Here’s a quick riddle for you: what’s the one thing that all people partake in, but few rarely agree on? >>>Food! (Okay, it’s a bad riddle!) The point is that everyone loves food. And, what best way to bring people together than food.<<< The potluck: everybody brings one dish to share, and you end up with a feast. You bring enough food for at least half of the guest list (i.e. if there’s 10 people attending, you make sure you have enough for 5). 🍱 🌟 Host : Make it a theme party. Whether it's the type of cuisine or recipes from a specific a cookbook, this will help you avoid a Greek salad/carne asada tacos/kimchi fried rice mashup. Be specific with your instructions, and make sure they're within your guests' cooking abilities and budgets. 🌟 Guests : Come prepared. Bring everything you need to serve your dish. Your host has already loaned out a kitchen and a dining room, and there will be plenty to clean when all the guests have departed, so help out by bringing some things from home. And people don't have 20 trivets—bring your own, or bring dish towels to place under your hot dish. 🌟 Don't assume you'll get oven real estate. Yes, your macaroni and cheese only needs to be warmed in the oven for 15 minutes—but so do seven more guests' dishes. Try to make something you can either keep warm on the ride over or that can be served at room temperature. If you absolutely have to make a dish requires the oven, call the host ahead to ask if there's space. Common courtesy. Bon Appetite! 🥂

Ana X

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