if the food labels haven't been made up yet, please change my limeade to punch (passion fruit, strawberry, lime). thanks justjoan

We have a norovirus tearing through the house. We'll, sadly, spare you our presence. And germs.

Hi,

At present, we are 232 people.

Check lists to make sure nametag and food descriptions are as you hoped.

I have a feeling we may need more ice than is already pledged.

Regards,

In addition to the watermelon salad, please add red velvet cupcakes. Thanks.

Jean

-5 gallons of a locally-brewed hefeweizen flavored with coriander and lemongrass.
---Possibly a small amount of habanero stout if I can figure out a non-glass container to bring it in.
-A pork thing, I still haven't decided what to call it, redneck rillettes maybe? deviled pork?
---probably some crackers to eat it with
-chakalaka, a South African vegetable & bean relish, from my expatriate Afrikaner friend Marinus' recipe.
---some kind of starch to eat it with, something polenta-like would be most authentic, though Marinus says it "goes a treat with cornbread" too, will figure this out.
-a pork and cauliflower curry maybe? if it comes together.
-Saint Pizza says she's making a cake

Obviously I'm still scrambling here, but I'm relatively sure these will be our contributions.

Cathy2 wrote:I have a feeling we may need more ice than is already pledged.

We are only maybies at this point, but if we can come, we will bring several bags of ice.

kafein wrote:We have a norovirus tearing through the house. We'll, sadly, spare you our presence. And germs.

Sorry you can't come, but thanks for the consideration!

Pickles are pickling
Brownies are baked

And, just in case i fall into a food coma tomorrow, I wanted to thank all the behind-the-scene organizers. Cathy, a very special thanks for all your hard work - as always, I am awed by your energy and superb organizational abilities.

Looking forward to seeing my LTH friends tomorrow and tasting everything.

Jyoti

My sister Vikki will be joining us as well.

Hi! Have longtime friends who are longtime LTH members. Would like to come to the picnic tomorrow, 2 people, and bring Santa Fe style citrus gazpacho.

JimTheBeerGuy wrote:-5 gallons of a locally-brewed hefeweizen flavored with coriander and lemongrass.

That sounds very, very imbibable.

Sorry for the last minute confirmation, but may I join? Planning to contribute to Boudreaulicious' international salad trio.

petite_gourmande wrote:Sorry for the last minute confirmation, but may I join? Planning to contribute to Boudreaulicious' international salad trio.

great news,

were coming for sure now.

m'th'su wrote:+2

Harold's Chicken fried rice

Does this mean you take Harold's Fried chicken and add rice ?

Hi,

I'm sure in Mike's hands the Harold's Chicken Fried Rice will be very well made.

Between new additions and cancellations, we are at 232. Everyone has been added to the list, menus added or exchanged.

Regards,

leek wrote:Sorry, I suspect I am not going to make it after all (put me down as a probably not) - if I do come I'll bring some cheeses

Sorry you (probably) can't make it, leek.

C2, I notice from the spreadsheet that leek was down for plates, napkins, cutlery and cups -- we have way, way enough cutlery and cups from last year. What we may not have enough of are plates; we have maybe 200 or so of mixed varieties, but as people sometimes use more than one plate, we might need more. More napkins might be warranted, as well.

I have two large boxes of black garbage bags, so we're set there, and I also have antibacterial soak and wipes from last year's inventory.

Should I bring plates instead of food?

37 lbs. of brisket is rubbed and ready. It's going on the smoker 'round midnight. I'm making two kinds of sauce; "sweet" and "spicy".

Dance1 wrote:Should I bring plates instead of food?

Depends, are you a good cook?

it would be TRAGIC not have enough plates. between food and desserts, i'd figure at least 2.5 plates /person. we are way short of that if we have only 200. i'll let someone else volunteer to bring them, as i'm bringing a fairly large quantity of food and drink. justjoan

I'm sorry to say I'm going to have to bow out and hope I can live vicariously through the descriptions.

Hey Attendees,

I figured out that I will bring desserts- peppy poppy seed cake and merry berry muffins. I will not be bringing a guest though. He didn't want to take the trek- he is 71 yrs. I can probably stay for clean up, cause I won't get there real early.

Gail
the new kid on the block

David Hammond wrote:More napkins might be warranted, as well.

I was Alliance Paper this morning. Picked up napkins, spoons and, for lack of a better description, paper boats, think hot dogs and burgers at a take out stand. I have more than I need of all three for my MaPo Tofu and will be happy to share.

Chicken stock chuckling away for MaPo Tofu, looking forward to tomorrow's festivities.

Enjoy,
Gary

Alliance Paper and Food Service
913 W Randolph
Chicago, IL 60607
312-666-6424

petite_gourmande wrote:Sorry for the last minute confirmation, but may I join? Planning to contribute to Boudreaulicious' international salad trio.

And very glad for the contribution I am!!! This prep list is much longer than I thought it was gonna be...

Dance1 wrote:Should I bring plates instead of food?

Well, we do need plates...

boudreaulicious wrote:And very glad for the contribution I am!!!

I love when you talk like Yoda.

Bean - so sorry! I was looking forward to the meeting you.

joan - are these plates hanging around the house? You can bring them and keep them in the car, if needed.

I am bringing 6-inch plates in case there is a shortage. I am also bringing a box of forks. I also have a few hundred napkins. It's a good thing I store these things for other meetings.

Regards,

My friend Erika will be joining. We'll bring something else TBD.

happy_stomach wrote:My friend Erika will be joining. We'll bring something else TBD.

I know Erika!

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I am going to print labels now. Don't worry about any additional people or changes, keep making them. I can always add a sheet in the end.

Please note I always forget someone's label or nametag. It is not personal. I don't even do it intentionally. It happens. I do my best and so does MHays and The GP to keep track.

Regards,

Two attending & we will bring cheese.

David Hammond wrote:

Dance1 wrote:Should I bring plates instead of food?

Well, we do need plates....

I have a 175 pack of Hefty plates from Costco that I picked up on sale a couple of months ago anticipating the picnic, I'll bring them. Kudos to all who are prepping to tonight, I can't wait to taste all your food tomorrow.