This year Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner will most likely be very different for most families. Even if you are planning your traditional family dinners, there will likely be some family members (outside your own household) who won't feel comfortable attending this year. Or maybe you don't feel comfortable having them over to your house this year.

My family is very small, but I know that is the case this year for us. My uncle and his family who normally come to my parent's house for dinner won't be coming this year. It will just be my mom and dad, my daughter, and my boyfriend and I.

Even if this is the case for you and your family this year, I thought it would be helpful to share some very useful items. I will be ordering a couple of these items for myself because I still think I will use them this year and definitely when life gets back to normal!

Potluck Essential Items for Holiday Get-Togethers

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I really love this insulated casserole carrier from Luncia. It fits a 9" x 13" baking dish and it's insulated so you can carry hot or cold food.

What's one thing that you always wish for when hosting a get-together? There's never enough room on the stove or in the oven!! I can't tell you how many times it would have been super handy to have extra cooking surfaces! When we have Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at my mom's house, this is always a problem!

This electric double burner from Sunavo would be perfect!

They also have a single burner option. I think this would be great to have in my motorhome too!

I also love this cookbook, Fix-it and Enjoy-it Potluck Heaven: 543 Stove Top Oven Dishes That Everyone Loves! It's got lots of great recipes and tips like clear out your fridge so people have room to put the dishes they bring and put out garbage cans so guests can find them easily... things I always forget when I'm hosting!

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