I feel like the nice part about going to a friend's home for a meal is that you don't have to cook (unless it's a potluck), especially if they tell you not to bring anything!
We hosted a brunch for 12, and i made all of this food to accommodate the size...only to have two people bring all this food! One brought pierogies and another brought fruit + cake. We are always very explicit in our invite not to bring food, so it's so annoying when people bring food.
Do you bring food? Do you feel obligated? Explain the rationale, please!