Hello reddit! So I'm looking for suggestions for an impressive but not too expensive recipe. Next week my office is having it's annual Thanksgiving potluck party. I haven't been working there for very long, but I really enjoy the work and the people I work with. The thing is, what I'm just starting to realize about myself is I'm very competitive and I make up arbitrary things to compare myself to others with when I don't have any other outlet for it. I didn't realize this until my friend, who just got hired at the company, told me he wanted to make something great from scratch to impress everyone, and I realized I must also do the same thing.
I haven't been out of school for very long, and before I used to get out my competitive streak by getting good grades. The work I do doesn't really lend itself to comparison and ranking, though we did recently have a company field day which hit the spot.
Not a lot of people have signed up to bring vegetables, dips, or starches, so one of those would probably be best. My friend wants to make something breakfast or dessert-y, so I wouldn't be outshining him. But making something better than all of my other coworkers would be ideal. I want to show dominance over the office, but they will just be too distracted by the deliciousness and my impressive cooking skills to realize they have been ground into dust, metaphorically speaking.
I have a solid amount of technical skill with cooking, so difficult recipes aren't a problem. I'd prefer not to buy any ingredients crazy ridiculously expensive or decadent. This is about skill, not buying my way to the top. Each dish is supposed to be able to serve 8-10. Thanks in advance for the recommendations!
TL;DR: Need an impressive and/or technically difficult vegetable, dip, or potato/pasta recipe to bring to a party so that I can outshine the people I work with. Thanks!
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