangel]

i say be realistic & make fudge.

[pauamma]

Be realistic

[acelightning]

So pick the dish with the biggest "wow factor", and make that :-)

(I actually don't like fudge very much. It's mostly a texture thing with me.)

[zyzyly]

Skip it--there will be way more food than anyone could eat.

[conuly]

No can do.

[sallymn]

Overboard (as long as it's not too much work) sounds good. So does fudge, always :)

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Fudge is generally much appreciated, but for a potluck like that, you'd need to make quite a bit.

Define 'overboard' - what's the usual standard for these things? Cupcakes, deviled eggs, crock-pot corned beef, lasagna? Will it be 'sit down and eat a real meal' or 'mill around the table snacking'?

Can't go wrong with pumpkin pie! ^^

[conuly]

Apparently the usual standard is meat and carbs, mostly Hispanic in style.

Next year, I'm spamming them with tons of veggies. And also pies.

[elenbarathi.livejournal.com]

Good for you! Heh, you can never have too much pie.

One of my favorite things to bring to potluck is a platter of sliced cantaloupe and honeydew, artistically arranged. It's nice to have something sweet that isn't full of refined carbs, and cantaloupe is one of the healthiest foods (http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=17), that we all ought to eat more of.