Signature Dish

[ponylover86]

 You know when you go to a get-together and they say just bring a dish to pass? Well whats your dish?

[Lanie_momofone]

 Well usually if there are going to be alot of people i make potatoe salad, but i do not make it with mayonnaise....i make it with sour cream, sugar and vinegar.

BUT, if there are just a few of us, then i make my cucumber salad, which is also with sugar, sour cream and vinegar but with cucumbers of course :)

[angieluvsolivia]

I like to cook and can make whatever but I always get asked to make my hashbrown casserole!!  It never fails, it's like I am not allowed to come to the party/cookout/get together without it!!

[lizmarie1975]

Mrs. Smith Apple Pie...

[ponylover86]

 Thanks ladies for the replies. I feel like I should be bringing something to the table at get togethers now that Im married and not living at home anymore. Both sides of my family all the woman always bring something to pass. my side the woman bring-pies,oreo pudding, cherry and pineapple cobbler, homemade cracker dips,veggie trays, rolls,cookies. my DH side bring-veggie trays, bean dips, chips,buns, desserts,whatever meat we want to grill or cook. I'd like something to go along with that that is easy to make. I just dont know what.

[lizmarie1975]

I think I'm going to do this on Thanksgiving

Cornbread Dressing

Ingredients
8 Tbsp unsalted butter, divided
1 large Vidalia or Spanish onion, chopped (about 1 cup)
Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
3/4 cup water
6 cups cubed (1" pieces) store-bought or homemade cornbread, about 1 lb
1/3 cup fresh sage leaves, about 12, stems removed
2 large eggs, beaten

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter; add the onions and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring often, until light golden, about 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the pan to a small plate.
3. Raise the heat to medium-high and add the water, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the skillet and allowing the water to simmer just a couple of minutes to infuse in the onion flavor. Remove from the heat.
4. Put the cornbread in a large mixing bowl. Melt the remaining 6 tablespoons butter in a small pan over medium heat and let it bubble until it starts to turn golden. Add the sage leaves and briefly fry until beginning to crisp, about 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, remove sage and put on top of cornbread to drain and crisp. Remove the butter from the heat.
5. Add the eggs and cooked onions to the cornbread and pour the browned butter over the mixture. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add the onion-infused water, a tablespoon at a time, gently folding, until cornbread is evenly moistened but not soggy. Pour the dressing into a 9 x 11" baking dish and bake in the preheated oven until the top is golden brown in color and the dressing is set in the middle, about 30 minutes.

[mcginnisc]

Dessert.... I'm a Pastry Chef turned SAHM so it's a given that it is expected of me...

For our Sunday School Christmas party next month I will take some form of cheesecake and Chocolate chip bon bons. There would be a coup if I didn't take them both. They have come to expect them from me every year.

Thanksgiving is at our house and I make everything from scratch... Christmas Eve is at my SIL's, but I take a cheesecake usually... Christmas breakfast I'm free from any responsibility as my MIL makes her famous sticky buns and quiche.. my SIL and I do nothing at all.

Claire