Had to pick between my mom's mystery casserole or my aunt's gluten free meatloaf at Thanksgiving

I stood in the buffet line for 5 minutes sweating over whether to grab the casserole with the weird green flecks or the meatloaf that my aunt burned last year and blamed on the oven. I went with the meatloaf and it was like eating a salt brick with tomato paste on top, plus my mom side-eyed me for skipping her dish. Has anyone else faced a lose-lose food choice at a holiday table and how did you survive the fallout?

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the_holly2mo ago

Wait shouldn't you have grabbed the casserole first since you knew what the meatloaf tasted like from last year? Tbh mystery casserole could've been the hidden gem of the table but now you'll never know.

william_jackson651mo ago

Woah there, slow down. Are we really overthinking a church potluck like it's some kind of high-stakes cooking competition? I mean seriously, it's just a meatloaf and a casserole. You grab what looks decent and move on with your life. The burned meatloaf from last year probably wasn't even that bad, food is food. And that mystery casserole? Could have been anything from cream of mushroom soup to leftover surprise. At the end of the day you're full and nobody has to fight over who got the last slice.

knight.mason2mo ago

Mom's casserole with mystery green flecks wins on principle every time. You already know what you're getting with burned meatloaf, at least the casserole could surprise you. Next time just take a tiny scoop of both and save yourself the family drama.