ELS/Thanksgiving 2023

ELS is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner again! If you'd like to join us, please add your name and any food/drink items you'll be bringing below. We have a large kitchen, so feel free to come by early and cook your food here.

Place

Directions, parking, and mass transit information is available online here: http://extraordinary.leastsquar.es/

Timing

Thanksiving is November 23 2023. That's the day we'll be having Thanksgiving dinner.

If you're not cooking at our place, plan to arrive around 3PM, so we have time to heat up and do one of those big lunch/dinner meals people do (start eating by 4PM). You're also welcome to cook at our place—just let us know in advance. We should be wrapped up by early evening.

Who's Coming

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

Mako
Willscott
Bryan
Lucy
Carolina
Nadya
Odette
Jerry
Clark
Alice
Will
S
S
Esther
Cody
rmo
Josh
Paula
Ankur
Haomin
Yibin
Ellie
Markie
Kathryn
Chris

Folks who may come later for drinks/dessert, not main meal:

Gary
AP
K. Newbold
A. Newbold
Aylin (for 2-3 hours before dinner)

Dishes and other stuff you'll be bringing

When planning your dish, keep in mind that most of the ELS folks (and many of the guests) are vegetarian. As a result, if you can, we appreciate it if you try to keep things vegetarian.

Here's a full list with pictures from a previous Thanksgiving that shows how everything was vegetarian and almost every food item was vegan.

You can add items that you want to make and add your names by the items.

Allergies

If anybody has allergies or other dietary restrictions (beyond simply being vegetarian), please note them here or email someone at ELS that you know.

Protein and Sauce

Lamb_Roast - Will
Squab Pie - Bryan + Lucy + Mako to help (roughly based on this this recipe but with a mix of those veggie lamb chunks and carne de soya)
maillard gravy - Nadya

Vegetable/Fruit

mashed potatoes - Bryan
shredded brussel sprout salad - Lucy
roasted veggies - Caro
green salad - Caro
cranberry sauce - Paula + Josh
pumpkin hummus - Kathryn

Other savory items

for pre-meal snacking we will do... thanksgiving phuchka/panipuri — filled with stuffing, mash/gravy, or sweet potato and dipped in cranberry water — Mako
gougeres - Nadya
stuffing - Josh + Paula
mac'n'cheese - Ankur
bread - Kathryn + Chris (is bread savory?)

Dessert

baklava - Lucy
Apple+Pear Pie - Odette
Cheesecake - S + S
Pumpkin Pie - Cody

Drinks

Wild Turkey 🤪🦃 [Because it's not Thanksgiving without turkey!] - Mako
- Hot Toddy [Mako's S3kr3t Recipe]
- 1-3 thanksgiving themed cocktails
kirkland prosecco! 🍾🍾🍾 - Nadya
sparkling water x 8 - Aylin

Non-food contributions

Fire! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 -Mako
Mute video installation (if compatible with fire) - Caro
An extra folding chair - Ellie

Requests

Move stuff from this list to the one above if people pick it up or commit to bringing it:

Food:

cheeses
bread
protein (2 already but more is fine)
gravy [1x!]
stuffing
green vegetable or fruit [e.g., green beans, brussel sprouts]
yellow/orange vegetable or fruit [e.g., carrots, yams, pumpkin]
blue/purple vegetable or fruit [e.g., grapes..if those count.. and blueberries😎]
white vegetable or fruit [e.g., potato, insides of bananas]
confused vegetable or fruit🥬😕

Drinks:

egg nog
cider

Contact

Directions and phone information for folks in the house should be up to date on the ELS website or at these numbers:

Mako: (+1) 206-409-7191
Will: (+1) 206-395-9362
Lucy: (+1) 443-824-9725
Caro: (+1) 206-535-4247

Food for thought from previous Thanksgivings

The list was taken from previous years' Thanksgiving pages:

Here are some ideas for vegetarian Thanksgiving dishes.