Ingredients willing, I will make Vaghareli Makai (Spiced Indian Corn), possibly with rice. I'm looking forward to seeing how it pairs with tiki drinks!

I will ensure our guests bring something interesting; I've already informed them that's the cost of admission. Will check the sheet to see what areas might need extra items.

I have a good feeling about this year.

Panther in the Den wrote:The Panther will be on the prowl with his bride.

I have had much success making Pancit Bihon in my wok on my Smokey Joe.

My bride is still undecided...

Another post when she decides.

My Bride is making Avocado Deviled Eggs.

Thanks, as always, for all of your hard work!

You are also welcome to check out our spreadsheet for LTHforum Picnic 2015:

We are 90 people strong so far with more to come!


Screen name Dish type Dish Name # of Guests
Cathy2 Salad carrot-pineapple salad from Milwaukee's Ono Kine Grindz 1
Cathy2 Side Purple rice 0
fifille Supplies 15 tableclothes 1
Octarine Supplies Pinata 1
Mkess Supplies plastic knives x 90
Mkess Supplies plastic forks x 30 0
Mkess Supplies plastic spoons x 50 0
Mkess Supplies 60x 10 1/4" laminated foam plates 0
Mkess Supplies 150x 5 7/8" laminated foam plates 0
Mkess Supplies 90x 16oz red plastic cups 0
David Hammond Supplies Handiwipes 1
David Hammond Supplies Cups - 100 0
David Hammond Supplies Plates 100 0
David Hammond Supplies Knife, fork, spoon sets 360 0
David Hammond Supplies Plastic garbage bags 0
David Hammond Supplies Sterno - 8 cans 0
David Hammond Supplies Napkins - 150 0
Carolyn Berg 1
Pairs4Life Beverages Non-alcoholic 1
bean Dessert Black and blueberry crisp 2
Joel F 1
Sue F 1
justjoan Beverages Buckets of punch 1
justjoan's friends salad Wholegrain salad 2
PieLady 1
Attrill 3
Mamagotcha 2
Chouxfly 2
nr706 appetizers meatish 1
nr 706 beverages IPA homebrew 0
Moetchandon 1
mbh 2
Laikom 1
Terese 1
Hellodalli 1
Swingbossa Side Vaghareli Makai (Spiced Indian Corn) 1
Boudreaulicious 1
AlekH 3
Ronnie Suburban 1
Julie Suburban 1
milz30 1
Mrs. milz30 1
JennyIL 1
SteveZ 1
Brian, SteveZ's friend main Teriyaki skewers 1
Victoria, SteveZ's friend 1
Chowpoodle Dessert Secret Recipe Chocolate cake 1
Deb S Dessert Chocolate pecan pie bars 1
irisarbor Beverages Pink Flamingos (rum-drink) 3
irisarbor Appetizers hot dog rumaki 0
leek Dessert BAked fruit dessert 1
Mr. leek 1
petite_gourmande 1
glennpann Main Uncle John's 3
fropones 2
BR Appetizers Shrimp & pork eggrolls 1
nancy 2
LHS Main Spicy Korean food 3
kenji Appetizers Mackeral 8
ReneG 1
Royal Lichter 1
ruthchicago Dessert Trifle with a twist 1
gastro gnome 1
pudgym29 1
m'th'su 2
Ellen F. 1
Giovanna Beverages Mai Tai 1
Jvalentino 1
Kayden - Jvalentino's son 1
Anthony - jvalentino's son 1
jazzfood Inspired by Green City Market 1
terese 1
Normskid (Michelle) 1
Glenn, Normskid's husband 1
Josephine Main Maryland Stuffed 24-pound Ham 1
Raymond. Josephine's husband 1
shoelessone 1
Lindsay, shoelessone's wife 1
Panther in the Den Side Pancit Bihon 1
Mrs. Panther in the Den Appetizers Avocado Deviled Eggs 1

I'm definitely making Bobotie and accompanying chutney; not sure what SueF is going to do yet.

My dish is now locked in as "Chorizo & Smoke Roasted Pepper Hash", using Ronnie Suburban-made chorizo.

I will be there +1 and a toddler. Pretty sure I want to bring a peanut butter and chocolate cake, but if it's especially warm and humid, I might reconsider.

I will be bringing homemade ice cream again. Have not yet decided flavors.

Leek, petite gourmande, fropones and I are creating cocktails for the Tiki Bar. As of now we have a blue Hawaiian, Gold Coast punch and a Temple Destroyer, I'm going to make a non-alcoholic cocktail also. Cathy2 thanks to you and everyone who puts such hard work into this event every year. What do you need most for supplies? I can stop by Costco and pick up plates cups or silverware just tell me what you want.

In addition to making the chorizo for stevez's hash, I will be teaming up with Mrs. milz50 on some Country Ham Biscuits. I have a Colonel Newsome ham that is ready to go and she is a biscuit-making maven. I realize there's another ham on the roster but this should be fairly different from that one.

I'll also bring some corn liquor.

=R=

mbh wrote:Leek, petite gourmande, fropones and I are creating cocktails for the Tiki Bar. As of now we have a blue Hawaiian, Gold Coast punch and a Temple Destroyer, I'm going to make a non-alcoholic cocktail also. Cathy2 thanks to you and everyone who puts such hard work into this event every year. What do you need most for supplies? I can stop by Costco and pick up plates cups or silverware just tell me what you want.

MB
I am also doing a cocktail for the tiki bar- a Pink Flamingo
there was also mention of a mai-tai...
can there be too much of a good thing?
E

mbh wrote:Cathy2 thanks to you and everyone who puts such hard work into this event every year. What do you need most for supplies? I can stop by Costco and pick up plates cups or silverware just tell me what you want.

When do you want know? I need to figure this out a bit and double-check people are bringing what they intended (you know, sometimes plans change).

As long as people come, this event will continue on! Thanks to you and everyone else who contributes to make this a success!

Regards,

irisarbor wrote:
MB
I am also doing a cocktail for the tiki bar- a Pink Flamingo
there was also mention of a mai-tai...
can there be too much of a good thing?
E

Wonderful, the more the merrier. I just wanted to put our drinks out there so no-one duplicates them. If you can keep the alcohol separate (which I realize is not possible with some drinks) we can also serve non-alcoholic versions.

EDIT-

I'm going to bring farrow salad w grilled vegetables, sheep feta and fresh oregano.

Alright, I think I am ready to commit to this. I'll be there +1, maybe +2. I'll firm that up this week.

I'm planning to cook up a big pot of Chili Colorado with some recently acquired chile chimayo from New Mexico. If I'm feeling ambitious, I might also do handmade flour tortillas to go along with the stew.

Hi,

I will bring watermelon from Forestburg, South Dakota.

Regards,

Cathy2 wrote:

mbh wrote:Cathy2 thanks to you and everyone who puts such hard work into this event every year. What do you need most for supplies? I can stop by Costco and pick up plates cups or silverware just tell me what you want.

When do you want know? I need to figure this out a bit and double-check people are bringing what they intended (you know, sometimes plans change).

As long as people come, this event will continue on! Thanks to you and everyone else who contributes to make this a success!

Regards,

Let me know by Thursday please, I won't be able to get to Costco after that.

mbh wrote:

irisarbor wrote:
MB
I am also doing a cocktail for the tiki bar- a Pink Flamingo
there was also mention of a mai-tai...
can there be too much of a good thing?
E

Wonderful, the more the merrier. I just wanted to put our drinks out there so no-one duplicates them. If you can keep the alcohol separate (which I realize is not possible with some drinks) we can also serve non-alcoholic versions.

Team Temperance says yes please for NA versions of these delicious sounding potions.

I will bring a Peruvian dish. Quinoa Salad with Peppers.

One person.

We will be there in full force!

Daniella
Jaco
Kimberly
Mark

I believe at this point we will bring our homemade from scratch POLISH SAUSAGE
Can't wait to see all the LTH ers...

Coming with lots of people this year!

Myself
My 8 year old daughter
My brother (I believe his LTHname is soft boiled)
His wife
My mom and dad
My aunt

I will hopefully inform you soon of what items we will bring. Can't wait as usual!

Haven't figured out all the details yet but I'm handling the "cold" bar--think poke, salads, etc.

Getting very excited for this!!!!

In addition to mai-tais, I'll be bringing Molly Katzen's fabulous mushroom pate and some kinda bread/cracker something to spread it on.

The pate is brown - 'cause it's mushrooms! - and I've given up bringing it to parties because nobody eats it because it's brown. But you, LTHers, YOU will know better. And hopefully enjoy.

And it's vegetarian. But not vegan.

Giovanna

I can't believe it but it's true...
Ill have to skip the picnic. And likely falling into a pit of despair. Hopefully there's pudding at the bottom.

Have a great time, youse!

Seems like we come East for this every other year - didnt make the cruise in last year I guess - so -

will be there with the vangie & shay. - grilling some chix thighs for tacos i believe.

Giovanna wrote:In addition to mai-tais, I'll be bringing Molly Katzen's fabulous mushroom pate and some kinda bread/cracker something to spread it on.

The pate is brown - 'cause it's mushrooms! - and I've given up bringing it to parties because nobody eats it because it's brown. But you, LTHers, YOU will know better. And hopefully enjoy.

And it's vegetarian. But not vegan.

Giovanna

Yay!

Time to commit!
I am planning on bringing reuben rolls.
File them under appetizer.

I might try for something bbq'd but we'll see how the rest of the week and (especially) the weather plays along.

An easy call for me: my LTH Picnic de facto tradition is to bring Will Special sandwiches from the Riviera.

Fiat, fiat, fiat ("so be it")!

--Matt

jimswside wrote:Seems like we come East for this every other year - didnt make the cruise in last year I guess - so -

will be there with the vangie & shay. - grilling some chix thighs for tacos i believe.

In with the tiki folks. Polynesian chicken oft the grill.

jimswside wrote:Seems like we come East for this every other year - didnt make the cruise in last year I guess - so -

will be there with the vangie & shay. - grilling some chix thighs for tacos i believe.

YAY!!

Tom Skilling predicts presently:

Sunday, September 20th, 2015

Sunshine dims as high level clouds overspread the area.
Temps reach seasonable levels, ranging from near 70 lakeside, to around 80 west, south suburbs. SE winds 10-15 mph.

To be decided is a winning category this year, so if you do know, please let us know!

Regards,