Potluck!

For birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgivings or other occasions where family and friends get together and have dinner, a potluck is a good practical and cost-saving idea. The premise is that everybody who goes brings his or her contribution to the buffet. Some would bring appetizers, others would bring the entrees and still others, dessert. It would be great if somebody were to be assigned to take charge of the event and to assign/coordinate who brings what, so that there will be less confusion and less food repetition. You don't want everybody to bring 10 kinds of pasta, won't you?