Guest Post & Potlucks

Good Morning and Happy Friday. Coming off last week's 4 day week, this week felt really long to me.

Today we have a potluck at work for a co-worker that is moving to California. It's a "California-themed" potluck so I had to come up with something that a) has to do with California, b) is gluten free (obviously so I can eat is). So I made this Chinese Chicken salad. The main ingredient is Napa Cabbage so I figured that tied in well with the CA theme.

I've had a busy week so hadn't bought any of the ingredients, so had to go get them after my book club meeting last night. At this point of the day, the stomach problems I have been having were at their worst (turns out I have acid reflux. It's super fun), so I was having a moment where I wished I was the kind of person who signed up for tortilla chips or bought a fruit tray from a grocery store. I had already seen the list of what people were bringing, though, so I knew we'd need some sort of entree-esq dish. So changing my plans was not an option.

So I made the salad. Actually, I made it twice because something happened while I was adding the last chopped ingredient that required me to throw everything away and start over. At 9:30 at night. When I was in a horrid mood and felt like someone had taken a knife to my esophagus and stomach. I was in a stellar mood.

So anyways, the salad has been made and dear God, I hope people like it because I had to go to the grocery store this morning (in the pouring rain) and pick up the ingredients that I didn't have extras of (red bell pepper and cilantro) and then chop them up in our break room. It's super convenient to bring a chef knife and a cutting board to work.

Ok, I am done whining. Deep breath.

I clearly need to turn my focus to something fun and positive. Like books. If you are looking for a great summer read, head over to my friend's blog where I am posting about my summer read suggestions!

Do you have potlucks where you work? If so, are you the person who brings something home made or do you buy something from the store?