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We will be hosting | We will be hosting Vegetarian & Cocktailing Musical Thanksgiving Dinner at the Acetarium (265 Elm street (very close to Davis Square) check out the house website for more info: Acetarium.com). | ||
We'll have vegan/vegetarian turkey and, if we're lucky, tofurducken as well, and other creative reinventions of tradition. We | We'll have vegan/vegetarian turkey and, if we're lucky, tofurducken as well, and other creative reinventions of tradition. We will also have Agua de Valencia Sorbet & a menu of cocktails to help digest the delicious food. | ||
== No stores open on thanksgiving!!! == | == No stores open on thanksgiving!!! == | ||
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Some of them close early on Wednesday! I'm tempted put a blink tag on this. Plan ahead! | Some of them close early on Wednesday! I'm tempted put a blink tag on this. Plan ahead! | ||
== Make it Veg*n! == | == Make it Veg*n! == | ||
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We're doing a vegetarian meal and we ask that folks bringing and cooking food go veg for the night. Vegan is not required but very strongly encouraged because it's a lowest common denominator. So, Earth Balance instead of butter; don't gratuitously de-veganize a dish! | We're doing a vegetarian meal and we ask that folks bringing and cooking food go veg for the night. Vegan is not required but very strongly encouraged because it's a lowest common denominator. So, Earth Balance instead of butter; don't gratuitously de-veganize a dish! | ||
A full list with pictures from last | A full list with pictures from last shows how almost every food item was vegan: http://www.flickr.com/photos/madprime/6400645105/ | ||
== Timing == | == Timing == | ||
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=== Food === | === Food === | ||
* Tofurducken/Tofucken [[Mako]] | * Tofurducken/Tofucken [[Mako]]/Acetarium | ||
* Setian Roast [[Mako]] | * Setian Roast [[Mako]]/Acetarium | ||
* Stuffed bell peppers [[Mayo]] | * Stuffed bell peppers [[Mayo]] | ||
* Cranberry sauce [[Mako]] | * Cranberry sauce [[Mako]] | ||
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* Caramelized Onion Butternut Squash Roast with Chestnuts -- Mad & Chris | * Caramelized Onion Butternut Squash Roast with Chestnuts -- Mad & Chris | ||
* Trader Joe's Turkey-less Stuffed Roast -- Mad & Chris (only feeds 2-3) | * Trader Joe's Turkey-less Stuffed Roast -- Mad & Chris (only feeds 2-3) | ||
=== Dessert === | === Dessert === | ||
=== Drinks === | === Drinks === | ||
* Agua de valencia with sorbet (Cocktail/palette cleanser) [[Mayo]] | * Agua de valencia with sorbet (Cocktail/palette cleanser) [[Mayo]] | ||
* Wild Turkey (1 handle) because it's not thanksgiving without turkey [[Mako]] | * Wild Turkey (1 handle) because it's not thanksgiving without turkey [[Mako]] | ||
===Veggies&Fruits=== | ===Veggies&Fruits=== | ||
== Things to buy/bring == | == Things to buy/bring == | ||
'''REMEMBER REMEMBER:''' Nothing is open on Thanksgiving. Like ''nothing''. That means everything needs to purchased before businesses close on Wednesday. and Some of them close early. (Of note, Farmer's Bounty was open last year until 3PM or so on Thurs, pretending not to know the law | '''REMEMBER REMEMBER:''' Nothing is open on Thanksgiving. Like ''nothing''. That means everything needs to purchased before businesses close on Wednesday. and Some of them close early. (Of note, Farmer's Bounty was open last year until 3PM or so on Thurs, pretending not to know the law.) | ||
Move stuff from this list to the one above if people pick it up or commit to bringing it: | Move stuff from this list to the one above if people pick it up or commit to bringing it: | ||
* '''Food:''' | * '''Food:''' | ||
** apple | ** Sweet potato and apple | ||
** Pies (pumpkin, apple, etc) | ** Pies (pumpkin, apple, etc) | ||
** Mashed potato | |||
** Stuffing! | |||
** <strike>Squash</strike> (see above, butternut squash from Mad & Chris) | ** <strike>Squash</strike> (see above, butternut squash from Mad & Chris) | ||
*** More squash? | *** More squash? | ||
** | ** Brussel sprouts | ||
* '''DRINKS:''' | * '''DRINKS:''' | ||
** Beer | ** Beer | ||
** Wine | ** Wine | ||
== Last year's list (food for thought) == | == Last year's list (food for thought) == | ||
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* [[Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2009]] | * [[Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2009]] | ||
Here are some [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/11/01/health/20111101_vegetarian_thanksgiving.html?ref=health&ref=health ideas] for vegetarian Thanksgiving dish ideas. | Here are some [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/11/01/health/20111101_vegetarian_thanksgiving.html?ref=health&ref=health ideas] for vegetarian Thanksgiving dish ideas. | ||
== Who's Coming == | == Who's Coming == | ||
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# [[Mako]] | # [[Mako]] | ||
# [[Mayo]] | # [[Mayo]] | ||
# | # Madeleine | ||
# Chris | # Chris | ||
# | # Phineas | ||
# | # Noah | ||
# Sarah | # Sarah | ||
# [[Mika]] in spirit :*( | |||
# [[Mika]] | |||