Tater Tot Quest: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 17:46, 15 September 2011

On Sunday, September 18th, we'll have a birthday party by picking potatoes and, through the magic of chopping and deep-frying, turning them into tater tots.

Relevant background

Mika's 30th birthday is September 7th, 2011.
Weekends are a more convenient time to have birthday parties.
Mika's favorite activity is digging potatoes.
Mika's favorite food is tater tots.
Tater tots are made out of potatoes.

Tentative Plan

9:00-10:30: Brunch at Acetarium to prepare ourselves for the journey.
10:30 -> 11:45: Drive down to Keith's Farm (about 1 hour away)
11:45 -> 13:45: Digging potatoes, picking apples, etc.
13:45 -> 15:00: Drive back to Boston/Acetarium.
~15:30: Arrive back at the Acetarium to cook tater tots.
Afternoon-Evening: Tater tot cooking and eating at the Acetarium.
21:30: Grendel's!

Cars

Keith's Farm is about an hour drive away from Boston and, due to tie replacement, there is no commuter rail service to anywhere within 50km of the farm over the weekend.

If you have a car or zip car and can carpool, let us know how many spaces you have here:

Madeleine's Car:

Madeleine
Chris
Available
Available
Available

Recipes

Farms

Taken from this list of u-pick farms:

Keith's Farm -- possible after September 17th
Applefield Farm (?)
~~Tangerini's Spring Street Farm~~
~~Carver Hill Farm~~
~~Butterbrook Organic Farm~~
~~Lawndale Farm~~

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 * 9:00-10:30: Brunch at [[Acetarium]] to prepare ourselves for the journey.
-* 10:30: Drive down to [http://www.keithsfarm.net/ Keith's Farm] to pick potatoes (and apples, and other fruits and vegetables). (about 1 hour away)
+* 10:30 -> 11:45: Drive down to [http://www.keithsfarm.net/ Keith's Farm]  (about 1 hour away)
+* 11:45 -> 13:45: Digging potatoes, picking apples, etc.
+* 13:45 -> 15:00: Drive back to Boston/Acetarium.
 * ~15:30: Arrive back at the [[Acetarium]] to cook tater tots.
 * Afternoon-Evening: Tater tot cooking and eating at the [[Acetarium]].