10 last-minute potluck dishes
Wow your friends with rich chocolate cake or spicy salsa
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Say you are excited to go to your picnic, barbecue, or cookout this evening. But as you look back at the invitation for tonight's festivities, you realize that it says "potluck." Wait, what? Oh no. You definitely didn't see that before. You most certainly are not prepared.
But never fear. Food52 is here to save you with some effortless recipes fit for a crowd. Wow your friends with rich chocolate cake or spicy salsa. They never have to know that you pulled it together just moments before arriving.
Tomato salad with corn, summer squash, and roasted onions by Merrill Stubbs
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This article originally appeared on Food52.com: 10 last minute potluck dishes
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