{"product_id":"2940016086804","title":"Easy Cooking eBook - Good Food and Drink Ideas - How to Have a Successful Pot-Luck Dinner...","description":"How to Have a Successful Pot-Luck Dinner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the most common types of dinner parties now is the pot-luck dinner. Most of the time these are very easy to plan and usually go off without a hitch, but there is always room for error with guest serviced parties. One person might show up with a meat dish to a vegan pot luck or someone won’t show up with anything, or even worse, the person who is supposed to bring a main dish shows up with a bag of fast food cheese burgers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow a lot of people will just go with the flow and try to fix it their selves, but as we all know this will just make a stressed host and a party that seemed useless. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost of these problems won’t mean much or bother too many people if it was for a children’s play date or something casual, but to a more sophisticated party, they can be disasters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the easiest ways to head off any problems is to assign each guest a dish, you can do this in any extent you’d like really, just understand that some guests may balk at the idea of you telling them what to bring to a pot-luck so your best approach is to either ask and hope that they respect your wishes or call it something other than a pot-luck. One way to assign the guests a dish is to assign them a specific course, such as two people bring appetizers and three bring the main course and then two bring dessert. Another way to do it is to give each person a list of dishes on the invites and let them pick which one they would like to bring.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dinner Party on a Budget                                                                                                                                        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow To Be Ready For Drop-In Entertaining                                                                                                                 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Have a Successful Pot-Luck Dinner                                                                                                                  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristmas Baking With Kids                                                                                                                                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow to Turn Any Dish Into a Diet Friendly Dish                                                                                                            \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat Makes A Great Gourmet Coffee?                                                                                                                       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMake Any Drink More Festive                                                                                                                                        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIdeal Cocktails For Brunch                                                                                                                                              \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaking a Kid Friendly Dinner Party                                                                                                                               \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuick and Simple Main Dishes Using Chicken                                                                                                           \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art Of A South Western Burrito                                                                                                                           \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeef Bourguignon: the Old Favorite That is Making a Comeback!                                                                        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnique Dinner Party Themes                                                                                                                                       \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTips For Christmas Cooking                                                                                                                                          \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVegan Alternative Main Dishes                                                                                                                                   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow To Keep a Well Stocked Bar","brand":"Lian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181770227952,"sku":"2940016086804","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016086804_p0.jpg?v=1763629204","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016086804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}