The person asking for advice was clearly not from Iowa. Everyone here knows that, when asked to dinner, the immediate response should be “What can I bring?” One of our messy food ideas is make your own pizza night. We buy individual flatbreads (packages available at the grocery store and no need to thaw!) and precook every conceivable topping and then each person makes their own pizza.
This is the second time in a few weeks that I've heard this term and I love it. I mean, let's be honest. It is already me. I *do* like to cook but who has time to get super fancy? That column advice is ridiculous. Talk about being a burden. Who would ever have people over if they have to do huge spread for a crowd on their own? I guess some would... but not most of us. Thank you for these reminders. This is a message the world badly needs.
Oh, I love Pantsuit Politics! Shannan Martin talks a lot about hospitality... love her. I read her book The Ministry of Ordinary Places several years ago, and it certainly informed the way I think about community.
Our lifegroup from church meet every Wednesday evening and have dinner and time together to fellowship, share what's going on in our lives, and discuss the past Sunday's sermon and how it spoke to us. There's about 8 couples and a couple singles in our group. We can't all come every week but we usually manage a dozen or so folks. Each week we toss the dice for next week's menu that we all pitch in and share. Sometimes we do a baked potato bar, sometimes Italian, sometimes if it's a busy week, we go in together and order pizza or bbq. It's been a great way to keep community and personal relationships going during our busy lives. We take care of each other's needs, and check-in on one another. We always "miss" when we "miss"!
The person asking for advice was clearly not from Iowa. Everyone here knows that, when asked to dinner, the immediate response should be “What can I bring?” One of our messy food ideas is make your own pizza night. We buy individual flatbreads (packages available at the grocery store and no need to thaw!) and precook every conceivable topping and then each person makes their own pizza.
I love it! That’s what we were trying to do. Backfired a bit, but we rallied!
I love and am all for what you said, “maybe part of adapting to this brave new reality is throwing out all the rules.”
Let's redefine home hospitality by setting a new 'standard'—one where the only expectation is to be heartfelt and genuine.
Authenticity over perfection every time. Thank you for this reminder.
Authenticity over perfection. Yes! Thanks for joining the conversation, Kristi.
This is the second time in a few weeks that I've heard this term and I love it. I mean, let's be honest. It is already me. I *do* like to cook but who has time to get super fancy? That column advice is ridiculous. Talk about being a burden. Who would ever have people over if they have to do huge spread for a crowd on their own? I guess some would... but not most of us. Thank you for these reminders. This is a message the world badly needs.
Right? I thought that advice was ridiculous too. Do you remember the other place where you heard about messy hospitality? I'd love to read or listen!
I am having a heck of a time remembering. First I thought it was LAzy Genius, but I can't find it. Then I thought maybe it was on the Outside Politics segment of Pantsuit politics, but the closest I could find was this and this wasn't it. https://www.pantsuitpoliticsshow.com/show-archives/2024/1/22/donald-trump-uvalde-and-a-culture-of-complacency
Oh, I love Pantsuit Politics! Shannan Martin talks a lot about hospitality... love her. I read her book The Ministry of Ordinary Places several years ago, and it certainly informed the way I think about community.
Our lifegroup from church meet every Wednesday evening and have dinner and time together to fellowship, share what's going on in our lives, and discuss the past Sunday's sermon and how it spoke to us. There's about 8 couples and a couple singles in our group. We can't all come every week but we usually manage a dozen or so folks. Each week we toss the dice for next week's menu that we all pitch in and share. Sometimes we do a baked potato bar, sometimes Italian, sometimes if it's a busy week, we go in together and order pizza or bbq. It's been a great way to keep community and personal relationships going during our busy lives. We take care of each other's needs, and check-in on one another. We always "miss" when we "miss"!