I bring donations when there's something I want to bring, or if there's something someone asked me to bring. If someone SAYS it's potluck, then of course I bring things. Otherwise, I bring things if there's something I want to make and try out on folks.
I bring food to parties when I want to show off. If I make a cheesecake, or my Auntie Debbie's Chocolate Dream Pie, or something like that, then I'll bring it. For the accolades.
As a host, if someone wants to bring a show-off dish, I'm totally fine with that. But I don't want people bringing things, just 'cause they're, y'know, bringing things. I understand that many people feel a calling to bring a hospitality-gift of food to social events, and that's fine. But a host provides food; it's not a guest's job.
Again, if a guest wants to show off a dish, a party is a wonderful time to do that. And there are parties where "guests bringing stuff to show off their cooking skills" is a significant part of it -- the Lefton Hot Foods Party is a perfect example.
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I bring food to parties when I want to show off. If I make a cheesecake, or my Auntie Debbie's Chocolate Dream Pie, or something like that, then I'll bring it. For the accolades.
As a host, if someone wants to bring a show-off dish, I'm totally fine with that. But I don't want people bringing things, just 'cause they're, y'know, bringing things. I understand that many people feel a calling to bring a hospitality-gift of food to social events, and that's fine. But a host provides food; it's not a guest's job.
Again, if a guest wants to show off a dish, a party is a wonderful time to do that. And there are parties where "guests bringing stuff to show off their cooking skills" is a significant part of it -- the Lefton Hot Foods Party is a perfect example.