Can't Decide What to Make for a Party Tomorrow Night

[babywings76]

Tomorrow night is my annual Christmas Ornament Exchange party. I'm not in charge, thankfully. There are 20 of us. We do a dinner and everyone is supposed to bring something. I really wanted to bring the Chocolate Mint Silk Torte, but the hostess said she doesn't know if many people are bringing main dishes. So I'm torn as to what main dish or hearty side dish I should make. It needs to be something impressive (it's a group of great cooks and really crafty women!) I don't have my DCB, so I can't do anything in that. Her table for the food is not that big, so I'm afraid to bring something that is in a large serving piece. Maybe something in the rectangular baker? Any ideas?

TIA!

 

[Jennie4PC]

touch down taco dip is always a big hit.
What exactly do you do t this ornamanet exhange? just out of curiosity

 

[chefann]

I'm a fan of the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad or Creamy One Pot Pasta. You can always pour them into a Rectangular Baker to take there (and stay warm - yes, the pasta salad is good warm).

 

[babywings76]

touch down taco dip is always a big hit.
What exactly do you do t this ornamanet exhange? just out of curiosity

Okay, so this is a side note to this thread, one quick hijack to answer your question...We each make a unique homemade ornament. We make 20 of the same thing, then we meet together for the exchange. We all sit in the host's family room and each take a turn explaining how and why we made what we did, if there was a funny story or anything else we want to say. Usually, we each say how crazy our year has been, make a reference to what that might be, and how that led us to picking what we did as our project. Then we share stories about all our mishaps that we had in trying to come up with an idea. It's a lot of fun. We laugh so much, cry too, at times. It's a wonderful evening of friendship. Oh, and we eat first, too! Yummy, yummy food. We all try to pick something impressive and then swap the recipes later. The woman who started the group did it 25 years ago! The group changes through the years. She always jokes that the only way to get in the group is someone else has to move or die. Once people get invited to this group, they don't refuse and stay there as long as they can! Of course this is my 5th year and I have a lot of ornaments now and my husband thinks it's enough! I say NO WAY! It's more than just collecting the ornaments. I'll just do what the host does, she puts them on the garland she has up all along the tops of her windows and doorway moldings.

 

[pamperedpals]

I'm a fan of the Satay Chicken Pasta Salad or Creamy One Pot Pasta. You can always pour them into a Rectangular Baker to take there (and stay warm - yes, the pasta salad is good warm).

I agree Ann. That is how we have typically been eating it. I am making cold for my party tomorrow though.

 

[Jennie4PC]

Amanda,
That sounds like a lot of fun.