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On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 00:38:24 GMT,
(AlleyGator) wrote:
>Karen AKA Kajikit > wrote:
>
>>Well the event was today... and the food was, shall I say ordinary?
>>Last month was apparantly an abberation (that day they had all protein
>>- three different people brought chicken). Today the table was a
>>starch-fest and there were five 'salads' (all either potato or pasta),
>>bread, two different baked bean dishes (one mixed with vienna sausage
>>and covered in biscuits so it looked like food...) etc. and only a
>>small pot of chilli and a tray of supermarket fried chicken for
>>protein. I'm ashamed to say I added to the starchfest - I ended up
>>making a pasta salad with canned beans and corn and frozen
>>broccoli/peppers, and I also made some fresh blueberry muffins because
>>they were on sale. Most of the salad got eaten but the muffins weren't
>>needed because a birthday celebration had been organised for a couple
>>of the church kids and there was icecream and birthday cake.
>>
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>Oh, heavens. At least everyone survived, Ihope <G>. That's very
>unusual, as I have always found that church socials or potlucks of any
>kind seem to bring out some really good food. Better luck next time?
>I am continually amazed at how very different everyone's version of
>something as simple as fried chicken or potato salad can all taste.
>It's very interesting. I still remember an "ice cream social" many
>years ago - there must have been 30 or more batches of ice cream and
>they were all so completely different. Well, I didn't try ALL of
>them, but I did my best.
It's a very small church with only about twenty families... and a lot
of them seem to be mediocre cooks. Thank goodness for the Spanish lady
and her empanadas! Oh well, I'll do better next month 
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~Karen aka Kajikit
Crafts, cats, and chocolate - the three essentials of life
http://www.kajikitscorner.com
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