Halloween Potluck Galore

In past years, our little office group would put together a potluck lunch around Halloween. This year, with a full cast from the larger Compensation & Benefits group under our new boss, DC, we made it a little more official by holding the first annual Halloween potluck.

Compared to previous years, this was a bigger group, which included the larger Benefits group. A larger group meant more food. And there certainly was a lot of it. An online list was made available, where everyone would indicate what they would bring to the potluck. It pretty much covered all the essentials, from appetizers to paper plates.

Chicken Adobo

There was more than enough food to feed everyone on the floor. Dishes were varied -- some home-made, others store-bought. Regardless, everything was good. I brought my (in)famous chicken adobo. In past potlucks, I had always brought this dish and everyone seemed to enjoy it, especially with steamed white rice. At this potluch, there was no steamed white rice. Fortunately, there was Chinese fried rice, and that seemed good enough. Others just loved it even without the rice.

Appetizer and desserts were aplenty. If you started with the appetizers, you probably wouldn't be able to make it to the main courses because you'd be stuffed by then. And same goes for the desserts. By the time you got to it, you've already had enough.

As lunch progressed, someone from the Benefits team, who was celebrating her birthday, was acknowledged with a simple "Happy Birthday" song. And since it was Halloween, DC told everyone they could go home earlier than usual so they could go trick-or-treating with their kids. This was a welcome treat (no pun intended) for all.

Since I wasn't expecting trick-or-treaters in my neighborhood, I went home to watch the girls varsity volleyball game between Irvington and Moreau.