North Texas Garden Party- FOOD!

Yes folks, the weather is getting nicer, the buds, blooms, bugs, and butterflies are finding their way into our gardens again, and it's almost time for us to meet up again and swap 'til we drop! As most of you know, the North Texas Plant Party will be held on April 19th at Getzendaner Park in Waxahachie, TX from 10:00am to God knows when. Here are the links to our other threads:

Announcement & Discussion Page: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/804590/

Headcount Page (sign up here): http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/804654/

Trade Page: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/806779/

Now, to the business at hand! We are having a potluck lunch at the park at 12:00 noon. If my calculations are correct, we will have 22+/- members attending, so I've broken the food list down into 4 categories and I will list what we need and as people volunteer I will put their name next to those things.

We need 4 main dishes which should include some type of meat and each should be enough to serve 10.
Main Dish #1: Broncbuster
Main Dish #2: LouC
Main Dish #3: Mitch1
Main Dish #4: Frostweed

We need 6 side dishes which should serve 6-8.
Side Dish #1: Loonie1
Side Dish #2: Earthling
Side Dish #3: Earthling's DD
Side Dish #4: DawninTX
Side Dish #5: Posie4U
Side Dish #6: Debnes_dfw_tx

We need 4 appetizer type dishes like chips or salad and whoever brings these needs also to bring either 2-2liter sodas, a 12pack, or the eqivalent in Tea/Water.
Appetizer/drinks #1: Sheila_FW
Appetizer/drinks #2: dmj1218
Appetizer/drinks #3: Pyewacketcat54
Appetizer/drinks #4: Mamajack
Appetizer/drinks #5: sesitz

We need 8 dessert dishes which should serve 6-8.
Dessert #1: Mitch1
Dessert #2: Mibus2
Dessert #3: Bluesmaven
Dessert #4: Pyewacketcat54
Dessert #5: DawninTX
Dessert #6: Posie4U
Dessert #7: City_Sylvia
Dessert #8:

Everyone sign up and whatever is left we'll assign or take up slack. You don't have to tell us what dish you'll be bringing if you don't want to. I like surprises!!
























This message was edited Apr 3, 2008 8:43 AM

Great! I didn''t understand we were eating twice.
So if Mike is smoking briskets for the after-glow at TJ's, what's next?

Drinks and dessert here - will bring more if we need them - just let me know!

Thanks, Mitch! Gotcha down and I put myself down for a dessert too.!

I really cannot wait - really LMK what else to bring and it will be there.

well I know I HAVE TO bring a DESSERT..LOL so stick me in there and I'll see what else is needed once other have a chance to sign up.

Put me down for a veggie / dip platter and water.

Gotcha both! Thanks!

Add a #5 here for appetizer--I will bring fruit tray and flavored water, that's best since I have to drive a long way and I also don't eat meat (so that gives me a snack). By adding a #5--if I can't make it, there will still be enough.
Debbie

T.J. I am thinking, will the meats be the type to serve cold?
I suppose there won't be a way to heat things, but we could bring something on ice to keep cold.
Just thinking out loud.
Josephine.

The main dishes can be hot or cold, but if they are hot, they need to be isulated in some way. Usually, a towel works great to wrap a hot dish in and keep it hot. I changed mine to a main dish because I am closer and it won't have to travel very long.

TJ, put me down for a side dish. I'll bring something like potato salad or cole slaw.

Carla

Thanks, Carla! I gotcha down.

For those of you who are not as handy in the kitchen as you are in the garden, you could maybe get a premade dish or two at the store or pick up a bucket of fried chicken on the way. It doesn't have to be homemade.

DD and I will each bring a side dish.

Kris

Great!! I've got you both down, Kris, thanks!!

TJ I will add a main dish, will figure something out.

I'll bring a dessert

You can put me down for a dessert,and an appetizer, anyone for Baclava ? There is a neighborhood grocer(greek) that my family has gone to since I was little... maybe food from there?

oohhh I love greek food... we go once a year to the greek festival in Dallas just for the food.

Good,greek it is.. George's closed down for a while after his father died,and mother was sick I think,it opened again, it was a hot topic for my cousin and I.LOL
I can bring tea or water too...
Went to Mexico when I was a kid,but greek is my favorite food,actually.....
since I've grown "older" I put my self on the "seefood" diet. :)
Liver and alligator tails are the only thing I don't like... really ,had em in Alaska.eewww.

alligator tails.... I hear alligator tastes like chicken.... lol

Bronc, you can put me down for a side and a dessert. I'll bring corn casserole, and a dessert to be determined.

If it does ,I got baaaad chicken...lol

I've got y'all down. Thanks!!

i'll bring some deviled eggs if no one else has said that.

Gotcha Mama!

Ok, we have enough appetizers, but we still need 1 main dish, 2 sides, and 3 desserts. Come on folks! Alot of you haven't signed up to bring anything, yet.

would you rather i bring a side? no problem if you do. just lmk. i can bring a cherry cheesecake too. or maybe a drippy, gooey chocolate cake. these are all mixes folks so don't get excited.

Just hold off for now, Mama. Only half of the members attending have signed up to bring food. Don't make me call y'all by name!! (~;

O.K. T.J., put me in for a main dish, but I really don't know what, any suggestions?
Josephine.

ROFLOL.!!!!! go on and make spectacles of them bronc. if i have responded...the most non-cook person you'll ever know... then the rest of them ought to have responded by now. sic 'em. lol.

This message was edited Mar 19, 2008 3:19 PM

Actually I have been thinking about it for a while and trying to decide, how about Italian meat balls?

You bring whatever you want, Josephine. I'm sure it will be tasty! I'll mark you down for a main dish. Thanks!

Th holler when you are done filling in and I'll fix more then just pies to bring to fill in the list

Bump

OK folks, 3 weeks til showtime and we still need 2 sides and 3 deserts. PLEASE, everyone who hasn't signed up to bring a dish needs to do so ASAP. Thanks!!

I would be happy to bring 2 sides. It's all coming from Central Market anyway, so it's not like I'll be spending time fixing anything! ;-)

Carla

Carla, you're welcome to bring whatever you want to bring, but I want EVERYONE to bring something, it's only fair.

I'm not sure that I'll be able to attend. I'll know more after this next weekend. I hope that I can but just don't know right now.

Anne

I hope you can make it, Anne!

I will bring a sidedish and a dessert.

Ok I will bring a Side Dish~~

Put me down for that TJ! I will scan to see what side
dishes everyone else is bringing and tell you later.


;-)
Debnes