Comments on: What Covered Dish Would You Bring?

By: x117236

x117236 — Sat, 08 Sep 2007 13:36:03 +0000

One of the best things brought to the house when my dad died, a basket filled with snack foods. It had hard candy, mini chocolate bars, packages of crackers, pretzels and a bunch of other things. We had a houseful of people, but no one really felt like eating meals. Everyone nibbled on what they wanted throughout the day.

By: Margo

Margo — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:06:53 +0000

If I’m not actually signed up and organized to bring a meal, I take a loaf of homemade bread. I make bread fairly often and usually have a loaf or two in the freezer. It’s always special, but it’s also very practical because it can be re-frozen if it’s somehow not needed.
One handy thing I like to do in the winter is take a pot of soup – any kind – but dump it in their kettle and take my kettle back home with me. When I received meals/food, I found that returning containers or piling up those “disposables” on kitchen counters can be a pain.

By: Southern Girl

Southern Girl — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 18:23:17 +0000

We generally take a hot chicken salad casserole and/or banana pudding. Sometimes a plate of deviled eggs.

By: Teresa

Teresa — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:09:58 +0000

I’m glad to hear you’re holding up.

I usually take cheese lasagnas in disposable pans, either cooked or frozen.

My standby, though, is paper cups, paper plates, plasticware, paper towels and toilet paper. It’s been my experience that using disposables removes one more thing to be dealt with, and lots of visitors means you need more TP.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:30:12 +0000

I have an easy chicken & pasta salad that I like to make in the summer. It makes a ton, can easily be made veg, and is filling and tasty.

Basically, I take about 4 boneless skinless breasts worth of chicken, in bite sized pieces. Frozen peas, chopped celery, a little onion, maybe a little chopped green pepper if I’m feeling zany, and a box of shells or rotini.

Cook the chicken and the pasta, throw in everything else (throw the peas in about 2 mins. before the pasta is done to thaw). Strain the pasta under cold water. Then add everything else and enough ranch dressing to coat it. Refrigerate.

Easy peasy.