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no, no, no! This same thing happened to me a number of years ago. My husband and I went to the party. It wasn't the $$$.. If someone doesn't want to pay for a party they should not invite others to do it for them.

P.S. Potluck at the office usually is: the women bring the food, drinks, etc., and the men "forget" "don't have time" but eat their share and more. Sorry, but that is how it goes.

I must be "old school" but I think a potluck wedding is strange...if this is the only way they can have a wedding reception it might be better to have the marriage ceremony and hold off on the reception until the time comes when they are able to host a party. When we married our budget allowed us to have a reception for 16 people and that's what we did and 38 years later, I'm happy we worked within our budget.

But as to your question, you are doing more that your share. Enjoy!

Ed, congratulations on week 65! I discovered SE just before you started losing weight...can't believe it's been 65 weeks! I enjoy SE and especially your comments.

My suggestion: butter & sage sauce..so easy and delicious. I think the sage would go very well with the sausage.
4 tbsp butter
10-15 fresh sage leaves
1 tbsp fresh lemon, or more to taste
On med-low heat brown butter. Add the sage leaves, cook until crispsy.
Add lemon.
Freshly ground pepper. Salt to taste.
Parmesan cheese (optional).
That's it. Enjoy

I grew up in New England...French Canadian descent. We called this "tiere" (sp?) which means to pull. We would fill a brownie size pan with snow, pat the snow down firmly. My mother would heat the maple syrup and pour it on the snow. It is like caramel candy but lots better....we would eat it warm because it really gets hard when it cools. We never had that problem, we were five children

@cjMcD thanks for the link...
This recipe looks good (sans kielbasa) I haven't decided what I will use to replace the kielbasa. The recipe looks time consuming. I hope my family doesn't say "oh, beans".

I don't have advise on where to eat but I do want to warn you to be very careful with your valuables in both of these cities...especially in Barcelona.
Thieves of all ages. A money belt (not a fanny pack) is perfect. We ate at small restaurants with no advance planning and enjoyed the food. Have a great trip.

I agree with @Lorenzo. A sandwich shop with really good breads and fresh top of the line ingredients and good coffee can't loose. The best here in Albuquerque are "Relish", and "The Grove Cafe" locally owned and run. The sides potato salad, mac salad, greens, etc. made on the premises daily. No franchise fees and limitations. And they are both very successful. Good luck in whatever you choose to do!

We enjoy the Silver Spoon recipe: Frosted Green Beans with Sesame.
Cook 4 1/2 cups beans in salted, boiling water 10 minutes, drain, set aside.
Cook 2 thinly sliced scallions in 2T butter over low heat for 5 minutes. Add juice of l/2 lemon and grated rind. Dry fry 1 T sesame seeds. Transfer beans to warm serving dish sprinkle with sesame seeds, drizzle with olive oil. Mix well. Delicious!

Many years ago my husband introduced me to a wonderful bakery in Rhode Island...their specialty was rich fudgy dark brownies served with a scoop of homemade raspberry ice cream..excellent!

Only in Florida! I know, we lived there 30+ years.

to start: Bloody Marys, wine, assorted dips from co-op with organic chips and popcorn.
dinner was nice green salad made with butter lettuce, chicken curry with hot mango chutney, cashews, broiled coconut, broccoli florets. desert: assorted homemade cookies and chocolate ice cream. Best of all, good company!