Potluck advice

[chickensducks&agoose]

I need some Potluck Advice. We've been invited by some friends of ours, to a Church Potluck. I have never ever been to a church potluck, and need some good advice on what to bring. The people there are OLD. Like older than my mom, and I'm 30. like grandmas and grandpas. so I assume some can't have sugar, etc. I won a quilt in their raffle today, spent $15 on tickets, and won a beautiful quilt, so I have to bring something good... I already have stuff for breads, cakes, etc. (milk, flour, eggs, sugar, baking powder/soda, vanilla, etc.) but not a lot of fresh fruit, or carrots or stuff... I also don't make things from mixes, and can't bear to make anything gross.... help!

 

[PotterWatch]

Deviled eggs. Always a winner, imo.

 

[debilorrah]

Casseroles, breads, rolls, nothing too hard to bite into. Old people love chicken casseroles (I used to work in assisted living) and they also love to see things that are a treat to them.

 

[pdsavage]

Chocolate chip cookies,everyone loves home made cookies.OOOOh or pie like cherry or pumkin...cheese cake....ect ect ect
Homemade snicker doodles every one loves them as well and if you google it you shoud have everything to make em.

 

[FireTigeris]

I make a mean squash cassarole... its not too expensive either...

 

[redhen]

I like to make sweet and sour kielbasa in a crock pot.. everyone always loves it.

 

[redhen]

Lazy perogi is also another easy good church supper dish...
And you dont HAVE to add meat(kielbasa) to it... but i do.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Quote:
Oh that sounds yummy!!!

Op, I would make sweet cornbread if it were me. Or corn casserole.

 

[Imagica5]

Maybe something like banana bread or zukini bread? Also chicken strips were a favorite at the pot luck I just hosted just grilled and finished in the oven with just salt and fresh ground pepper it was great. especially if there is fresh bread and deli mustard to put on the chicken. Another thing that would be good that people do not often think of is bringing something good to drink, like home made tea. I make a great mint tea with basil and lemongrass that grows in my garden. Coffee, juice and other drinks are good too. It is especially nice to have something good other than just the sodas that are at many pot lucks. I hope this helps!

Best wishes,
Leah

 

[redhen]

Quote:
Oh that sounds yummy!!!

Op, I would make sweet cornbread if it were me. Or corn casserole.

It is! The ingredients dont sound good together

..but man..it IS yummy!
Cut your kielbasa in bite sized slices... put it in the crock pot..
Add a jar of grape jelly,
a jar of cocktail sauce(the kind you use to dip shrimp cocktail in..),
a jar of Marachino(sp?) cherries with liquid,
a can of pineapple chunks with liquid..
and a little squirt of mustard...
cook it all day in the crock pot till it kinda glazes the meat...
Yum!
Somepeople also just use BBQ sauce and grape jelly.... thats good also.