The menu usually ranges from welcome drinks to desserts depending on the location where the party is being hosted. Potlucks are usually for small gathering and either the menu theme is decided much earlier or the guests are allowed to pick recipes of their choice and carry them along. Did you know the word potluck comes in the 16th century English work of Thomas Nashe, and means 'food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest, the luck of the pot.' Potlucks are the most exciting gathering with friends or family where each one attending the get-together cooks delicious food and contributes to the menu.
