scouring the vast lumberyard community for...a recipe

Our token neighborhood gay couple likes to party, and when they throw one, it's an event. These guys go all out. There are champagne fountains, kegs, way too much food, and contests. I'll never forget one time I was standing next to this topiary looking thing, not really paying attention to it, when the person I was talking to said.."Oh my God. It's shrimp." On closer inspection, they took a wooden pole and shoved two lettuce heads down onto it. Then covered each lettuce head with jumbo shrimp on toothpicks. Very inventive, and not cheap.

So in August they're having an NFL season kickoff party, and everyone is to come dressed in the colors of their favorite team. They wanted to have everyone bring a dish that represented their city, but there are too many Jaguar fans and not enough from other parts of the country, so some of us were 'assigned' teams to bring a covered dish from. My problem....we were assigned the New England Patriots. I guess Pats fans are scarce in the hood. Therein lies the dilemma.

The wife's from South Georgia, and all I know from food in New England is clam chowder...and I can't see bringing soup as a covered dish. I need something people in New England would typically bring as a covered dish...something that says New England, or maybe more specifically, Boston, but is incredibly easy to make...cuz I'm no great shakes in a kitchen.

Li'l help?