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    Post #1 - March 8th, 2014, 2:55 pm
    Post #1 - March 8th, 2014, 2:55 pm Post #1 - March 8th, 2014, 2:55 pm
    Details
    Date: Tuesday, March 25
    Time: 7:00 PM

    Location
    Smak-Tak! Polish Restaurant
    5961 North Elston Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60646
    http://www.smaktak.com


    Dinner attendees (8)
    lazygal09
    nr706
    Cathy2
    Pie Lady
    moetchandon
    Food Nut
    prairieclover
    wendy


    Exchange participants (5 servings)
    lazygal09 - Pork Lo Mein
    nr706 - Seafood Strudel
    Cathy2 - Bialy Barszcz (Polish White Borscht)
    Pie Lady - Djej Kdra Touimiya (Moroccan Chicken Stew)
    Food Nut - Roasted Marinated Portobellos with Quinoa
    prairieclover - Curried Cream of Chicken Soup


    The fine print
    Number in the group: We will cap attendance at each gathering at 12 and food exchange participants at 10 so that participants are never making more than 10 servings of anything. Couples can be counted as one serving, or two - if you come as a couple, please specify whether you're bringing one or two dishes to exchange.

    The food: The food exchange started so that those of us in 1-2 person households who love to cook aren't stuck eating that big pot of chili a whole week. Instead, we make 6-10 servings of one dish, and bring back 6-10 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. For soup, it may be two cups; for pastrami, 4 oz. (or more if you make more generous sandwiches). The priority will be for entrees, meats, soups, salad, stews, pastas, grains, etc. One dessert is OK each month, we don't want 6-7 dessert offerings as everyone is mostly interested in main meals (check out the fabulous monthly LTH dessert exchange!)
    There will be no restrictions on the food – we’re an omnivorous bunch. IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY ALLERGIES, PLEASE LET THE GROUP KNOW.

    The containers/delivery system: Everyone in the group should use the GLADWARE 3 1/8 CUP PLASTIC CONTAINERS (7” x 7” square container with a blue 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.

    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.
    Several 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 dinner 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 dinner, even if they are not bringing food to exchange.

    Hope to see you there!
    Last edited by lazygal09 on March 25th, 2014, 1:50 pm, edited 11 times in total.
  • Post #2 - March 8th, 2014, 4:15 pm
    Post #2 - March 8th, 2014, 4:15 pm Post #2 - March 8th, 2014, 4:15 pm
    I'm in. I'll try not to make something too strange, for a change.
  • Post #3 - March 8th, 2014, 5:17 pm
    Post #3 - March 8th, 2014, 5:17 pm Post #3 - March 8th, 2014, 5:17 pm
    Hi,

    I will be there + exchange.

    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 #4 - March 10th, 2014, 10:30 am
    Post #4 - March 10th, 2014, 10:30 am Post #4 - March 10th, 2014, 10:30 am
    Exchange and dinner for me! Dunno what I'm making yet.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #5 - March 11th, 2014, 9:33 pm
    Post #5 - March 11th, 2014, 9:33 pm Post #5 - March 11th, 2014, 9:33 pm
    I'd like to join for dinner but no exchange. Our freezer is so full and we are about to start a remodel of the kitchen and bathrooms. No time to even think. Tom is being very ambitious. A little crazy but still admire him for trying.

    Sharon
  • Post #6 - March 15th, 2014, 5:53 pm
    Post #6 - March 15th, 2014, 5:53 pm Post #6 - March 15th, 2014, 5:53 pm
    I'm making a seafood strudel.
  • Post #7 - March 18th, 2014, 8:40 pm
    Post #7 - March 18th, 2014, 8:40 pm Post #7 - March 18th, 2014, 8:40 pm
    Food Nut and I will both be attending for dinner and exchange.
    -Carolyn
  • Post #8 - March 18th, 2014, 8:53 pm
    Post #8 - March 18th, 2014, 8:53 pm Post #8 - March 18th, 2014, 8:53 pm
    I'm making pork lo mein.
  • Post #9 - March 19th, 2014, 7:47 am
    Post #9 - March 19th, 2014, 7:47 am Post #9 - March 19th, 2014, 7:47 am
    Looking like roasted marinated portobellos with quinoa with dried fruit and nuts.
    Reading is a right. Censorship is not.
  • Post #10 - March 19th, 2014, 8:41 am
    Post #10 - March 19th, 2014, 8:41 am Post #10 - March 19th, 2014, 8:41 am
    I keep coming back to Curried Cream of Chicken Soup
  • Post #11 - March 19th, 2014, 8:44 pm
    Post #11 - March 19th, 2014, 8:44 pm Post #11 - March 19th, 2014, 8:44 pm
    I'd love to join for dinner and great company (but can't do exchange.)
  • Post #12 - March 19th, 2014, 8:46 pm
    Post #12 - March 19th, 2014, 8:46 pm Post #12 - March 19th, 2014, 8:46 pm
    wendy wrote:I'd love to join for dinner and great company (but can't do exchange.)

    Great!
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
    Facebook, Twitter, Greater Midwest Foodways,
  • Post #13 - March 22nd, 2014, 6:07 pm
    Post #13 - March 22nd, 2014, 6:07 pm Post #13 - March 22nd, 2014, 6:07 pm
    I'm making Djej Kdra Touimiya, Moroccan Chicken Stew. Probably with brown rice under it.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #14 - March 23rd, 2014, 9:48 pm
    Post #14 - March 23rd, 2014, 9:48 pm Post #14 - March 23rd, 2014, 9:48 pm
    I just saw there is a Groupon for Smak Tak... http://www.groupon.com/deals/smak-tak
  • Post #15 - March 24th, 2014, 8:11 am
    Post #15 - March 24th, 2014, 8:11 am Post #15 - March 24th, 2014, 8:11 am
    I count seven servings, yes?
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #16 - March 24th, 2014, 8:33 am
    Post #16 - March 24th, 2014, 8:33 am Post #16 - March 24th, 2014, 8:33 am
    Pie Lady wrote:I count seven servings, yes?

    I count five, because we have two more people coming for dinner who are not exchanging.

    Regards,
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
    Facebook, Twitter, Greater Midwest Foodways,
  • Post #17 - March 24th, 2014, 8:36 am
    Post #17 - March 24th, 2014, 8:36 am Post #17 - March 24th, 2014, 8:36 am
    Oh, you're right. Five it is!
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #18 - March 24th, 2014, 12:07 pm
    Post #18 - March 24th, 2014, 12:07 pm Post #18 - March 24th, 2014, 12:07 pm
    See you tomorrow at 7pm. Reservation is under Elizabeth for 8ppl.
  • Post #19 - March 24th, 2014, 5:44 pm
    Post #19 - March 24th, 2014, 5:44 pm Post #19 - March 24th, 2014, 5:44 pm
    Hi,

    I will make Bialy Barszcz (Polish White Borscht). Granted at Smak Tak, it is a coals to Newcastle. You'll eat it later when it will hit the spot.

    Regards,
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
    Facebook, Twitter, Greater Midwest Foodways,
  • Post #20 - March 26th, 2014, 9:26 am
    Post #20 - March 26th, 2014, 9:26 am Post #20 - March 26th, 2014, 9:26 am
    Good eats! Thanks for coming. Nice to see you all.
  • Post #21 - March 26th, 2014, 11:22 am
    Post #21 - March 26th, 2014, 11:22 am Post #21 - March 26th, 2014, 11:22 am
    Golly that was good. So much meat.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.
  • Post #22 - March 26th, 2014, 1:32 pm
    Post #22 - March 26th, 2014, 1:32 pm Post #22 - March 26th, 2014, 1:32 pm
    I just want to record this event for posterity. On 03/25/14, Cathy and I were early.
    I want to have a good body, but not as much as I want dessert. ~ Jason Love

    There is no pie in Nighthawks, which is why it's such a desolate image. ~ Happy Stomach

    I write stuff.

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