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I do wish my Mom would have let us know about the potluck when she invited us.
Why?
Because my husband would like the 2 of us to be on a grocery budget, and bringing a dish cuts into our grocery budget. That is the part that he does not like.
We could have planned if we had advance notice of the potluck.
Just don't go. I mean, however will you afford the gas to get there and back, if you can't afford to spend ten bucks on canned string beans, cream of mushroom soup and a package of fried onion rings?
An inexpensive rice dish that I make is a couple boxes of Rice a roni...a can of Reeses artichoke hearts and a can of black olives sliced..add mayo just enough to make it creamy and you have a pot luck dish.Rice @$1.00 a box...artichokes $2.50 and olives $1.50..I get a lot of compliments on this and its under $10... I make this for pot lucks all the time... Good luck!!!
Ooh that sounds yummy! I am going to try that this week! What flavor Rice-A-Roni? Mayo or Miracle Whip?
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Ooh that sounds yummy! I am going to try that this week! What flavor Rice-A-Roni? Mayo or Miracle Whip?
I usually buy the wild rice type..the flavored ones like chicken seem to be too salty..and you can use any boxed rice like those ones in the white box whose name escapes me now... Anywhoo I use regular mayo just enough to flavor it and then chop up the olives and the artichokes....add all that together and chill...it is really good!!! I would probably use 2 boxes if feeding more than 2 people..those boxes like everything else seem to be getting smaller!! Let me know how you like it!!!!
Turns out that mom has been sick for several weeks and had to go to the ER.
My husband found this out yesterday.
I am not sure if it is a good idea for her to host a Thanksgiving potluck at her apartment.
She has not had the energy to plan the entire potluck.
I would rather her get better instead of hosting the potluck.
And no, we do not have a car.
You obviously don't even talk to your own mother (your husband does), but you are suddenly going to dictate to her whether or not she has a Thanksgiving meal with her family?
Just stay out of your mother's business so the rest of your family can have a nice meal without you.
You obviously don't even talk to your own mother (your husband does), but you are suddenly going to dictate to her whether or not she has a Thanksgiving meal with her family?
Just stay out of your mother's business so the rest of your family can have a nice meal without you.
You obviously don't even talk to your own mother (your husband does), but you are suddenly going to dictate to her whether or not she has a Thanksgiving meal with her family?
Just stay out of your mother's business so the rest of your family can have a nice meal without you.
I do talk to my mother on the phone as well as on Facebook. She did not tell either one of us, which my husband finds perplexing.
And based on 1) her past medical history and a week and a half hospital stay last year, 2) her age, and 3) the fact that she was sick for several weeks and had to go to the ER, I am not sure if it is a good idea for her to be hosting a Thanksgiving potluck.
My not being sure does not equal dictating.
Last edited by Jaded; 11-17-2014 at 02:18 PM..
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