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Re: Event planning pot luck list
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Reply to: #954076 by christmas6
Nov 25, 2017 7:23pm
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It would also be nice if "side dish" were added to the list.

I'll include it in the Next Big Update, but I have to admit I'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between an appetizer and a side at a potluck. =)

The request to be able to list things in multiple categories would take quite a bit of coding so that will have to wait until I work on a Big Update of the event code. However, I will add a "multiples" category--which is pretty quick and easy to do--so at least you can mark your entry with several items that cover more than one category. Not ideal, but at least it'll highlight the fact that it doesn't fit neatly into a single category.

That too will be in the Next Big Update. =)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #954078 by Green Tortuga
Nov 25, 2017 7:55pm
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I have to admit I'd be hard-pressed to tell the difference between an appetizer and a side at a potluck. =)

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Reply to: #954078 by Green Tortuga
Nov 25, 2017 8:00pm
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I would consider appetizer and snack the same and side different. But thanks for adding sides :)
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Reply to: #954079 by Oberon_Kenobi
Nov 25, 2017 11:00pm
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A side dish, sometimes referred to as a side order, side item, or simply a side, is a food item that accompanies the entrée or main course at a meal.

That's kind of my point.... At a potluck, when people normally bring one item, how can it be a "side" if they didn't bring a main dish to go with it?

I could bring a salad and might call it an appetizer thinking it comes before the meal while someone else can bring an identical item and call it a side because they think it should go with an entrée.

And, apparently, someone else will call it a "snack" but I tend to think of snacks as being finger foods that are sweet or salty like cookies or potato chips which I don't consider to be sides or appetizers at all!

Yes, these new options will totally prevent confusion in the future. =D

-- Ryan, who senses that he might need to start providing glossary entries for this stuff....
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Reply to: #954078 by Green Tortuga
Nov 26, 2017 3:30am
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Green beans, baked beans, corn on the cob, potatoes au gratin, or other cooked vegetables would be side dishes, but not appetizers. But I didn't check, and maybe you already have a vegetable category. I don't know how often people bring those to events. Raw vegetables, cheese plate, bread and butter, olives/pickles, and other cold things would likely be appetizers. Much easier for picnics!
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Reply to: #954083 by Green Tortuga
Nov 26, 2017 3:33am
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Hah! I thought bread would be an appetizer, but see it is listed as a side dish.
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Reply to: #954085 by Sunia
Nov 26, 2017 7:24am
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Hah! I thought bread would be an appetizer, but see it is listed as a side dish.

That's okay--I think it's criminal that someone would include corn-on-the-cob as a side dish. It's totally an entree. ;o)

-- Ryan
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Reply to: #954078 by Green Tortuga
Nov 26, 2017 6:52pm
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I will add a "multiples" category

Thanks Ryan! Multiples are always good! Heh. ;)