ELS/Thanksgiving 2014

Extraordinary Least Squares will be hosting a thanksgiving feast at the Hill Family Compound on Mercer Island on Thanksgiving Day. The address:

6805 SE 32nd Street

Mercer Island, WA

Even the least square members, affiliates, and auxiliary appendages are welcome along with their children, families, and extended family. Please come! The house is very large and we have room for everbody.

If you need to coordinate on the day of, these phone numbers might be useful:

Home phone # 206-232-8918
Mako: 206-409-7191 (Mobile)
Winnie: 206-310-0431 (Mobile)
Carter: 206-409-7598 (Mobile)

Rides[edit]

There will be a few cars headed over from various areas of Seattle. If you need a ride or if you have extra room in your car, please let people know. If no response here, please email community@leastsquar.es.

Mako and Mika could use a ride from Fremont
Tom will need a ride, probably from Fremont
Sean and family have room for 2. We'll be coming from West Seattle/Fauntleroy
Lucy+Bryan have a car and can give a couple rides from UD/Fremont area

Make it Veg*n?[edit]

The dinner will not be vegetarian (rumor is that there will be a turkey) but bear in mind that many of the people attending will be. If you can, try to make your dishes vegetarian or vegan so anybody attending can eat them.

Timing[edit]

The vague plan is for folks to start arriving around early afternoon (say, after 1pm) and to plan to try to eat around 4pm for one of epic late-lunch/early dinner meals. We should be done by 7-8pm. There will be drinking and essential snacking interspersed throughout the day so feel free to arrive earlier!

The Hill Family Compound includes two microwaves, four burners, and one oven. Coordinate with Mako or others if the plan is to cook food there. Otherwise, plan to arrive by 3:30 with your food and we can heat it up before eating.

Dishes and other stuff you'll be bringing[edit]

By the law of potlucks, if everybody who comes brings enough food for themselves, we should enough food for everybody and plenty of variety. You can add items that you want to bring/make and add your names by the items in the lists below:

Meat(ish) Things and Accouterments

tofurducken (if we can't find mock duck, maybe just tofucken) (Mika)
home-made seitan roast Mako
groovy gravy Mako
turkey (Hills)
Hummus Mako
moar hummus (A³)

Bread/Pasta/Rice

butterhorn rolls (Winnie)
wild rice salad (A³)
Gluten-free Mac-n-cheese (southern style) Liz & Tommy
stuffing (vegetarian)! (lucy, bnewbold and co)

Veggies and Fruits

something involving squash, probably (Tom)
Sweet potatoes and apples (Winnie/Carter)
Baked potatoes (Vegan and Stuffed) (Winnie/Carter)
Stuffed mushrooms (Winnie/Carter)
Brussel spouts (Winnie/Carter)
Spinach salad with anchovy dressing (Bonny)
Arugula carrot salad (vegan) (Bonny)
cranberry sauce (A³)
vegetarian souvlaki Mako (stop snickering CDSW mentors)

Dessert

seasonal muffins: apple, pumpkin spice, and chocolate butternut squash (A³)
vegan gluten free (cashew-based) raspberry "cheesecake" (A³)
pumpkin cheesecake cupcakes (Robbi)
snickerdoodle cookies (A³ & co.)
a bangin' apple pie (lucy, bnewbold and co)
Orange coconut sweet potato pie (one with wheat & egg, one gluten free vegan) (Bonny)

Drinks

1 handle of Wild Turkey (because it's not Thanksgiving without Turkey)
Homemade eggnog (dairy version & coconut version, non-alcoholic for universal consumption, liquor mixes well in it, though :) (Sean)
Sparkling apple cider....several flavors (Winnie/Carter)

Who's Coming[edit]

Add your name to the list below if you are planning on coming:

Mako
Mika
Carter Hill
Winnie Hill
Bunker Hill (Mako's grandfather)
Dilinger
Anna
Atom
Robbi (w/ A³)
Phil (w/ A³)
Alemitu Hill
Liz Guy
Tommy Guy
bnewbold
lucy
rmo
aimi
Thomas Levine
Sean
Bonny
Orion
Peregrine
Woguyo
Austin?

Previous Thanksgivings (food for thought)[edit]

Here are some ideas for vegetarian Thanksgiving dish ideas.