Are you a main dish person, or all about the sides? / myLot

United States

December 15, 2025 1:30pm CST

I love a good potluck. The Christmas gathering with my dad’s side of the family is always ham, pulled pork, ribs, turkey, and chicken and dumplings. But I could live without the entrees. Give me side dishes all day: dressing (sometimes with chicken), corn salad, pasta salad, seven layered salad (my favorite), fruit salad, (yes, MANY salads), sausage balls, cheese balls, corn, green beans with onions and bacon, mashed potatoes with gravy, black eyed peas, baked beans, and rolls. There are plenty of desserts too, but I skip those. You might think that is too much food. Well, about a hundred of us show up although it used to be way more than that. Are you more of an entree person, a side dish person, or would you live on desserts if you could?

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (91848)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

I believe that right now i eat more ding dongs and ice cream sandwiches than actual meals,

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

Who could blame you?

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (91848)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

@AmbiePam

but I have provided a Christmas package for myself from Amazon and tomorrow I get Hershey kisses and Hormel chili, Aren't I good to myself?

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

@RasmaSandra Yes, as you should be!

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (126464)

• Marion, Ohio

If those dumplings are homemade they win

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

They are! And I know you are good with those chicken and dumplings yourself!

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (126464)

• Marion, Ohio

@AmbiePam Love them.

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@DaddyEvil (163662)

• United States

I want some of everything.

It depends on what's in the salads whether I'll eat those or not. Same with the desserts. If it's cheesecake, you can have it all!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

I usually fill up on other things, so by the time I get to dessert, it sounds unappealing. I’m not much of a cheesecake person either!

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@DaddyEvil (163662)

• United States

@AmbiePam I'm a carnivore and will eat meats first and then other things after that. I'll take a small piece of cake after I'm done eating.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (367327)

• Rockingham, Australia

Desserts for me every time.

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

My mom was a dessert person. If she could have gotten by with only desserts, she would have done so.

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NJ Chicaa

@NJChicaa (125592)

• United States

side dishes for sure

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

I would gladly live on sides. I’m making myself so hungry right now.

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LooeyVille

@LooeyVille (40)

• United States

I like the sides. I would DEFINITELY live on desserts if I could!!!

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Amber

@AmbiePam (108085)

• United States

I know a lot of people who would agree with you. My mom was such a dessert person, too.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (200055)

• United States

Desserts, but sides are a close second.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (319614)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

I've always been meat and potatoes. Not much into vegetables or salads, though I've grown into both since I became an adult. Now, if I could live on desserts without it becoming attached to my waistline, that would be great.

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PLETHOS

@Plethos (13652)

• United States

I like side dishes and deserts more.

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Marie Coyle

@MarieCoyle (52223)

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When I go to a potluck type of dinner, I do hit the salads hard. I like to choose foods I haven't had for awhile, rather than the same old stuff. If I do try a dessert, I am usually too full to enjoy it so I try to make it a tiny one!

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