Pot Luck Help

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park.

What

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to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be

available.

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I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has

been

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lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel

right.

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Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler

or

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could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Hmm. How about crepes (they are pretty hearty actually). Wrap them together
in saran in your little cooler.
You could make-ahead some nice fillings like:

- creme fraiche, smoked salmon, dill and/or a bit of roe
- fresh berries and creme fraiche
- nice thinly sliced ham and light cheese for rolling with the crepe
- get a jar of Embasa Mole and mix a little of it with sour cream or cream
cheese. Fill the crepe with that and smoked chicken or turkey

Well, that's a start...

cheers, rox

On Wed 04 May 2005 01:05:55p, Rich wrote in rec.food.cooking:

Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park.
What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be
flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the
reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will
be available. I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt
that it has been lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks,
so just taking something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken
doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

Make it easy on yourself. Fruit pies, cakes, bar cookies and other cookies
all travel well, often even without a cooler. I would try to work with
fresh veggies, fruits, or meats with a target like that.

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Rich said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public

park. What

Quoted message said:

to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be

flying to

Quoted message said:

Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the

reunion, a

Quoted message said:

two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be

available.

Quoted message said:

I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it

has been

Quoted message said:

lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking

Quoted message said:

something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel

right.

Quoted message said:

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a

cooler

Long as there's ice canned ham will survive in a cooler... could
probably purchase the hams (and cooler) when you arrive... no point in
lugging all that on the plane, get a styrofoam chest - lotsa ladies
have the same)

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or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Easy enough to prepare ham steaks at the park with a charcoal grill...
maybe bring a few jugs of sauce (I like Chinese duck sauce doctored
w/crushed pineapple, etc.)... might want to heat some canned beans too.
Uh uh, dont discard that ice filled chest just yet, load it with
brewskies.

Sheldon

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What to
take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a two
day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available. I think
Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been lit for
years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking something from
the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler or
could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.
--

--Rich

Decent size city in Missouri?

Dimitri

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler
or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.
--

--Rich De gustibus non est disputandum.

Will there be grills at the park?

Would you have time or facilities to cook (at your mom's place?) in Florida
before the road trip? If so, try slow cooking some slabs of baby-back ribs
in the oven using your favorite recipe. When you're ready to go, wrap them
in foil, pack in a cooler, and they should keep for a couple of days as long
as you're refreshing the ice. They're good eaten cold, though much better if
you use a grill to reheat them. Then you can baste with your favorite sauce
and grill until slightly charred.

Costco and Sam's always have nice baby backs.

One time on Usenet said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler or
could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Does the park have public grills? Many in my area do -- you could
do some kabobs or something similar. Make the sauces at your Mom's
house, then get fresh meat and veggies and you're set...

--
Jani in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"The ships hung in the sky in much the same
way that bricks don't" - D. Adams, HGTTG

Rich wrote on 04 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public
park. What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics.
I will be flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to
Missouri for the reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in
motels, so no kitchens will be available. I think Mom has an old
Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been lit for
years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't
feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

This keeps a long time (weeks) if fridgerated . It works well as a dip
for pretzels, graham crakers or cookies. Women have been known to
want to roll in the stuff.

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

aka Kathy's Chocolate Pate

none

1 cup unsalted butter 250 ml
1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 ml
4 egg yolks
2 tbsp. brandy 30 ml or Rum
2 tsp. vanilla 10 ml
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate 250 g melted; and cooled
1 cup whipping cream 250 ml

In mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in
egg yolks, rum and vanilla. Blend in chocolate.

Whip cream lightly and stir into chocolate mixture. Turn into 3-cup
(750
ml) mould or small pots. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours. (If you
make
it the night before you can eat it for lunch and still have enough time
to
make another batch
for dessert).

Makes about 8 servings.

(actually it makes about two servings - if you have the right people).

Use a light flexible metal mould or small pots or crocks. The recipe
cam be
doubled for a large mould (or two small ones).

From Kathy

Tried this and it is good...with congac.

** Exported from Now You're Cooking! v5.66 **

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On Wed 04 May 2005 02:09:01p, Monsur Fromage du Pollet wrote in
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Quoted message said:

Rich wrote on 04 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public
park. What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics.
I will be flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to
Missouri for the reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in
motels, so no kitchens will be available. I think Mom has an old
Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been lit for
years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't
feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

This keeps a long time (weeks) if fridgerated . It works well as a dip
for pretzels, graham crakers or cookies. Women have been known to

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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want to roll in the stuff.

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Have you been encouraging this activity when you serve this?

BTW, it sounds really good.

Quoted message said:

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

aka Kathy's Chocolate Pate

none

1 cup unsalted butter 250 ml
1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 ml
4 egg yolks
2 tbsp. brandy 30 ml or Rum
2 tsp. vanilla 10 ml
8 oz semi-sweet chocolate 250 g melted; and cooled
1 cup whipping cream 250 ml

In mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in
egg yolks, rum and vanilla. Blend in chocolate.

Whip cream lightly and stir into chocolate mixture. Turn into 3-cup
(750
ml) mould or small pots. Chill until firm, at least 8 hours. (If you
make
it the night before you can eat it for lunch and still have enough time
to
make another batch
for dessert).

Makes about 8 servings.

(actually it makes about two servings - if you have the right people).

Use a light flexible metal mould or small pots or crocks. The recipe
cam be
doubled for a large mould (or two small ones).

From Kathy

Tried this and it is good...with congac.

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler
or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

Bring a cast iron frying pan, your favorite knife, a plastic cutting board,
and some medium size serving bowls and spoons. Plastic wrap to cover the
food while people are playing bocci or softball or whatever.

Go to a grocery store when you get there. Buy:

Containers of hummus
Cucumbers
Tomatoes, not too ripe
Lettuce (not iceberg)
Red cabbage
Pita bread
Felafel mix
Tuna salad, already made at the deli counter.

The frying pan is for the felafels. Some mixes require only the addition of
water, then browning in oil. They're served warm or cold. Chop up the
vegetables and let people make their own pita sandwiches. Nice, cool food
for a hot day. The tuna is there in the event you have some redneck who
"ain't gonna eat none of that there Arab food".

"Monsur Fromage du Pollet" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Rich wrote on 04 May 2005 in rec.food.cooking

Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public
park. What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics.
I will be flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to
Missouri for the reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in
motels, so no kitchens will be available. I think Mom has an old
Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been lit for
years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't
feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

This keeps a long time (weeks) if fridgerated . It works well as a dip
for pretzels, graham crakers or cookies. Women have been known to
want to roll in the stuff.

@@@@@ Now You're Cooking! Export Format

aka Kathy's Chocolate Pate

none

1 cup unsalted butter 250 ml
1/4 cup granulated sugar 50 ml
4 egg yolks

I'd be a little hesitant to store anything with 4 raw egg yolks for too long
of a time. "Weeks" just doesn't sound right for eating. Maybe it's okay for
the rolling around part.

In article <[email hidden]>, "Rich"

Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public
park. What to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I
will be flying to Florida, then driving my mother in her car to
Missouri for the reunion, a two day trip. We'll be staying in motels,
so no kitchens will be available. I think Mom has an old Coleman gas
camp stove, but I coubt that it has been lit for years. We both have
reputations as good cooks, so just taking something from the
supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a
cooler or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Quoted message said:

Thanks.

This doesn't answer your question, Rich, but I couldn't help but laugh!
At our family reunion in 1993, we had KFC cater the food. We were in a
public park and just wanted things to be simple.

At this summer's reunion, we're doing burgers, breasts, tube steaks, a
couple sides, watermelon, lemonade, and are asking the local folks to
bring bars for dessert. There'll be a prize for the best bars. And
I've already been told I'm not to pout if my brownies don't win.

Personally, I think you should forget about trying to dazzle them with
anything, bring a jug of something boozy, and have yourself a good time.
--
-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Sam I Am! 5/3/05

Rich said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler or
could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.

A trick I once used to freeze a cassoulet for a Thanksgiving camping trip:
Everything went into ziplock freezer bags and was frozen. I placed a
small cooler filled with water in a chest freezer and when the edges had
iced I inserted the frozen bags and completed freezing the water-filled
cooler....locking the already frozen baggies in a big ice cube.
Six days after removing the cooler from the freezer I had to run
everything under water in order to thaw it.
A cassoulet in a tent under the pines....with the Love of my
life.....not bad for a po' dumb country boy!

Good Luck!!!
Bubba

--
You wanna measure, or you wanna cook?

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At this summer's reunion, we're doing burgers, breasts, tube steaks

<snip>

Tube steak??? :-) There won't be children present for this, will there?

On Wed 04 May 2005 03:06:42p, Doug Kanter wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At this summer's reunion, we're doing burgers, breasts, tube steaks

<snip>

Tube steak??? :-) There won't be children present for this, will there?

Hey, if she's doing breasts and tube steaks, why bother with the burgers?

--
Wayne Boatwright
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

Rich said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler or
could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

I don't think that anyone in their right mind is going to expect someone who had
spent two days travelling to bring something home-made. Stop at a nice bakery
and pick up a pie, [censored], cookies, or go to a fruit market and get some fresh
fruit or a fruit platter.

Melba's Jammin' <[email hidden]> wrote in news:thisisbogus-
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Personally, I think you should forget about trying to dazzle them with
anything, bring a jug of something boozy, and have yourself a good

time.

Stop in a Kansas City BBQ joint and buy a brisket? Unless somebody's
already making one.

Andy

Doug Kanter said:

"Melba's Jammin'" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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At this summer's reunion, we're doing burgers, breasts, tube steaks

<snip>

Tube steak??? :-) There won't be children present for this, will there?

If they are members of the family. I am in the process of planning a
family reunion. I only have one family to locate. And thanks to
Charlie Gifford for sending me the cookin checklist. I am looking
forward to meeting a couple of generations that I do not know. Of
course after 2 funerals last week, I did get to see several of them.

I am hoping for pot luck and also hoping that the younger generations
can cook.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

"Rich" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler
or could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.
--

--Rich De gustibus non est disputandum.

Set of ingredients for Macaroni Salad. Mix and add dressing at last minute?
Potato Salad with a oil/vinegar type dressing? In fact if the coleman stove
works and it is a good cooler you could make fried chicken. Even if the
cooler isn't so good, just buy the chicken in a town on the way. Pour some
buttermilk over it the night before, and away you go.

How many do you have to feed?

Just remember to oil the leather in the pump and buy a can of coleman fuel.
Maybe a spare generator. Coleman stoves are pretty much indistructable.

del cecchi

Rich said:

I am going to a family reunion in August, a pot luck in a public park. What
to take is the question. This is problem of logistics. I will be flying to
Florida, then driving my mother in her car to Missouri for the reunion, a
two day trip. We'll be staying in motels, so no kitchens will be available.
I think Mom has an old Coleman gas camp stove, but I coubt that it has been
lit for years. We both have reputations as good cooks, so just taking
something from the supermarket deli or some KFC chicken doesn't feel right.

Any ideas for a pot luck offering that could survive two days in a cooler or
could be improvised in the motel or in the park?

Thanks.
--

--Rich De gustibus non est disputandum.

Buy one of those cheap disposable metal grills for charcoal and a sack
of charcoal (most supermarkets have them this time of year). Get some
ice for the cooler, box of large freezer bags, some plain yoghurt,
tandoori paste or powder and some chicken legs or thighs. Mix the
tandoori paste and yoghurt to the desired strength, rub it into the
chicken parts (using your impeccably clean hands) and put in the plastic
bags on ice in the cooler for one hour. Take to the park and grill on
the spot.

If you don't like tandoori, yoghurt and nearly any spice combo will work
just as well.