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One of Dane's sisters is coming to visit the family this weekend so we'll all be getting together for a pot luck meal. The sister visiting is a vegetarian so I decided to make Farfale Alfredo with a marinara to spoon on top. I think the pasta with just the alfredo is a little too rich so that's why I add a nice fresh marinara. I've got the marinara cooking today so it'll be all set to pack up to travel. Later (after I go to the grocery store) I'll get the alfredo, actually my 'faux alfredo', a parmesan cream sauce, made so it will just have to be warmed and mixed with the cooked farfale.
I got assigned (maybe 'suggested' is a better word) dessert. Easy. So I'm going to make a pineapple upside down cake with the crushed pineapple like I did the last time. That was so much easier to serve than the pineapple rings. And, since NO gathering is complete without something chocolate, I figure I can make a Texas Sheet Cake because that's always a winner.
I know there will be pulled pork, fried chicken, macaroni salad and fruit salad, along with homemade breads & homemade pickles. After one family get-together you figure out what the family standards are and who brings what. Once in a while there is a 'surprise' but it's in addition to what is expected.
I got assigned (maybe 'suggested' is a better word) dessert. Easy. So I'm going to make a pineapple upside down cake with the crushed pineapple like I did the last time. That was so much easier to serve than the pineapple rings. And, since NO gathering is complete without something chocolate, I figure I can make a Texas Sheet Cake because that's always a winner.
I know there will be pulled pork, fried chicken, macaroni salad and fruit salad, along with homemade breads & homemade pickles. After one family get-together you figure out what the family standards are and who brings what. Once in a while there is a 'surprise' but it's in addition to what is expected.
