I like to bring fruit salads. I make a point of purchasing too much fruit - and I keep the extras and enjoy them with my meals over the next few days.

It will probably change over time, but baguette and bruschetta is one I tend to do often.  I can cut it up ahead of time if I need to, and doesn't require a certain temperature.  I find most people bring desserts so it's different.

We usually take either fried rice, mandoo, or jap chae

It depends on the potluck, but generally I take onion rye bread and pistachio salad.

I usually take a wild rice casserole, made in one of my crockpots.

Given the choice I would probably take potato salad, coleslaw, tossed salad or vegie plater.   Seelerman thinks that is a cope out - he thinks we should take a hot dish.  I do make a good crockpot full of chicken-wings.  Home-baked beans in the crockpot are good.   But the last potluck we went to I took a cheese and spinach quiche.  It disappeared fast. 

I realized my answer wasn't really for potlucks.  More for things I'm invited to and bring something anyway.  I haven't been to many potlucks, and when I have they are usually semi-organized so I don't have a specific go-to yet :)

I find myself thinking - a potluck with seeler and seelerman would be cool.  seeler could provide the potato salad or something similar. Seelerman could make his choice of hot dishes .

These all sound yummy!  And it's almost dinner time ... 

I often choose a recipe that's a bit different - maybe Thai noodle salad or a variation on other familiar dishes.  I find myself considering how it will be - from a freshness & food safety perspective - if sitting out for a while.  That's not so much an issue at a smaller gathering, but for big 'church type' events, I do worry about it a bit.

I for a while having been taking devilled eggs.  They are a great thing to set out early, they are easy to make and easy to take and well, they are fun ot have on your plate.  lots of people like them and they know what they are getting.

I do a whole bunch-depends on my mood and what I think the crowd will need-and my time

I have taken frozen pizza and cooked them in the church ovens, (while I was doing set up for event) ditto for the pre-made mini quiches. A package of meatballs and sauce in the slow cooker, chicken legs in slow cooker,many salads, chili, tuna casserole, beans and weiners, veggie tray and dip, platerr of cold cuts -usually i arrange it from del meat, perogies in slowcooker with sour cream,

Devilled eggs-but a couple now always brings them for church potlucks so I go for something else

Hummus and rice crackers for those aviding wheat, a cheese tray and crackers, bought-cranberry and fig in phyllo, stew

or sometimes dessert

a

acke, or pie, or crisp

Homemade bread rolls or a pavlova. 

Tabitha - you are the queen of the pot-luck dinner!!

Usually meatballs in grape jelly sauce in my slow cooker.  I once had to have a playground brawl when somebody chose meatballs before me.  I prefer a pot-luck with very little pre-organisation - it's so much more fun when you don't know what is going to be served!

As a minister once explained to someone who had never gone to a PoLuck. "If everyone brings bananas,  we all eat bananas".

To our next potluck I am going to bring a cake that looks like a bowl of Ramen noodles.

I once went to a potluck where everyone brought dessert! It was not planned that way - it just turned out that way. Not a bad night at all!

I don't see how you can call it a potluck if it is planned in advance what people will bring.   Perhaps some people could say they are bringing main course or dessert and still call it potluck.  But if people are asked what they are bringing, or told what to bring, it isn't potluck.  It might be a very nice meal, but it isn't potluck.   I once attended a gathering of about 15 or 20 women.  A meal was planned.  Somebody brought wine, somebody appetizers, somebody green salad, somebody else potato salad, etc.  I was late signing up - most things were already arranged.  They assigned me to bring a soup.  My fiddlehead soup went over well.  But it wasn't potluck.   Potluck depends on the luck of what's in the pot.  IWith the occasional exception, it usually turns out great.

What would you call that then seeler?  Just curious.  I've thought of potluck as usually a meal where participants bring the food - sometimes organized, sometimes not, depending on the proclivities of the host. 

carolla, I agree with seeler. Potlucks are not designated food. But if they have wine there shoud be a designated driver. lol

I usually make bread or buns to take.  Usually a batch of white buns and a batch of whole-wheat buns. Usually there are none left to take home - and in the rare cases when there are there are always people more than willing to 'adopt' the left overs

I hadn't thought much about it, but I guess I'd call it a cooperative meal, or a shared meal.

Smoked eggs

How do you smoke an egg?

Hard boil. Peel. Put them in the smoker for half an hour with cool smoke. Make devilled eggs. Wipe the drool of exctasy off your chin. Repeat.

That does sound drool-worthy Witch 

oh my witch - when is your next potluck?  Can I come?  I've never had smoked eggs & they sound delicious!

When ii used to work nights we would bring in a pot luck dinner to share on Friday night. We usually set a theme when we worked on Tuesday. Perhaps "hot and spicy" or fast and easy, or desert, ........ It made us all bring unusual things and was fun.

The recipe can be found on youtube.

What is my favourite thing to take to a potluck dinner? A fork!!!!!

Actually, now that I think of it, my favorite thing to bring to a potluck dinner is my self.

It's called kitty litter cake - google for the recipe. Actually, for something that looks so tasteless, it sounds really good. A Hallowe'en potluck or a tacky party?

The lumps are Tootsie Rolls

I have never made this, but it would sure be a conversation piece, wouldn't it?+

Lol -- not a minor detail!!! Agreed.

I thought it was cake! (I didn't look at the link)

oh ninja - that "cake" is just gross!  I can imagine it for a 9 year old boys' party!

I'm off to pot luck tonight at church - our annual Homecoming Dinner, and a retirement celebration for our minister (who actually left in late August!)  I decided to take my husband's signature caesar salad - so delicious!  He coddles the egg before using it in the dressing - to eliminate the concern re salmonella & raw eggs.

yum

favorite is jello salads of all kinds

Hoof Prints frozen yogurt. It's a staple in my life.

I normally make the Wolfie special salad my own concoction. It's a hit.

Now, if I were to go to a pot luck, I would bring what I need and make a Stir-fry at the location so it's hot. (Would of course bring my own Wok and Stuff!).

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Wolfie

It was a great dinner last night ... but nary a devilled egg in sight!!  

Woooolfie! Nice to "see" you. Hope you're well bro.

My friend actually made this for a potluck the other day! It was delicious!

I often make an Indian dish, usually vegetarian. (Mildly spiced) Introduces some flavours that are new to some, encourages conversations around eating less meat.

Waves @ Ninjafaery

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Wolfie