Tag: potlucks

Souper Slam!

Our friend Michael wanted to celebrate his birthday. He chose a potluck with a twist: A soup competition. The crew came ready to rumble with a variety of options. Michael made two varieties of vegetarian hot and sour soup; one spicy, one suitable for chile wimps. Chicken tortilla, Cuban black bean, African peanut, and sunchoke/cauliflower …

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Potluck Weekend

We had two potlucks to attend this weekend. The first was a memorial celebration for a friend who died on New Year’s Eve. Julian handled that potluck by making Boston baked beans. He used the time-honored recipe from Durgin Park (of blessed memory). He’s been making this recipe in his ceramic bean pot for longer …

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Fiesta de Paella

We were in the Detroit Airport last week waiting for our delayed flight. I walked into a newsstand to get some bottled water, as we were flying home on Spirit Airlines. (“You wanna breathe on this flight? That’ll be 25 bucks.”) Out of the corner of my eye I noticed the latest issue of Food …

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Carolina Coleslaw

Our department had another potluck today. I’d signed up to bring a salad, but didn’t have a clue of what I’d make until a coworker offered to bring pulled pork. Then it hit me: Carolina coleslaw. Some explanation is in order. We lived in Greensboro, North Carolina for seven years. During that time we got …

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Words to Live By

Never work anywhere that doesn’t have good potlucks. I don’t mean Doritos, Skittles, and diet soda in the break room. I’m also not talking about the boss ordering pizza to be consumed at a team meeting. This move is at best a bribe, and at worst a way to circumvent wage-hour laws by imposing on …

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