Potluck love

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From Wikipedia:

Folk etymology has derived the term "potluck" from the Native American custom of potlatch; the word "potluck", however, is actually of English origin. It is a portmanteau word formed from (cooking) pot and lucke. The earliest written citation is from 1592: "That that pure sanguine complexion of yours may never be famisht with pot lucke," Thomas Nashe.^[3] As this shows, the original meaning was "food given away to guests", probably derived from "whatever food one is lucky enough to find in the pot", i.e. whatever food happens to be available, especially when offered to a guest. By extension, a more general meaning is "whatever is available in a particular circumstance or at a particular time."

I love potlucks, and I just got back from a great one here at work. This was a total surprise to me because things have sucked so much, not just in people’s personal lives, AND the economy but for the company. Moral has been very low. We all got together and did it though, and managed to smile, laugh and I actually remembered to take pictures too! My co-worker Peter remembered that a few people, including myself are vegetarians and brought cheese enchiladas, it rocked my world! It was the only dish without meat, thanks so much for remembering me Peter!

There is still pie over there and I can't stop thinking about it! Ack!
I am a huge fan of pie, anything with sugar in it actually but baked goods especially. I would rather have a baked treat than candy any day. Have you ever seen Michael, with John Travolta? There is a scene, where they are all eating pie, and so happy about it and thankful that they have it. That’s how I feel about pie. I don’t think I could pick just one kind. There was pumpkin, and lemon, and pecan, but I opted for chocolate chip cheesecake…it was a hard decision.

What’s your favorite kind of pie? What made today worth getting up for?