I get asked to bring my potato salad a lot.

deviled eggs:) pumpkin pie!

You folks all gave some GREAT answers! All your "must have" grub sounds delish!

As I've mentioned before- folks invite me and always expect decorated layer-cakes, smoked salmon goodies and cheeseballs. I guess there are worse things to be known for! I wish like hell I could make a decent devilled egg or potato salad, though! I can put a dent in a good bowl of tater salad- but I cannot actually MAKE a good one to save my soul!

And Brook- I can also really put away me some pineapple cheese casserole, too...

mama- I know you love to cook and you're damned good at it- but sometime you gotta tell folks that it's time THEY do some of the work! Hee-Hee!

It's really amazing to me, Kevin. Virtually everybody in the Midwest knows about that pineapple cheese casserole. And nobody else has ever heard of it. So it's a hit whenever I bring it. And other folks at the party then want the recipe; or expect me to bring it when they throw a shin-dig.

At the Holidays I always bring Cut-out Cookies decorated, Rum Balls, Fudge,sometimes a Pumpkin Pie.

I make Ham & Cheese Logs, here's the recipe:

4oz. Sharp Cheddar Cheese shredded (1 CUP)
1 8oz. pkg. Philadelphia Cream Cheese softened
1 4 1/2 oz. can of Deviled Ham (sometimes hard to find)
1/2 Cup Black Olives Copped
1 cup of Chopped Pecan

Have cheddar cheese at room temp. 1) In small bowl beat together cheddar cheese & cream cheese until blended.
2) Beat in deviled ham stir in olives & chill:cool:

* Shape into 2 8 inch. long logs. Roll into pecans. serve with crackers.