mkr wrote:Does everyone post recipes they will be bringing here? What kinds of desserts are usually brought to this event? Since I have not attended this before, I will probably have more questions. Looking forward to this event, it sounds delish! Thank you.
mkr wrote:Thank you for the information! I appreciated the photos of the last dessert exchange. A few more questions: Do people take home a sample of each dessert or is it just for sharing and tasting at the event? I presume we will be informed how much dessert we should make, how many servings or tastings, which I am guessing would be 1/3 of a serving approx?
mkr wrote:Thanks for the information. So it sounds like it is a good idea to bring a bunch of plastic storage containers.
Distinktif wrote:It looks like my +2’s have formally RSVP’d themselves to this thread. (NerdyKnight and Cohen1524) so we can subtract my original request of +2.
Cathy2 wrote:Distinktif wrote:It looks like my +2’s have formally RSVP’d themselves to this thread. (NerdyKnight and Cohen1524) so we can subtract my original request of +2.
Hi,
Are your friends bringing desserts, too?
Regards,
Cathy2
'what SHE said!' I look forward to meeting you as well! It is always fun to welcome a new fellow sweet treat foodie to the flock!pairs4life wrote:mkr wrote:Does everyone post recipes they will be bringing here? What kinds of desserts are usually brought to this event? Since I have not attended this before, I will probably have more questions. Looking forward to this event, it sounds delish! Thank you.
Sometimes folks will post if requested. Sometimes they will not.
All types of desserts. I have made ice cream, cake, pie, cookies. Others have fried doughnuts. Does that answer your question?
I look forward to meeting you.
Distinktif wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Distinktif wrote:It looks like my +2’s have formally RSVP’d themselves to this thread. (NerdyKnight and Cohen1524) so we can subtract my original request of +2.
Hi,
Are your friends bringing desserts, too?
Regards,
Cathy2
Yes! We will be bringing desserts for each of us!
let me echo and expand on Pairs4Life's comments. 1 batch of a recipe is the suggestion. So, one cake, one pie, one tart (if you like that kind of thing, and I do) or 1 batch of cookies, bars, ice cream or whatever you fancy making. Its all good and despite our best efforts to eat small portions, we all leave the event happily stuffed AND with loads of lovely goodies to take home for ourselves or roomies, or spouses, or friends. It is a just an all around fantastic outcome!pairs4life wrote:mkr wrote:Thank you for the information! I appreciated the photos of the last dessert exchange. A few more questions: Do people take home a sample of each dessert or is it just for sharing and tasting at the event? I presume we will be informed how much dessert we should make, how many servings or tastings, which I am guessing would be 1/3 of a serving approx?
It gets a bit odd here so I will chime in and others will add their thoughts.
Historically, folks have not been asked to double a dessert because not everyone likes/eats everything anyhow from nuts, to booze, to chocolate, etc. in dessert.
I was also the 1st renegade host ( to my knowledge at least) to not serve a dessert, we still had more dessert than we knew how to eat so... I feel like if you are opening your home and serving a meal making dessert is up to you. We encourage folks to bring containers to take food away.
I try to save room to taste the desserts there so I can talk knowingly while we fellowship, others find it like a competitive eating competition because the host tends to throw down the gauntlet on their "light meal" offering and we can't stop eating that before we get to desserts, so they prefer to pack their sweets to go and will chime in on the the thread here with their impressions when they feel like they can fully appreciate their treats.
Does that answer your question?