Vegetarian Food Exchange, 3/27/11 - cancelled
Vegetarian Food Exchange, 3/27/11 - cancelled
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Vegetarian Food Exchange, 3/27/11 - cancelled
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Post #1 - February 22nd, 2011, 11:19 amWhat: Meatless Meals (that means NO poultry, pork, fish or red meat but CAN include dairy and eggs) exchange
There are great omnivore dinner and dessert exchanges that happen monthly. This is for people interested in doing a vegetarian dinner exchange (without meat or meat stock etc, but can include eggs and dairy). We make 5-10 servings of one dish, and bring back 5-10 different dishes. Participants bring one pre-portioned serving of their food for everyone who has RSVP’d to come that month. A serving is whatever you think it is for your food item. The priority will be for entrees, soups, salad, stews, legumes, grains, etc. There's a preference for healthy dishes.
When: Sunday, March 27th, 2011 at 2pm
Where: Sun Wah Bar-B-Que
5039 N Broadway
Chicago, Illinois 60640
(773) 769-1254
I have been in contact with Kelly and we are going to set up a special vegetarian meal.
Lunch:
ecs
lemoneater +1
Indianbadger
Exchange:
ecs
lemoneater
Indianbadger
Number in the group: We will cap attendance at each gathering at 8 so that participants are never making more than 8 servings of anything. Couples will be counted as one serving.
The containers/delivery system: Everyone in the group should use the Gladware 3 1/8 cup plastic containers (it’s the approximately 7” x 7” square with the pop-up lid). You’ll portion your food into those containers to bring and hand out at the gathering. You can freeze them or not depending on your schedule and when you make your food. There is no need to fill the container, just put in whatever is a serving to you. If you use something else to deliver your food that month (Ziploc bags, plastic wrap, etc.) you should also return the empty containers from the last round so that everyone always has a stash of these containers for the exchange and doesn’t have to run out and buy more. Also, let's give it a whirl & include your user name & the name of your dish on the lid of the container. Sometimes, when we freeze a dish for later we just have no idea what is inside & who to ask for the recipe & we are too embarrassed to ask out loud on the board.
The process: Each of us will take turns being the organizer each month. Each time we meet, someone will offer to organize the next month’s gathering. Approximately two weeks before the next gathering, the organizer will post a new thread to the events page announcing the date and the location for that month and asking for RSVP’s.
Participants will need to RSVP their attendance by one week before the monthly gathering. They will then need to post what they are bringing by three days before the gathering. This is to help make sure we get some balance in the food so that we’re not all bringing something that has to be eaten in the next 2-3 days; that there’s a balance of stuff that can be frozen for later, or eaten sooner.
The organizer will monitor the thread to see what people are bringing. The organizer will also make reservations for the group at the restaurant where we will be gathering. People can choose to stay for the meal or just come and exchange food and leave. Just let the organizer know so they can get an accurate count for the reservation. Other LTHers are welcome to join us for the meal, even if they are not bringing food to exchange.Last edited by ecs on March 16th, 2011, 9:26 am, edited 3 times in total.
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Post #2 - February 24th, 2011, 1:46 pmCount me to exchange, plus 1 for lunch. Do you have ideas about the lunch menu?"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 #3 - February 28th, 2011, 8:29 amlemoneater wrote:Do you have ideas about the lunch menu?
I have been in contact with Kelly who said it will be no problem to do a vegetarian lunch. I figure that once I know approximately how many people, I can get ideas for options for the lunch and can post them.
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Post #4 - February 28th, 2011, 10:30 pmecs wrote:lemoneater wrote:Do you have ideas about the lunch menu?
I have been in contact with Kelly who said it will be no problem to do a vegetarian lunch. I figure that once I know approximately how many people, I can get ideas for options for the lunch and can post them.
I had a great birthday dinner there over the weekend. I have meat eaters that can't stop talking about the lotus root & greens served ;D.Ava-"If you get down and out, just get in the kitchen and bake a cake."- Jean Strickland
Horto In Urbs- Falling in love with Urban Vegetable Gardening
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Post #5 - March 7th, 2011, 9:24 amjust giving this a little bump to see if anyone else is interested...
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Post #6 - March 7th, 2011, 7:06 pmI am in for both lunch and exchange.
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Post #7 - March 16th, 2011, 9:28 amit seems like i picked a bad date. if you want to weigh in on a date for april, i set up a doodle:
http://doodle.com/nr2wf55w8zbrzy4s
unfortunately, april is fairly busy for me, so i am probably not the best person to be in charge of organizing.
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Post #8 - March 16th, 2011, 4:32 pmBummer. Well, I volunteer for May."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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