Small household exchange@SGD GONG DONG, April 30 5:30 pm

DATE MOVED FROM APRIL 3 to 30 ...

The Small Household Food Exchange will get together Sunday, April 30 @ 5:30 PM, at SGD DUBU SO GONG DONG TOFU & KOREAN BBQ at 1615 Milwaukee Ave, Glenview.

Here is a post by the esteemed JoelF. It has also been visited by the LTH North Lunch back in 2017.

The Small Household Food Exchange, among other things, is an opportunity for like-minded folks to gather, share the ordering power of a group, and describe and show off their cooking skills. Or just eat interesting stuff with other LTHers.

So, if you want to, get to work cooking dishes to share with other LTHers. (And don’t worry about the rumors about LTH palate sophistication — often the simplest dishes are the best.)

Or don’t … maybe you just want an excuse to try an interesting restaurant … everyone’s welcome to join for the three c's — camaraderie, conviviality and companionship.

We’ll cap attendance at 12. Those who exchange dishes will have first priority, but they should post what they'll be bringing by Wednesday March 8, to allow cooks to plan, shop and create.

The Basics
We’re always interested in fresh blood. Even if you can't exchange, please join us for dinner and conversation! But we hope some will bring a few samples of the cuisine you enjoy at your home; it’s a great way for all of us to get to know each other better, discuss food and cooking techniques, and ultimately, later, have a meal at home that we might not have thought of making for ourselves.

What is the Small Household Food Exchange, you may ask.

Most importantly, it’s a gathering of like-minded folks at an interesting restaurant for a meal, taking advantage of the ordering power of a good number of people to share and sample a good number of menu items.

The Small Household Food Exchange started so that those of us in 1-2 (or more) person households who love to cook aren't stuck eating that big pot of chili for a whole week. Instead, we make 4-10 servings of one dish, and bring home 4-10 different dishes. Exchanging participants bring one pre-portioned serving of their food for every exchanger who has RSVP’d to come and bring a dish that month. The priority will be for entrees, meats, soups, salad, stews, pastas, grains, etc. (Check the Events Board, there’s a separate Dessert Exchange.)

The fine print
Number in the group: We will cap attendance for this gathering at 12 (food exchange participants at 8, so that participants are never making more than 8 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 (or none).

There will be no restrictions on the food – we’re an omnivorous bunch. IF ANYONE 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). Look for this on the label:


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. 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 no one has to run out and buy more. Ideally, everyone will find a way to label their containers, describing the contents, so we don’t end up staring into our freezers at a field of blue-lidded containers and wondering what’s in each one (not that there’s anything wrong with the occasional surprise …).

Please RSVP your attendance by responding in this thread, ideally at least one week before the monthly gathering. If you're exchanging, please post what you're bringing at least three days before the gathering.

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.

Hope to see you there!

Attending:

Dinner and Exchange
Cathy2 - Albóndigas de Ricota (Argentina Ricotta Balls)
NR706 - Bobó de camarão

Dinner and sparkling company (actual sparkling not required)
Maybe you?
Dave and Merle - continue to sparkle!
LHS
Moetchandon

Save the date!
Sunday, April 30, 2023, 5:30 pm

SGD DUBU SO GONG DONG TOFU & KOREAN BBQ
1615 Milwaukee Ave, Glenview
(847) 257-7394

I'll be bringing ????

Merle and I will sparkle for now.

I am glad that you will be enjoying tofu while I am out of town, since it is one of the few things my body is not happy with. Enjoy your tofu. I will think of you while dining in Naples, Italy, where I will be on April 2nd. No tofu there.

GAF wrote:I am glad that you will be enjoying tofu while I am out of town, since it is one of the few things my body is not happy with. Enjoy your tofu. I will think of you while dining in Naples, Italy, where I will be on April 2nd. No tofu there.

Just for fun, I did a search for tofu in Naples, Italy. Where there are vegans, tofu cannot be far away: Best tofu in Naples restaurants.

Cathy2 wrote:Just for fun, I did a search for tofu in Naples, Italy. Where there are vegans, tofu cannot be far away.

Wait until the mob hears of this. But perhaps they are vegans, too. It is 2023.

What I am strongly leaning toward making:

Albóndigas de Ricota (Argentina Ricotta Balls)

I'll probably make Bobó de camarão.

I'm tempted to return for these luscious dishes - tofu be damned!

GAF wrote:I'm tempted to return for these luscious dishes - tofu be damned!

I think we can be mutually appreciative of each other's meals.

I am in for dinner only, not the exchange.

Hi,

SGD Gong Dong opens at 4:30 PM for dinner, they do not take reservations. I have a feeling it will be ok. Whomever gets there first, please get a table for six.

I changed my contribution to: Un-Stuffed Cabbage Meatballs in Sweet-and-Sour Tomato Sauce from the NYT in 2020.

See you all tomorrow!

Regards,
CAthy2

Date moved to April 30th!

You are welcome to join us.

CAthy2

I’m in for dinner.

Hi,

THey take no reservations, so whomever arrives first please obtain a table for six. If they do tabletop BBQ, please try to get one of those.

Thanks!

Regards,
Cathy2

Cathy2 wrote:If they do tabletop BBQ, please try to get one of those.

They do not. Have fun!

=R=

Cathy2 wrote:Hi,

THey take no reservations, so whomever arrives first please obtain a table for six. If they do tabletop BBQ, please try to get one of those.

Thanks!

Regards,
Cathy2

Make it for five. Merle’s not too sparkly today.

Too bad, give my best to your wife.

CAthy2