10 Office Party Potluck Recipes and Ideas
September 10, 2009 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under Bring Your Own, Food and Drink
It’s that time of year again when the office or work potluck lunches start popping up. With the holidays right around the corner, it’s always good to have a few ideas ready to go when you find out on Tuesday your husband’s office is having a potluck on Wednesday.
Here are a few of my favorite ideas for office potlucks:
Bring the veggie tray, here’s a recipe for an easy Ranch dip that will have them asking for the recipe.
A fruit tray would be popular, and easy, with cream cheese fruit dip.
This Reuben dip would be a big hit if you could …read more
50 Fun Summer Dessert Ideas
May 24, 2008 by Linette Gerlach
Filed under 4th of July, Barbecues, Bring Your Own, Brunch
Deb gave you a list of 60 awesome barbecue recipes, so I thought I’d throw in the dessert. Because you gotta have dessert, right?
1. Cupcake Flag
2. White Silk and Berry Tarts
3. Jean’s Blueberry Quickbread
4. 32 Unique Homemade Popsicle Ideas and Recipes
5. Simple Summer Cupcakes
6. Dirt Cake
7. Fruit and Yogurt Parfaits
8. Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
9. Homemade Organic Fruit Snacks
10. Creamy Berry Fruit Mold
11. Icy Cold Summer Lime Smoothie
12. Zebra Pop Cookies
13. “Springish” Fruit Pandowdy
14. Frozen Pudding Cups
15. Candied Flowers
16. Homemade Ice Pops
17. Grandma’s Homemade Banana Pudding
18. Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
19. Molded Rhubarb Rosemary Cucumber Salad
20. Strawberry Shortcake
21. Baseball Cupcakes
22. Peanut Butter Pie
23. …read more
Potlucks & BYOB: Is It Tacky to Ask Others to Contribute
May 2, 2008 by Deborah Ng
Filed under Barbecues, Bring Your Own
I received permission to share this email with you:
Dear Deb,
I’m a fan of all your blogs, but She Knows Parties really caught my eye because I love to socialize. My husband and I love to have parties all summer long on our patio. There are times when we lay out the whole spread but sometimes we do a potluck. I have a friend who likes to have barbecues but doesn’t drink and asks everyone to BYOB.
My sister says BYOBs and potlucks are tacky. What do you think?
Caryn M.
Hi Caryn,
I’m a big fan of potlucks. Don’t you just love sampling …read more
