Office Potluck Ideas

Sweet_Potato
Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
edited October 6 in Food and Nutrition
Any potluck ideas for coworkers who are mostly conservative, male, and significantly older? I normally cook simple dishes with vegetables, legumes, and bold flavors, but that never goes over very well with my work crowd (on the other hand, the person who wraps strips of bacon around pieces of hot dog always recieves accolades, so that gives you some idea of what they like). I'd do a dessert but they're already being provided.

Thanks!

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  • mkmacf
    mkmacf Posts: 101
    Could you bring a salad or appetizer option? I know that even some crowds with milder tastes enjoy certain things like hummus and veggies/pitas, or make a huge greek or spinach salad. That is usually what I will take to work.
  • CorinthiaB
    CorinthiaB Posts: 488 Member
    For our potluck today, I have a rotel dip. I made it with 2lbs of ground turkey browned, 12 oz or more of Velveeta cheese and two cans of rotel tomatoes. It is always a hit!
  • jojoworks
    jojoworks Posts: 315 Member
    we're having an office potluck next week. I'm thinking about appetizers of pitted, halved medjool dates with a dab of neufchatel cream cheese in the middle and wrapped with a small slice of proscuitto topped with a small bit of fresh ground pepper.

    how's that for easy AND snazzy?
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    Men love meatballs. I make them with ground turkey and they disappear quickly.
  • UponThisRock
    UponThisRock Posts: 4,519 Member
    ice
  • Sweet_Potato
    Sweet_Potato Posts: 1,119 Member
    Not really feeling any of these suggestions.... sorry :)
  • IsleOfThanet
    IsleOfThanet Posts: 49
    How about some barely blanched green beans with Caucasian Walnut Sauce (recipe below); or look on line for a Gougere recipe and make some tiny cheese puffs.


    Caucasian Walnut Sauce
    makes about 1 cup

    Walnut sauces are found throughout the Caucus Mountains all the way to Kashmir. It may be used to dress beans or cooked vegetables such as green beans or broccoli. Add to hot cooked vegetables or use as a dip for cold blanced veggies.

    It's rather thick and needs to be thinned out with water used for cooking beans or vegetables, vegetable stock or some water.

    It's best to blanch the walnuts first in order to get rid of some of the bitterness in the skins.

    1/2 cup shelled walnuts
    pinch of baking powder
    3 tablespoons olice oil
    3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
    1/2 teaspon salt, or to taste
    1/4 cup vegetable stock or cooking liquid from vegetables

    Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Add pinch of baking powder and walnuts, let them boil rapidly for 3 minutes; rinse and drain.

    Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and stock in a blender or food processer. Crumble in the walnuts. Blend, pushing down with rubber spatula if needed, until you have a smooth paste.
  • Maggie_Pie1
    Maggie_Pie1 Posts: 322 Member
    This is what I'm making:

    Red potatoes cut into 1" cubes, cooked in the skillet with mushrooms, yellow onions, and just enough olive oil to keep from sticking to the pan. I'll use some rosemary and thyme as seasoning. At the last minute, I'll through some cooked green beans into the skillet and sautee until done.
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