oliverandlisa

Hi,

We have been here a month now and got an invite out to a barbie on Saturday. Im having a little panic here because i dont know what we should take with us. Cooking is no problem if people tell me what!

I was thinking
some wine / light beer
homemade apricot mousse
tomato and cucumber salad

Is this overkill? i think we are the only 2 people going. Any ideas gratefully recieved.

What about flowers for the wife?

Eeek, i just dont knw the Aus etiquette for social gatherings and dont want to seem ignorant or rude.

Lisa.xx

Ransi

Take your own alcohol and meat.Did it say byo or bring a plate?

oliverandlisa

Oooh nothing like that, it wasnt a paper invite jsut a bloke at Olivers work said "come on over for a barbie saturday arvo with the wife"

so still no wiser!!

Dorothy

Why not ring the wife and ask what you can bring? When we're invited to barbies or dinner we usually bring a bottle of wine and I offer to bring desert or a salad. Although when we were invited to Christmas lunch our hostess rang and said "Please come for Christmas lunch. Oh, and bring whatever your're drinking and enough salad for 10 people".

sel

Take plenty of booze with you

If you all have kids maybe take some cakes or something that will keep them all happy ... and if you don't have kids, a nice big cake goes down pretty well anyway.

Have fun

oliverandlisa

but i dont need to take meat right?

OzSheila

I too would ring the wife (or get OH to find out) what to bring. Generally speaking such an invite does not mean bring your own meat and drink. If they say "nothing" you can always take a bunch of flowers or a bottle of wine.

HTH

oliverandlisa

Yeah they have kids i was gonna make a fairy cake tower for the kids and then take an apricot mousse for the adults

northernbird

I would call and ask. Just explain you are new to this and ask if there is anything other than your meat and beer you should bring. They will soon tell you if you don't need to take your meat and what else to bring.

oliverandlisa

Great, thanks i will give them a call.
Lisa.xx

sel

Im sure that will go down great

Swerv-o

If you want to get invited back again, the don't for goodness sake take light beer!


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oliverandlisa

but we are driving... so light beer for us Dont worry, we're not that bad!

Three Legs

The norm is a potato / pasta salad & a cheesecake from the Cheesecake Shop.

For the OH, a carton of Crownies to digest whilst leaning over the BBQ judging the host on his charring capabilities whilst talking absolute bollox throughout.

Swerv-o

Sorry, I thought you were taking light beer for others to drink!


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