I'm a dork

Yes, I'm a dork.

When invited to a friend's house for food, drinks and laughs, I asked what to bring.

The answer was vague - just a list of things that others were bringing: bacon wrapped corn dogs, mashed potatoes and sushi dip. Sounds like maybe they're going for a comfort food dinner. So, I'll bring a spagetti - nothing fancy, my favorite off-the-shelf sauce, Classico's Organic Sweet Basil Marinara, with veggie ground round. It's a weekly dish around here...usually lazy dinner night.

So, I walk in to a table covered with fancy finger food. There aren't any mashed potatoes. No corn dogs either. But, someone did wrap bacon around tater tots (and even they were kinda fancy). The sushi dip is actually nice...not cream cheese with onions and salmon in it like I envisioned. Stuffed mushroom caps. Pear, gruyere and jalapeno bruschetta. Cheese and crackers. Homemade salsa and chips. And my spagetti.

It never got opened. Just sat there on the back corner of the table in it's to-go Gladware. Embarrassed by my contrubution, I didn't draw any attention to it.

At the party's end, I quietly picked up my togo containers and took my uneaten spagetti home with me. Not considering that this action made me not only look like a lazy and unimaginative cook, but also stingy with my boring food.

Esh.

So, now, I'm working on some knock-out recipes to redeem myself. That is, if I ever get another invite...

...the bruschetta was amazing. Wish I'd thought of it.