I'm done with Pot Luck lunches (1 Viewer)

[Binky The Doormat]

Looks like cat barf 

"Can of Cream of Mushroom Soup" = Shocker!!1!

Cream of whatever soup is like hillbilly ketchup. It's in everything. 




 

Yeah, no doubt.  I will say that one of our favorite side dishes are wedding potatoes ...

 

[Peyton Marino]

"hillbilly ketchup" has to be one of the more insulting labels a food item can earn

 

[massraider]

"hillbilly ketchup" has to be one of the more insulting labels a food item can earn

Cream of mushroom soup is not hillbilly ketchup.

Ranch dressing is.  

 

[Osaurus]

Just got back from my office pot luck luncheon... they changed it up this year: the meal was catered, but the desert was done pot luck style.  It worked. 

ETA: I had coffee for desert. 

This is a good compromise IMO

 

[Peyton Marino]

Cream of mushroom soup is not hillbilly ketchup.

Ranch dressing is.  

I would argue ketchup is the hillbilly ranch

 

[Coeur de Lion]

Guess I'm fortunate to not work with a bunch of slobs.  Small office here (19 people) and we have great potlucks.  The people who can't cook mail it in and bring chips, cookies or a vege tray.  One woman makes amazing shredded turkey for sandwiches...another shredded beef with Italian seasoning.  One guy always brings in cheesy potatoes and another bacon wrapped dates.  Also have numerous other salads that aren't loaded with mayo or dressing.  Just lucky I guess. Oh I almost forgot about the awesome taco dip with seasoned ground turkey mixed in.  Yes it's cream cheese based but this destroys any other taco dip I've ever had.

This.

Maybe we're just lucky -- my office is also small (20 people) and pretty close-knit, and I'm 100% confident that no one is ever using old or expired food in anything for the office. I know that I (or the wife) will go out of our way to make sure that we are making something really good -- because that's what everyone does (well, except for the one young single dude who does our video editing and usually brings a store-bought dessert -- but a good one from a good local bakery).

We also do an optional "breakfast club" thing every Friday where we rotate and bring in breakfast for the office -- 90% good home made stuff (last week was some damn good sausage gravy in a crock pot with home-made biscuits) for this also. I'm up in two weeks for this one and going to bring my wife's blueberry / cream cheese coffee cake.

The owners also bring in catered lunches from time to time for us (for anniversaries, new hires, or people leaving usually) -- but the potlucks destroy the catering every time...

 

[Peyton Marino]

This.

Maybe we're just lucky -- my office is also small (20 people) and pretty close-knit, and I'm 100% confident that no one is ever using old or expired food in anything for the office. I know that I (or the wife) will go out of our way to make sure that we are making something really good -- because that's what everyone does (well, except for the one young single dude who does our video editing and usually brings a store-bought dessert -- but a good one from a good local bakery).

We also do an optional "breakfast club" thing every Friday where we rotate and bring in breakfast for the office -- 90% good home made stuff (last week was some damn good sausage gravy in a crock pot with home-made biscuits) for this also. I'm up in two weeks for this one and going to bring my wife's blueberry / cream cheese coffee cake.

The owners also bring in catered lunches from time to time for us (for anniversaries, new hires, or people leaving usually) -- but the potlucks destroy the catering every time...

recipe?

 

[Zow]

Looks like cat barf 

As mentioned above, I once mistakenly thought this too.  

 

[Coeur de Lion]

recipe?

I'll try to remember to post it from home later -- it's good AF though. I think she cribbed it from the New York Times or something...

 

[belljr]

See I don't participate - then I get labeled as the guy who doesn't participate.  Sorry I'm not wasting my time cooking you something.

 

[Politician Spock]

Germaphobes and food snobs kill me.  Like people are just serving up dishes full of disease and rotting food.  Do you all work with trailer trash or something?  The vast majority of employed American adults have the capability of preparing a dish without leading to food poisoning and some of them can actually make something tasty.

This is true... unfortunately at potlucks those that can actually make something tasty don't make enough to feed everyone, so everyone either has to have just a fifth of a meal of something tasty, or eat a full meal where 80% of it is not tasty. Ruins the day. 

The only people who like potlucks are the ones that can make something tasty.... and they like them because of their need to be praised for their ability to make something tasty. Nobody who sucks at cooking says "Hey, let's have a potluck!"

 

[Pipes]

This.

Maybe we're just lucky -- my office is also small (20 people) and pretty close-knit, and I'm 100% confident that no one is ever using old or expired food in anything for the office. I know that I (or the wife) will go out of our way to make sure that we are making something really good -- because that's what everyone does (well, except for the one young single dude who does our video editing and usually brings a store-bought dessert -- but a good one from a good local bakery).

We also do an optional "breakfast club" thing every Friday where we rotate and bring in breakfast for the office -- 90% good home made stuff (last week was some damn good sausage gravy in a crock pot with home-made biscuits) for this also. I'm up in two weeks for this one and going to bring my wife's blueberry / cream cheese coffee cake.

The owners also bring in catered lunches from time to time for us (for anniversaries, new hires, or people leaving usually) -- but the potlucks destroy the catering every time...

Damn we must work for the same company...we do the Friday breakfast food thing too.  Last week one of our payroll people brought in breakfast enchiladas and a small crockpot of Spanish rice which was fantastic.  Breakfast egg bakes are quite common with hashbrowns, bacon and cheese.  My go to is breakfast burritios.  Get up early and scramble up a few dozens eggs.  Dice up some baby red potatoes and bake in the oven and cook up a couple pounds of Jimmy Dean sausage and put in one of those 3 unit crock pots.  Bring in cheese, tortilla's and all the fixings.  One woman brings in one of those big portable griddles and makes pancakes for everyone.  It's kind of cool eating breakfast with everyone on a regular basis.

 

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Cream of mushroom soup is not hillbilly ketchup.

Ranch dressing is.  

Very good point. 

 

[hagmania]

Yeah, you're just not having the right casseroles. Broccoli, sweet potato, pineapple...

 

[Mr. Pickles]

Pretty sure this whole thing is shtick. 

I mean, cocktail weenies?  C'mon. 

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Germaphobes and food snobs kill me.  Like people are just serving up dishes full of disease and rotting food.  Do you all work with trailer trash or something?  The vast majority of employed American adults have the capability of preparing a dish without leading to food poisoning and some of them can actually make something tasty.

Hey I brought smokies in BBQ sauce so I'm clearly not a food snob. Just saying I don't like what other people make - and yes some look just borderline nasty. Plus I hate transporting it, and I'm not too big on people just buying something or not bringing anything at all. The new rule on listing ingredients was the icing on the cake. There wasn't any cake either.

If my company catered it I probably wouldn't hate it - but I also wouldn't call that a pot luck. I'd probably call it something like a catered lunch.

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I enjoy 'em -- but I actually like my co-workers and many / most of them make a strong effort and can cook. Last one I had the wife make a Thai-ish cold noodle salad with carrots, shredded cabbage, scallions, and some kind of peanut / sriracha type dressing, which was a huge hit.

Oh yeah, I made that before too and I recommend it.

 

[Christo]

This year we had to fill out index cards listing the ingredients for people with food allergies.

 

[Christo]

Pimento cheese sandwiches? 

Awesome

 

[Frostillicus]

I hate casseroles with the fire of a thousand suns. 

If someone brings a casserole to an outing I generally view them as a sub-human hillbilly with barely enough culinary skill to dump a can of cream of something soup in a porcelain bowl. 

That is all. 

I find this attitude eye rollingly horrible and at the same time agree with it.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I hate casseroles with the fire of a thousand suns. 

If someone brings a casserole to an outing I generally view them as a sub-human hillbilly with barely enough culinary skill to dump a can of cream of something soup in a porcelain bowl. 

That is all. 




 

I find this attitude eye rollingly horrible and at the same time agree with it.




 

He is having head problems and he is a bit of a golf equipment snob.  

 

[elbowrm]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGK61Jqq3c

 

[Rohn Jambo]

I hate casseroles with the fire of a thousand suns. 

If someone brings a casserole to an outing I generally view them as a sub-human hillbilly with barely enough culinary skill to dump a can of cream of something soup in a porcelain bowl. 

That is all. 

Some woman made a casserole dish with Ramen and everyone said it was delicious.  I tried it and  :X .  Still don't get why it was the hit of the party.  And I actual like ramen.

 

[Johnny Rock]

This.

Maybe we're just lucky -- my office is also small (20 people) and pretty close-knit, and I'm 100% confident that no one is ever using old or expired food in anything for the office. I know that I (or the wife) will go out of our way to make sure that we are making something really good -- because that's what everyone does (well, except for the one young single dude who does our video editing and usually brings a store-bought dessert -- but a good one from a good local bakery).

We also do an optional "breakfast club" thing every Friday where we rotate and bring in breakfast for the office -- 90% good home made stuff (last week was some damn good sausage gravy in a crock pot with home-made biscuits) for this also. I'm up in two weeks for this one and going to bring my wife's blueberry / cream cheese coffee cake.

The owners also bring in catered lunches from time to time for us (for anniversaries, new hires, or people leaving usually) -- but the potlucks destroy the catering every time...

recipe?

 

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He is having head problems and he is a bit of a golf equipment snob.  

Head problems? 

I don't even play golf.. just worked in the industry for a decade or so.