Planning and brainstorming:

First of all, this should be a formal get together. Formal wear and fine china and crystal.

Second, it should be a many course party meal.

We can sign up for ingredients from the top of the ingredient list down (since the most essential ingredients are at the top of the list) unless you cannot eat the particular ingredient mentioned (e.g. gluten, meat, cheese) or if you’re really really not willing to be the sorry bastard who gets the mayo, salt, or other sauce.
I’m willing to take up the horrible ingredients as long as I get “ice cream, 3 scoops!” ☺

Here are some ideas for courses and recipes, subject of course to additions, debate, veto, etc:

A. – SNACKS AND APPETIZERS - for the milling as everyone arrives

1.) Chex Mix:
• 1 1/2 cups Corn Chex® cereal
• 1 1/2 cups Rice Chex® cereal
• 1 1/2 cups Wheat Chex® cereal
• 1/2 cup mixed nuts
• 1/2 cup bite-size pretzels
• 1/2 cup garlic-flavor bite-size bagel chips or regular-size bagel chips, broken into 1-inch pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder

2.) Chips and Salsa:
• 1 large bowl corn chips
• 3 large diced tomatoes
• 1 diced medium sized onion
• 1/4 bunch of cilantro (use more or less depending on your taste)
• 1 pepper of choice
• juice of half a lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic
• 1 tsp of salt
• 1 jalapeno
• half a cucumber, peeled and diced
• 1 avocado, peeled and diced

3.) Pigs in a Blanket with tangy dipping sauce:
• 1 (8-ounce) can original crescent dough
• 1/4 cup Dijon mustard
• 20 mini hot dogs or cocktail franks (vegan version is okay)
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• Poppy seeds or sesame seeds
• large grain sea salt
Tangy Dipping Sauce:
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard

B. - SIDE DISHES

4.) Salad:
• 1 large bowl of leaves (e.g. arugula, spinach, spring greens, romaine, iceberg, etc.)
• 1/5 cup dressing (vinaigrette?)
• 1 diced tomato
• 1 grilled chicken breast, cubed
• ¼ cup cheese (crumbled blue?)
• ¼ cup candied walnuts
• 1/5 onion, diced
• 1/2 apple, diced
• pepper to taste
• salt to taste
• lemon to taste

5.) Soup:
• 2 pounds beef brisket, trimmed and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 cups diced portobello mushroom caps
• 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles brown beer
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 cup diced potato
• 1 1/2 cups onions
• 1 cup diced carrot
• 1 cup diced celery root (celeriac)
• 1 cup diced turnip
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoons canola oil
• salt to taste
• black pepper to taste

6.) Sandwich:
• Two slices of bread
• 2-5 slices deli meat
• 1-3 slices cheese
• 1-2 leaves lettuce
• mustard
• 1 green pimiento olive with toothpick
• 1-4 slices tomato
• mayo
• black pepper taste
• pickles

For classy appetizeriness we could make these finger sandwiches, like cut into triangles with no crust?

C. - MAIN DISH

7.) Pizza:
• One large pizza dough
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese
• 1 can tomato sauce
• ½ cup pepperoni
• ½ cup diced bell peppers
• ½ cup diced mushrooms
• ½ cup artichoke hearts
• ½ cup pineapple
• ½ cup red onion
• parmesan cheese to taste
• ½ cup sausage
• ½ cup black olives

D. - DESSERT

8.) Sundae/Banana Split:
• 3 scoops ice cream
• 1 banana sliced lengthwise
• ¼ cup chopped nuts
• 3 marichino cherries
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup
• whipped cream
• ¼ cup caramel
• 1 tablespoon sprinkles
• crumbled oreo cookie bits


What do you guys think?

Ingredient Sign Up +3

I signed up for the following ingredients. Its hard to get a lot of things in India and I have numerous dietary restrictions so I thought I'd reserve what I can eat and get in advance! :)
Chex Mix:
1/2 cup mixed nuts
Chips & Salsa:
1 jalepeno
Pigs in Blanket:
1/4 cup Dijon mustard
Soup:
1 cup diced carrot
Sandwich:
1-4 slices tomato
pizza:
½ cup red onion
Dessert
1/4 cup chopped nuts

(no subject)

I'd go for

1) tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2) juice of half a lemon
3) 1/2 cup sour cream
4) 1/5 cup dressing (vinaigrette?)
5) 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans or bottles brown beer
6) 1 green pimiento olive with toothpick
7) One large pizza dough
8) 1 tablespoon sprinkles

deconstruct other aspects?

Should someone be eating with no china and just a lot of spoons? While someone else wears only socks?

Will someone bat cleanup, and eat a giant casserole with all the leftover ingredients mixed together?

(no subject)

I'm going for:

1) 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2) 1/4 bunch of cilantro
3) sesame seeds
4) ¼ cup candied walnuts
5) 2 cloves of garlic
6) Two slices of bread
7) ½ cup sausage
8) 1 banana sliced lengthwise

(no subject)

This sounds fantastic, but I have a family obligation at the precise time this is happening. I would totally have eaten the mayonnaise, too. :(

I could handle these items (or any others really):

• 1/2 cup bite-size pretzels
• 1 avocado, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 apple
• 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
• black pepper
• ½ cup diced bell peppers
• 1/4 cup chocolate syrup

(no subject)

Anyone who's still in SF0 want to meet up together?

(no subject)

Does one have to be in the Northern Kingdoms for this, or can I participate from down here in the Southern Kingdoms?

(no subject)

Will we be eating each course separately, or is mixing together our ingredients into one recombinant dish encouraged?

(no subject)

1) 1 1/2 cups Corn Chex® cereal (Because we certainly can't have chex mix without Chex!)
2) half a cucumber, peeled and diced
3) 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
4) 1 grilled chicken breast cubed
5) 1 1/2 cups onions
6) 1-2 leaves lettuce
7) ½ cup pineapple
8) whipped cream

(no subject)

I edited to add strikethroughs to make remaining ingredients easier to see.
I am signing up, but if anyone really wants one of the things i grab, I'll negotiate anything but the ice cream!

Chex Mix:
1 1/2 cups Rice Chex® cereal
Chips & Salsa:
3 large diced tomatoes
Pigs in Blanket:
1 (8-ounce) can original crescent dough
Salad:
1 large bowl of leaves (e.g. arugula, spinach, spring greens, romaine, iceberg, etc.)
Soup:
2 cups beef broth
Sandwich:
2-5 slices deli meat
pizza:
1 can tomato sauce
Dessert
3 scoops ice cream

(no subject)

Hello!
Is it okay if I eat some sweetcorn as that's what cornchips are made of?

(no subject) +1

Okay, I'm committing to these:

1.) Chex Mix: • 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
2.) Chips and Salsa: • 1 pepper of choice
3.) Pigs in a Blanket with tangy dipping sauce: • 1 egg, lightly beaten
4.) Salad: • lemon to taste
5.) Soup: • 1 cup diced celery root (celeriac)
6.) Sandwich: • 1-3 slices cheese
7.) Pizza: • ½ cup artichoke hearts
8.) Sundae/Banana Split: • ¼ cup caramel

(Bex: Thank you for doing the strikethroughs! It really, really helped!)

(no subject) +1

Sign up everyone!

I'm going to do this even if I'm still in the hospital! (Thanks to my mom!)

I will eat the...

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoin minced garlic
20 cocktail franks
1/5 onion
5 tablespoons canola oil
mayo
parmesan cheese to taste
1/4 cup chocolate syrup

Unless someone has already claimed these, I'm in for +1

1. 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
2. 1 diced medium sized onion
3. 1 tablespoon whole-grain mustard
4. pepper to taste
5. 1 tablespoon malt vinegar
6. mustard
7. 1/2 cup black olives
8. 3 marichino cherries

(no subject)

I'm confused how to find the google + hangout! Help!

(no subject)

I think I got confused with time zones. o_o

Are you guys still eating?

(no subject) +1

If you missed the hangout, never fear!
Just document eating your courses one at a time, in order - though out of chrononautic phase with the rest of us (for a dash of extra postmodernism)!
If you need to be added to the task, contact Supine!

(no subject)

Ok, I missed the hangout - but, I will bat cleanup and will be eating:
1) 1/2 cup garlic bagel chips
2) 1 tsp salt
3) large grain sea salt
4) salt to taste
5) salt to taste
6) pickles
7) 1/2 cup mushrooms
8) oreo cookies, crumbled

Sorry to be late to the party, but I shall document an interesting salt fest ASAP.

pic uploaded +2

but I am actually still working on the eating part, because that was too much salt for one sitting