Same with dinners parties too, and the only alternative seems to be placing the whole burden of cooking on the host. Whatever happened to just making a giant stew and someone bringing a few loaves of bread?
Yeah, that's the way to do it if you really want to see friends regularly and not Make A Statement about cooking. Stew, slow cooker, something relatively easy. The friends grab a bottle of wine.
It's really not a big deal. You can be fancy if you like but you don't need to be. Prepare some simple dishes and buy pre-made sides, etc. if you want to. People will bring stuff. You can ask them if you like.
Having people over doesn't need to be some major stressor.
Yeah, that's the way to do it if you really want to see friends regularly and not Make A Statement about cooking. Stew, slow cooker, something relatively easy. The friends grab a bottle of wine.