Cohousing-L Mailing List: meal option- bring your own

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

The main joy of common eating is the social interaction. When we first 
had our RoseWind common house, but hadn't yet gotten our big kitchen 
functional, I took an idea from another group and declared Mondays "bring 
your supper" night. For some months we had Monday meals together, each 
arriving with our plate or bowl in hand! It took less preparation than 
potluck, though often someone would choose to bring a dessert or dish to 
share. 

Now we've been doing common cooking for a couple of years. We make an 
effort to accomodate people's food preferences but now and then people 
simply come with their own meal in hand - especially if they are on a 
diet of some sort. I've also sometimes come to a potluck with my own 
meal, either because I only want to eat a particular diet item, or 
because I didn't have time to prepare a dish to share. In any case, we 
are eating together, and that feels good.

Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.rosewind.org
http://www.ptguide.com
http://www.ptforpeace.info (very active peace movement here- see our 
photo)
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