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:

1. Mako
2. Willscott
3. Bryan
4. Lucy
5. Carolina
6. Nadya
7. Odette
8. Jerry
9. Clark
10. Alice
11. Will
12. S
13. S
14. Esther
15. Cody

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

1. Gary
2. AP
3. K. Newbold
4. A. Newbold

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

Other savory items

• thanksgiving phuchka/panipuri — filled with stuffing, mash/gravy, or sweet potato and dipped in cranberry water — Mako
• gougeres - Nadya

Dessert

• baklava or kunefe - Lucy
• Apple+Pear Pie - Odette

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

Non-food contributions

• Fire! 🔥🔥🔥🔥 -Mako
• Mute video installation (if compatible with fire) - Caro

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 [2x!]
• 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😎]
• red vegetable or fruit [e.g., tomato cranberry sauce... and Port?]
• 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:

• ELS/Thanksgiving 2021 (mini pandemic version)
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2019
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2017
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2016
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2015
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2014
• ELS/Thanksgiving 2013
• Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2013
• Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2012
• Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2011
• Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2010
• Acetarium/Thanksgiving 2009

Here are some ideas for vegetarian Thanksgiving dish ideas.