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Potluck
My husband and I have hosted numerous dinners/parties at our home over the past year and really enjoy doing so, however it can get certainly get costly. We would like to have a 4th of July BBQ at our home but are thinking that the cost may be prohibitive. We are contemplating the idea of having a potluck BBQ but have never had one before. I feel a little uncomfortable with the idea, thinking that it is rude to expect your guests to supply food. Obviously my husband and I would provide the main courses and all the meat. Does any one of any thoughts on potlucks? Have you had one before? Were your guests okay with it? Thanks for your thoughts.
Re: Potluck
Ditto the above comment.
There is nothing wrong with having a potluck. When you invite people, tell them that it is a potluck style BBQ and ask them if they want to bring a side dish or dessert. It is a great way to eat some VERY yummy food!
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This must be a regional thing. This question gets asked pretty often and I don't understand the hesitation. Where I am, when you're invited to someone's house for dinner, you always make a fuss over bringing something and the hostess has to say, "oh no, really, just bring yourselves" a couple times - that back and forth exchange is expected and understood.
Yes, it's ok to have a potluck, esp for the 4th. It's a good idea to specify what people bring. Like for the 4th, everyone's probably likely to bring potato salad, you might want to leave potato salad to someone who makes a great one and tell everyone else, "please bring a side other than potato salad". Same goes for desserts, "something other than brownies".
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Same here, I'm in the south and it is expected that the guest will ask what they can contribute, and the hostess will either accept or tell you no a couple times.
It's completely normal and expected in our circle of friends but each couple has at least one person that likes to cook, and we all keep clean kitchens so there's none of the ick factor that people sometimes bring up in response to potluck meals. The one single guy in our group that doesn't cook will bring beer or a pre-baked pie. The host will generally make a main dish (although someone brought their smoker to our house at Thanksgiving and made the most fabulous turkey), and some sides and the guests will contribute something that coordinates.
Hi! I haven't heard the word "potluck" used... but I always bring something to a BBQ/Party. I think most guests will offer... and most will want to bring things. Evites has a BBQ invitation where your guests will pick an item to bring from a scroll-down menu. You might consider that as well.
Anyways - Happy 4th of July and let us know how if goes.