To be fair, me entire life as a mother is all about YikesMustFood, so adding that extra level of holiday anxiety is just frosting, sprinkles, and nerves. Pot lucks, as you can imagine, are my very favorite things.
Kidding. I hate them. Avoid them when possible.
When it’s not possible? I can’t share the disaster of YikesMustFood with a dozen or more potential critics! Cooking for others is like publishing a story: it’s a gift that is almost certainly gross and will make someone sick, and they are guaranteed to either leave it on the tray and save themselves (smart!) or grab a serving, choke it down, and complain about it afterward. So... I don’t. Cook, that is.
Instead I buy cheese and wine. I know a little bit about both and can select decent combos, and its less vulnerable and crazy-making than cooking. If you are a fellow sufferer of YikesMustFood, this party-and-potluck season, be kind to you and just make a pretty plate full off purchased goodies. No one will even know the difference.
Lol. Well nope I have never shoved things together like that. Only in private when only me and SO might blergh from it
ReplyDeleteI love "YikesMustFood"! When I acquired my stepkids - 5 & 7 at the time - I was appalled at how they had to be fed All The Time. Like, multiple times a day! A fierce awakening for grad student me, whose lunch was often a Twixt bar grabbed from the vending machine on the way to the brown bag meeting. I have done the pretty plate of purchased goodies more than once! #protip: buy the assembled fancy platters and put onto own serving plates, for that extra dash of holiday illusion.
ReplyDeleteLol!!!! And uff da, sharing germs is right! But wine, now that's always a smart choice!
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