Hmmm,

There's only 1 bread, so count me in for some Almost- No-Knead loaves( I have 3 going right now 1 plain, 1 olive, & one of my own variants-- dried cherry with pistachio) with butter and an assortment of unprocessed preserves( they will be in tiny plastic containers).

If there's a deluge of bread coming before next weekend then I can always switch to something else.

I am bringing Jalapeño cheddar cornbread, Costco juice boxes, and various toys for outdoor play.

PIGMON and I will be there with thai pizzas and mai tais.

trixie-pea wrote:PIGMON and I will be there with thai pizzas and mai tais.

I refuse to go head-to-head with Hellodali and her most-certainly-tremendous mai tais, trixie-pea. That's a losing battle.

I'll come up with another beverage choice soon...most likely involving the turbo-charged yet lovely Lemon Hart 151 Rum. (that would be 151 Proof).

Wow, serious amount of booze this year! Who wants to go in on one of those trolley buses to ferry our drunk asses back into town after the picnic?

Sadly, It looks as though I'm going to have to remove the red shiso lemonade from my RSVP. It is very hard to find the red (or purple) shiso and I didn't grow any this year in my garden. Also, my usually supplier is all out this year.

If anyone has seen any on a store, or knows where to find it, let me know. Or if anyone lives near H-Mart it would be great if you could check there for me next time you're in the store! I tried calling a couple times to ask, however I was not able to get a clear answer about it.

Looks like there's no shortage of desserts, so I'm going to switch to a salad/side. I'll be bringing Cucumbers in Sour Cream (from a recipe handed down from my grandmother.)

I don't believe anyone has claimed it yet, so I'll do some pulled pork with a vinegary Carolina abomination on the side.

Need to check the list, but if nobody else is doing it, I'll bring a couple of varieties of deviled eggs

HI,

For the all thumbs in the kitchen types, we need about ten plastic tablecloths.

Regards,

Time to change what I'll bring from TBD to actual food. I'm going to make a watermelon, feta and mint salad hopefully with a Baylor melon, and a peach, basil salad. The seedlings guys assured me there would be peaches next weekend. I'm also bringing paper plates, napkins and 2 plastic tablecloths. The spandex pants are already being readied.

Josephine and raymond will attend + 2

What we will bring can be described as a novelty-sort of an hors d'oeuvre, and beverages.

PKramer wrote:May a lurker join in the fun?

PKramer-
Not sure if anyone replied, but YES!

(edited to add: I see that not only did someone reply, but you have RSVPed. Looking forward to meeting you!)

Going with a noodle theme this year I think...

2 side dishes:

A riff on Yum Woon Sen with Chicken, Pork and Shrimp

and

Spicy Peanut Noodles with Greens (Veg friendly)

Sounds great. I'll be there with my girlfriend. I'll prepare two apps, a bacon wrapped chicken bite and greek-yogurt marinated flank steak on pita chips.

Just reading thru my collection of back issues of the Wed. food sections and came across a tomato cobbler recipe that I may do something with as well. I have a LOT of cherry tomatoes to use up and this seems like a good way to use 'em. Seems like it would be fine at room temp...

Updated item list:

Vast quantities of jerky
Homemade pineapple vodka (in plastic, undiluted, so if anyone wants to bring mixers or anything...)
Maybe a cheesecake or two. Dunno.

Cabbagehead and I will bring appetizers: a duo of treyf--caramelized bacon and pickled shrimp, both to be passed. We will also bring some mineral or seltzer water.

ronnie_suburban wrote:I'm in +3...meat-centric dish tbd. I'll probably bring some sort of adult beverage, too.

I'm now in +4.

My dish will be a riff on ham roll-ups, only better (I hope). As for the beverage, for sure I'll bring some homemade meyer limoncello that Jazzfood and I made (using his recipe) back in February and probably one other libation. I'll almost certainly bring some other items and will update here as soon as the inspiration hits.

Thanks,

=R=

Can't wait!
Nancy (with husband and kids)

Joel
Isabel
Nathan

I will bring Andaluz Gazpacho

All right, I'm putting myself down for lamb stew.
Really looking forward to the picnic.

ETA: This should be filed as a 'main dish'.

LHS wrote:Please put me down for 4 adults and 1 toddler. I plan on bringing sweet and spicy Korean chicken wings.

My plans have changed, please put me down for two adults and one toddler. We will be bringing Korean rice cakes with a sweet sesame seed filling.

Updated picnic info:

Total guests: 173

17 Appetizers
14 Beverages
3 Bread
0 Condiment
18 Dessert
12 Main
4 Salad
9 Side
1 Supplies
19 TBD
0 Other

4 Need grill
3 Bringing grill

Please check here and make sure your information is correct. Post in this thread with corrections/changes.

If it's needed, I can also bring a small firepit/grill.

Hi,

Extended forecast suggests rain on Saturday and sun on Sunday with a high of 76 degrees.

The Forest Preserve advises we will have 15 picnic tables available to us.

Garbage will be collected from Saturday with an empty container on Sunday. We would like to encourage people to bring a bag to fill with recyclables to take home.

Glass beverage containers are not permited. A jar of pickles is fine. A beverage transfered into a pickle jar is not.

BYOT & BYOC: Seating is at a premium with only ten picnic tables provided with the shelter. These will be filled with all kinds of food. If you want to guarantee a seat, bring your own. Ditto for tables. There are lovely grounds for sitting on a blanket. You might consider setting up your seating behind the walls of the shelter.

According to David Hammond, who graciously stored last year's unused supplies, we only need paper towels, napkins, paper plates and plastic tableclothes to cover tables. We do not need:
- Plastic table settings or cups
- Baby wipes for cleaning hands
- Plastic garbage bags
- Take away boxes, we have a large collection of clamshell boxes.

Picnic Permit Rules and Regulations wrote:…
3. The Forest Preserve District is closed to all visitors after SUNSET. Night picnics are not permitted. Glass beverage containers are not permitted on the Forest Preserve District property.
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5. The sale of alcoholic beverages in any form is prohibited.
6. Before leaving, you must extinguish all fires; collect all your paper debris, bottles and trash and deposit them in the appropriate containers.
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10. All ordinances and regulations in effect of the Forest Preserve District must be observed and the instructions of its representatives obeyed. Please note that the consumption of alcohol upon or within 50 feet of any roadway, parking area or entranceway is prohibit. No admission fees or charges may be levied.
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Alcohol consumption is allowed in this grove. As stated above, you cannot bring any glass beverage bottles. BYOB -- if you share with someone then it is gift you're sharing.

From talking to the Cook County Forest Preserve Police, the consequences of a violation are: At a minimum two tickets with fines and mandatory court appearances will be issued: to the violator and the person named on the permit. Let's end the day feeling happy.

Funky Frank and bride will attend. Will bring ice water and fruit

Hi,

Food labels won't be printed until Saturday.

Nametags, too.

Regards,

I posted up thread that FlavorFool and I will attend. We will be bringing a fresh Red Haven peach cobbler and a cooler full of iced down bottled water.

Sign me up for the picnic please. (1 plus a guest). I am tkent's mom and he is out of the country so he is sending me in his stead. I will be bringing "Peanut Butter Poppers." Thanks

i'm planning to bring a batch of brown butter/sea salt cookies, in addition to fruity lemonade and tomato tarts, cut in appetizer portions. joan