Kwanzachamas, LTH Holiday Party 2010: [Past Event]
Kwanzachamas, LTH Holiday Party 2010: [Past Event]
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Post #31 - November 11th, 2010, 11:45 amleek wrote:I am pretty sure there have been both mature and immature kids at these events in the past and everyone there has always seemed to have a good time
Our toddler enjoying a duck leg at the holiday party last year at Sun Wah:
Ronnie said I should probably tell you guys about my website so
Hey I have a website.
http://www.sandwichtribunal.com
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Post #32 - November 11th, 2010, 12:02 pmJimTheBeerGuy wrote:leek wrote:I am pretty sure there have been both mature and immature kids at these events in the past and everyone there has always seemed to have a good time
Our toddler enjoying a duck leg at the holiday party last year at Sun Wah:
An excellent young man, and there seemed to be enough going on at Sun Wah that he seemed pretty much content throughout the many courses."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #33 - November 12th, 2010, 12:55 pmTickets bought for Mr. X and me. Looking forward to it!
-Mary (and Don)-Mary
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Post #34 - November 13th, 2010, 3:40 pmVital Information wrote: . . . .I'm gonna get a ticket for my 16 year old daughter
You have very nice daughters. I would think you could get a better deal.
Giovanna=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=
"Enjoy every sandwich."
-Warren Zevon
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Post #35 - November 15th, 2010, 10:24 amI just spoke with Patty about veggie options, which though slight sound filling:
Lots of cheese
A few salads (mixed green with citrus, bed of greens)
Potato salad
New potatoes with dill and butter
Mashed potato
Sometimes pasta salad (but sometimes there's shrimp in there)
Swedish brown beans
Pickled beet
Pickled cucumber
Bread and crackers of various sorts"Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #36 - November 15th, 2010, 10:41 amwhich tough slight sound filling
Tough slight? I tried to parse this, but couldn't. But thanks for asking about this. A couple more dishes like the brown beans, and it sound like a fine dinner for the veg-inclined."To get long" meant to make do, to make well of whatever we had; it was about having a long view, which was endurance, and a long heart, which was hope.
- Fae Myenne Ng, Bone
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Post #37 - November 15th, 2010, 10:56 amlemoneater wrote:which tough slight sound filling
Tough slight? I tried to parse this, but couldn't. But thanks for asking about this. A couple more dishes like the brown beans, and it sound like a fine dinner for the veg-inclined.
Thx. Dropped "h." Fixed."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #38 - November 16th, 2010, 7:51 pmHi,
I am glad to see Giovanna aka as Carol Merrill of The Price is Right will be joining us. I hope she will help with the raffle.
There are 17 tickets remaining ...
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #39 - November 16th, 2010, 8:33 pmCathy2 wrote:Hi,
I am glad to see Giovanna aka as Carol Merrill of The Price is Right will be joining us. I hope she will help with the raffle.
There are 17 tickets remaining ...
Regards,
Uh...Ms. Merrill worked on Let's Make a Deal. Monte Hall is spinning in his grave.Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #40 - November 16th, 2010, 8:34 pmSteve,
It is mistakes like these that make life interesting, doesn't it?
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #41 - November 17th, 2010, 6:51 pmstevez wrote:Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
I am glad to see Giovanna aka as Carol Merrill of The Price is Right will be joining us. I hope she will help with the raffle.
There are 17 tickets remaining ...
Regards,
Uh...Ms. Merrill worked on Let's Make a Deal. Monte Hall is spinning in his grave.
...And were he unlucky-enough to injure himself spinning so, might that result in a Weal of Misfortune?"If I have dined better than other men, it is because I stood on the shoulders of giants...and got the waiter's attention." --Sir Isaac "Ready to order NOW" Newton
"You worry too much. Eat some bacon... What? No, I got no idea if it'll make you feel better, I just made too much bacon." --Justin Halpern's dad
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Post #42 - November 18th, 2010, 11:18 amSo excited! I found the most adorable candy Xmas trees for the Gingerbread house..."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #43 - November 18th, 2010, 11:37 amThe bride and I have decided to doff our hair shirts for an evening and partake of this delicious event - and I do mean the food and company. Swedish though she is (Svenska flcka), she denies ever having enjoyed such a meal and maintains there is no likelihood she will channel her ancestors and attack the Czechs, or any Mittel Europeans present, as postprandial entertainment.
Have considered some creative misspellings in this post, but it sure seams they all een taken. Or sommat.d
Feeling (south) loopy
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Post #44 - November 18th, 2010, 11:38 amThis could be the quintessential Holiday party choice! The last time I was there, Studs Terkel was at the next table. I hope they will have the Lucia singer in candle crown for us. I will be there plus 4.Man : I can't understand how a poet like you can eat that stuff.
T. S. Eliot: Ah, but you're not a poet.
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Post #45 - November 18th, 2010, 11:42 amJosephine wrote:This could be the quintessential Holiday party choice! The last time I was there, Studs Terkel was at the next table. I hope they will have the Lucia singer in candle crown for us. I will be there plus 4.
I remember that night. Yes, the Sicilian Saint in the flaming headdress will be there."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #46 - November 23rd, 2010, 10:32 pm"Katje Sabin" is Mamagotcha and Chouxfly.
Can't wait!“Assuredly it is a great accomplishment to be a novelist, but it is no mediocre glory to be a cook.” -- Alexandre Dumas
"I give you Chicago. It is no London and Harvard. It is not Paris and buttermilk. It is American in every chitling and sparerib. It is alive from tail to snout." -- H.L. Mencken
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Post #47 - November 23rd, 2010, 10:57 pmmamagotcha wrote:"Katje Sabin" is Mamagotcha and Chouxfly.
Can't wait!
Thanks! I have to begin making nametags, so this information helps.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #48 - November 26th, 2010, 10:18 pmGift Exchange
Every year at the LTH holiday party, we have a gift exchange. Here’s the idea: you bring a gift worth about $10, get a ticket in return, and then receive someone else’s gift. In the past, there have been some truly remarkable offerings. Last year, we saw:
• A selection of Dark Lord beers (went to a non-beer drinker, and, yes, the irony killed)
• A basket of preserved goodies (incredible)
• Cured meat (grand)
Recommendation: bring something you’d want to win.
Hammond"Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #49 - November 27th, 2010, 8:33 ammy feelings are hurt..no mention of the gingerbread house?
maybe I should leave it at home this year...
sitting in the dark is fine..."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #50 - November 27th, 2010, 9:19 amirisarbor wrote:my feelings are hurt..no mention of the gingerbread house?
maybe I should leave it at home this year...
sitting in the dark is fine...
The gingerbread house was incredible, of course, and there were a number of other remarkable gifts, but I just pulled out the three that came to mind. I beg no one else to take offense, please, if I did not mention your gift."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #51 - November 27th, 2010, 10:12 amJust a little Jewish Mother guilt trip...
and boy can we dish it out... LOL
Here it is prior to wrapping in cellophane, we can call the the chocolate angel in the chimney St. Lucia this year.
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #52 - November 27th, 2010, 12:15 pmDavid, thanks for prompting everyone to think about the gift exchange, a really fantastic (and funny!) part of the holiday parties. Almost as much fun as the exchange itself is the pre-party thinking about what to bring...
irisarbor, the picture of your gingerbread house made our son go from mild interest in the LTH party to insane eagerness to attend. Now *he's* thinking about what to contribute to the gift exchange!
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Post #53 - November 27th, 2010, 12:39 pmirisarbor wrote:my feelings are hurt..no mention of the gingerbread house?
maybe I should leave it at home this year...
sitting in the dark is fine...irisarbor wrote:Just a little Jewish Mother guilt trip...
and boy can we dish it out... LOL
My favorite Jewish mother joke (from one Jewish mother to another):
How many Jewish mothers does it take to change a light bulb?
None. I'll just sit here in the dark.
I love your gingerbread houses, irisarbor, and would cheerfully cheat my way to winning the raffle for one!
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Post #54 - November 27th, 2010, 5:02 pmWe have received some really great gifts. I doubt anything is actually worth the $10 limit, I think many are worth far more, and some are truly priceless! It's the creativity and care taken that make it so much fun.Leek
SAVING ONE DOG may not change the world,
but it CHANGES THE WORLD for that one dog.
American Brittany Rescue always needs foster homes. Please think about helping that one dog. http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org
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Post #55 - November 27th, 2010, 7:45 pmWho knew Duke's Mayonnaise would be so prized?
Subject: LTHChanukah,Kwanzaa,Ramadan,Christmas Festa/Hootenany;12/10JimInLoganSquare wrote:24 Hours Later ... No Meat, No Bread, No Problem (no, really ...)
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #56 - November 29th, 2010, 12:05 pmCan those of you who dine at Tre Kronor regularly advise regarding parking? Street parking, lot, or valet? Parking meters, city money boxes, or free? (So I know if I need quarters.)
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks."All great change in America begins at the dinner table." Ronald Reagan
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Post #57 - November 29th, 2010, 12:51 pmCynthia wrote:Can those of you who dine at Tre Kronor regularly advise regarding parking? Street parking, lot, or valet? Parking meters, city money boxes, or free? (So I know if I need quarters.)
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi,
Since we are starting at 8 pm, you only need to worry about paying an hour's parking fees. I have parked in front for a fee as well as in the neighborhood for free. It is not a congested area especially during the time we will be there.
Regards,Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #58 - November 29th, 2010, 1:09 pmCathy2 wrote:Cynthia wrote:Can those of you who dine at Tre Kronor regularly advise regarding parking? Street parking, lot, or valet? Parking meters, city money boxes, or free? (So I know if I need quarters.)
Any insight would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hi,
Since we are starting at 8 pm, you only need to worry about paying an hour's parking fees. I have parked in front for a fee as well as in the neighborhood for free. It is not a congested area especially during the time we will be there.
Regards,
Just to add to Cathy's info, note that along Foster you will find parking boxes that take cash or debit/credit cards. But if you turn north from Foster on any side street (south of Foster is North Park University), you should be able to find parking on a side street such as Spaulding. I agree with Cathy that the area should not be very congested, although you might have to walk a block or so if you're unlucky (or arrive after all the other LTHers). See you Saturday!
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Post #59 - November 29th, 2010, 6:21 pmmbh is graciously contributing 200 brandied cherries for Manhattans. Mighty nice of her. Thanks, Mary Beth."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #60 - November 29th, 2010, 9:26 pmHappy to do it and easier than acquiring the Templeton. Hope they come out well as I haven't tried this years batch yet. See you Saturday.For what we choose is what we are. He should not miss this second opportunity to re-create himself with food. Jim Crace "The Devil's Larder"
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