Gita, I might bring 2 different bottles instead. A chardonnay and a pinot. :)
Fall Swap at Sallyg's FOOD thread
Yummmmmmmmmm.....I will bring the cork screw......:o))
Gotcha ssg!! THanks! Just what I need to decompress from last minute nerves
; ^)
Oh Gita thank you, BRILLIANT thinking!! I'll have a crock-pot full of wings and hadn't even thought about them needing to be plugged in! =)
Oh this is gonna be fun, surrounded by a slur of winos! LOL!!!!!!! < =D
Sally--
With all of us coming and contributing food--you DO NOTneed to spend money on grillables!!
Do you have an "Aldis" near you? They have some meat products that are very reasonable.
I know ours, here, has a 3lb package of long hot dogs--for $3.99. Never ate them--can't say on that.
Perhaps someone "on the fence" of what to bring can bring a package or two of Italian Sausage (mild or spicy)
or Johnsonville Brats?? Costco (et al) has a lg. package of Brats. Not sure on the cost...$7??? $8??
I may have some in my freezer. Be glad to look and if I find any--and if they are reasonably fresh--bring them along.
One less thing in my freezer.....Will let you know on this...
My meatballs are also in the freezer. I will take a few out and sample them.
IF there is any "freezer taste"--I am making them fresh all over again. Will NOT bring frozen--if they taste funny.
I can always use them up in a big batch of Spaghetti sauce.
Just my AM ramblings.......Gita
Good thoughts Gita. I shop Aldi regularly for sure. And with a teenager in the house , extra (;protein) food that cold be used as leftovers is usually 'not a problem.'
We do have a propane grill, easy to start up.
I think I'll need someone to bring a cooler. I have one 'normal family picnic size'
Need some ice. For Gita's wine- and all the drinks.
Couple packs buns for hot dogs or sausage?
Watermelon? Pick up the whole and we'll cut up that day, as we did at Holly's.
Sally, when I bring up the screened gazeebo thing this week pre swap, I will also bring two or three coolers. That way no one needs to cart a cooler to your house or load and unload it and I can come and pick them up after the swap dust has settled on Sun, Mon, or Tues after. Let's call or Dmail on details. Also, Wayne will bring some Great Harvest bread but I don't think they make buns.
As for me, I'll either roast 30 bulbs of garlic (lol inside joke) or try to make Crabless Crab Cakes.
That all sounds dandy, coleup.
Gita's Wine????? Gita's wine????? Did I ask for any???? HUH? All I said is that i would bring a corkscrew.....:-}
I think the "Ahem..." may have been a giveaway. I am sure many others enjoy a glass as well....
I have, actually, decided to cut back a bit on the wine guzzling. Wanna loose a couple pounds.
Besides--it is expensive and it all adds up....and I am an el-cheapo!
Having some at a party with good company will still be OK. in my book.
If I may--another reminder to all bringing food.
PLEASE have it serv-ready and PLEASE bring along whatever serving utensils will be needed to serve your dish.
Like--large spoons, forks, cake servers, Tongs...whatever. Don't ask Sally to find something for you.
Also--put your name on your containers and serving utensils. That way, if someone forgets something--
Sally will know whose it is.
Like I forgot my tote and towels at Holly's. As I stood there, in the kitchen yakking with Ric--with my empty
food container in hand for several minutes--and never thought about the tote I brought it in. I LOVE these totes!
Sally! You have it--right? Remind me, please, to take it home!
Gita
OH! I forgot to mention that---my neighbor, Olga, wants to cut back her big Rosemary shrub.
She said I could cut away--as much as I wanted.
Thought of you all--and so will bring much of it to the Swap.
Another last minute thing to do.....but--it is for YOU ALL I sacrifice myself! ..."Ahem"....
I guess I will put the pieces in gallon storage bags and keep them in the fridge until I am ready to leave.
No need to sign up that you want some--believe me--there will be plenty!
Me--again.....
(laughing )
Only sayin that we know you will want ice in case you have a tiny glass of wine, Gitagal! Ahem, I WILL be having some myself.
Yup those are good tips for potluck happiness. Of course, remember I will be in Princess mode/ mood on Saturday so if you forget a spoon or whatever...no biggie!
Rosemary sounds awesome! My nieghbor at one time cut my rosemary and baked with it and took wonderful bread to a farmers market and then brought me some unsold extra- yum!
Heehee..
Princess mode. Will you be wearing a tiara, too?
Sally, how much ice do you think we need? I happen to have half a bag of ice in the freezer.
I guess, some ice for IN drinks and some ice to cool some bottles and / or cans in a cooler--?
Sally, I can pick up another bag of ice for the cooler.
Thanks! Plus we have WAWA two minutes away.
MMM-mmm Wawa Hoagies and Banana smoothies.....
Sally--
Did my early AM rounds and Safeway had some Hot Italian Sausage 5-packs for 69cents
in their clearance area. Picked up two packages.
Alsoo in the dairy clearance area I p/u 2-6packs of Hillshire smoked Brats . 50% off.
Will this fill the bill for "hot dogs"????
Checked my frozen meatballs......UGH! Did not realize they were from 2009.....all freezer burnt! Gone!
Will make fresh ones. makes me happier anyways.
Now--to clean and prepare and season and bake the 2 huge packages (4.5lb ea.@ $3.00)
of chicken wings. I will bake them in the oven to munch on for the next week. Gotta chop off all the wing tips...
That will go into some future cooking of Chicken stock.
And as I was rousing from sleep this morning--I had in my mind to go outside and start sorting
all the "Wants" and packing them in some kind of order in boxes and trays. Yes! I was.....
Such a gorgeous day!!! I will still have time to do this--I hope....Just gotta get the wings in the oven.....
And--so all my bestest plans go--out the window!!!! Not a whole lot of time left....starting to stress a bit....
Sally--you must be right there with me.....^^^^^^^^^^^^ Gita
I was thinking I might make some hummus to bring, along with some pita chips.
I'll bring deviled eggs and a ramen noodle salad.
Yummmmmmmmmmmmm....deviled eggs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ooh, I loooove deviled eggs!
Thanks for all the further offrings- Sounds so tasty!
Sally--You DO NOT have to accept the sausages I bough to bring. Really!
Please feel free to say "No". Maybe I am messing up your plans by doing this....
Just say--"Yay" or "Nay". NO hard feelings---honest! Gita
Well, you ARE already bringing that batch of meatballs.
Meatballs, dumplings, pork sandwiches, chicken wngs- how much meat do we really need? I keep forgetting we aren't teenagers that can stuff ourselves endlessly.
Hello, everyone!!! I've been "away" for a while. Things going on here but I'm nonetheless still on DG and I was excited to see there's going to be a fall swap again. I would love to attend--just need a ride. Is anyone driving by/near/through Northern VA on the way to Sallyg's? If you are and have room in the car, please D-mail me.
As for food, I'd like to bring some crispy chicken tenders ior something easy.
OK Sally---
I will take that as "No thanks". right??? It is perfectly OK!
Will keep all the sausages at home--and make the fresh meatballs maybe on Wed. or Thurs.
Will bring them in a Crock Pot to keep warm.
Still no word from Tom. Went by again--and the note I left in his mailbox was gone.
Potted plants out back looked as if they were watered. Rang bell forever. No reply.
IF he really wanted to come--it would be now up to him to call me.
Will give it one more college try to contact him--and then I will just come solo.
Gita
Food audible...up for vote. Pork or broccoli and cauliflower salad?
Oooh YUMMMMMMMM deviled eggs!!!!!!!!!!
Terp, I vote for the pork-related (**giggle**) sammiches, please. =)
We're planning to bring the peanut butter bars and a second, still-undecided item, likely from a different food group.
Terp- I vote pork too.
Sorry if I confused things with some recent comments.
Yay Pat, those PB bars are great!!!
I think this group is wired and ready for Saturday's fun day! Hope the weather is as nice as it was today. Delightful! Nobody will go home hungry, that's for sure.
Gita...who's this Tom you speak of bringing? Are you hiding something from us?
No, Pippi---
He is a neighbor who walked by my house a couple of months ago and stopped and asked me
what the big, blooming thing was on my front lawn.
I said it was a KK Hibiscus. Told him all about it--walked him to my back yard and yakked on
and on about DG. gave him a couple of small plants and a cuke from my garden.
He said he would check out and join DG--and he must have--as the next day i got a D-mail from him
thanking me for the cuke and also that he had joined DG and was absorbed in checking out
all the Forums. He even posted a picture of himself....
Amazing what he learned just overnight on how to do all that on DG!!!
He seemed interested to come to the Swap--even asked me what he could bring....food wise.
He only lives about 1/4 mile down the street. He said that every evening he walks 2 1/2 miles
which means he passes my house twice during that walk.
Have not seen him or heard from him since.....Kind of worried--but I have been trying to see if he was home and
if everything was OK--but there has never been a response. I ring the bell--over and over...
I have left notes in his mailbox 3 times. Even today I did--and for once, his car was gone.
So--he may have been away and is now back.
I said, IF he wants to come to the Swap--I will pick him up at 10AM. on Saturday.
Waiting to hear back from him.
He has my phone #--and knows where i live. Nothing else I can really do. Gita
(secretly, though, she really has him hidden away in her potting shed). ;) heeheeheee
Our menu is sounding reall ll ll y good...
I am adding my green chile cornbread- its a winner trust me, Mild chiles and extra sugar and oil make it moist yummy and savory...
Hey, Gita, did you ever cook hot dogs or brats in crockpot with sauerkraut? Yummy! Of course, some people don't want to smells the sauerkraut cooking in their house..My cousin took this for a family reunion one time and had hot dog rolls in a basket, and that stuff was gone in a short while. Of course, these were Pa. Dutch/German relatives. I think she even had the squeeze type mustard container there too.
Pippi - up till 6th grade I was raised in various areas of PA - I loved when my grandma would cook kielbasa w/sauerkraut!! Then there was Heinz's spicy brown mustard for the hotdogs...brings back fond memories!!
Pippi---
I have not, personally, cooked hot dogs and kraut--but i have had it at parties.
Good Kielbasa is better--as would be Brats or anything other than Hotdogs.
To me--regular hot dogs are trash food. NOT on my diet!
Just wait until you taste my MMMeatballs! The secret ingredient in the sauce is also Sauerkraut--
but you will never know it! Also Whole Berry Cranberry sauce and a bottle of Chili Sauce & brown sugar.
I will have some copies of this recipe printed out to take.
BTW---This started on DG. If you go to "Recipes Forum"--I bet you can find the many parts the
MMMeatball recipe lived through. It was a hot item nation-wide.
I believe Jill was the one who introduced it here in the MAF. She got it from her relatives in Pittsburgh.
Am i right, Jill? Wrong? Who was it--and WHEN was it????
Gita
Yes, I got it started on the DG thread, and it really spread... so much locally that Frederick stores all ran out of Heinz chili sauce one holiday and Dea's DH went to 4 stores trying to find it. LOL
The provenance of the recipe is on that thread, I think.. it came from childhood neighbors (Indiana) of one of my best friends, so initially it was "Mick & Maxine's Meatballs" My folks started making it and handing around the recipe, and since nobody knew Mick & Maxine they started calling it "M&M Meatballs." That caused a little confusion with people who wondered if it contained chocolate candies as well as sauerkraut... so I started calling it MMMeatballs, which does indicate its yumminess factor!
Oh to the M G
I am having dinner with the most delicious leftovers anyone can imagine...edit...9 pm ...and dessert !!!
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