Tomorrow my local chapter is hosting a reception for local booksellers and published chapter authors. The only reason I get to participate is because I'm on the board of directors of the chapter.
Anyway, we all have duties and responsibilities. Mine was to collect materials from the authors and put them in goodie bags for the booksellers (to remember our authors). We all also have to bring some food dish. I always hate that part because I don't know a lot of fast and easy recipes. But it's expected.
So fine, I asked a co-worker for her recipe for the crockpot meatballs and sauce she brought to an event last year. Figured it would be easy. And it turns out it's only four ingredients (including the meatballs) in the crockpot for a couple of hours. Perfect!
I bought all the ingredients (actually twice as many meatballs as I needed but, oh well), then our president sends out an email asking for finger food. Finger food? I'm thinking meatballs don't count as a finger food. So I emailed the author whose house it will be at (I've been there a couple of times and realized it might be difficult to have the meatballs on the table if they needed to be plugged in, so to speak) and asked what she thought about a crockpot dish. She said it could go on the pass-through between the kitchen and dining room if I was okay with that. Which I would be if I didn't think it would be completely overlooked (and I did mention I bought way too many meatballs, right?) so I offered a compromise. I said I would cook them beforehand and, if she didn't mind, heat them up there so that they could go on the table.
I'm waiting to hear back from her but I really hope she's okay with it because even on the off chance that all the meatballs that are currently cooking (which is half of what I bought) are eaten tomorrow, I still have a ton more left (or did I mention that already?).
Anyway, corning ware can go in the microwave and the oven, right?
Oh, and as an aside, please email (or post here) your best recipes for potato salad. I volunteered to make this for boss's day and while I used to have a recipe for it, I don't anymore.
Have I mentioned that I hate events that require I make food and bring it? *sigh*
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Did you get your meatballs worked out? They make great finger food if you stick toothpicks in them. :)
I'm pretty sure corningware can go in the stove and microwave. They don't need to be bubbling hot anyway. As far as the potato salad, well...I'm awful at it. I got a recipe from my MIL, but it never turns out right. I swear she purposely left out an ingredient or two so I couldn't show her up. LOL.
It all worked out. I took the crockpot with me but we still heated them in the microwave. From what I was told, corningware can go in the microwave, oven and even stove top. And the meatballs were a big hit.
Now my next cooking question. . . The meatballs I bought were pre-cooked. They were taken from the frozen food section (so presumably frozen when I bought them?). I left them in my refrigerator until Sunday night (bought on Thursday) and then put them in the freezer. One person says I can't do that, another says it's okay. Which is right? Anyone?
I'm glad the meatballs worked out! I always heard you couldn't refreeze meat after is was defrosted without cooking it first but I've never tried, so I don't know. I don't see why not! :)
I've always heard not to re-freeze raw meat after it's been thawed but this was pre-cooked, possibly (I'm not certain) frozen and then thawed (in the refrigerator). That's what I'm not sure of.
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