Sheryl Rosen wrote:

> Everyone has a good time, and by the time we're done with the appetizers,
> we're all feeling really good, glad that Charlie or Mike had no cooking
> ability and graced us with a couple good bottles of wine, by then no one
> cares who made what, as long as it tastes good and we get to laugh together.
>
> Isn't that the entire point of sharing a meal with friends?
>
> Or maybe I'm the one who's got it all wrong.

No, you've got it perfectly all right. That's what it's all about, and I
second the thought of having more quality time and fun _together_ because
everybody contributes what he or she can. Same with me. I'm hosting a
Thanksgiving feast with friens - one has a 1-room apartment and no space. I
happen to have space & table for a party and live in the middle of all of
them. Friends bring wine or a dessert, some bread, I prepare the turkey,
another one contributes cool board games - and so on...

Petra in Hamburg, Germany