Sm Household Food Exchange @ Dangela's Dumplings, Postponed

After many months of chasing Al Bawadi, we are finally going someplace almost just as new: Dangela's Dumplings.

So join us on Sunday, April 5 at 5:30.

The Small Household Food Exchange, among other things, is an opportunity for like-minded folks to gather, share the ordering power of a group, and describe and show off their cooking skills.

So get to work cooking dishes to share with other LTHers.

Or don’t … everyone’s welcome to join for the three c's — camaraderie, conviviality and companionship.

Note that we cap attendance at 12 with a maximum of 10 people exchanging dishes. Those who exchange dishes will have first priority, but they should post by Wednesday April 1, to allow cooks to plan, shop and create.

The Basics
We’re always interested in fresh blood. Even if you can't exchange, please join us for dinner and conversation! But we encourage all to bring a few samples of the cuisine you enjoy at your home; it’s a great way for all of us to get to know each other better, discuss food and cooking techniques, and ultimately, later, have a meal at home that we might not have thought of making for ourselves.

What is the Small Household Food Exchange, you may ask.
Most importantly, it’s a gathering of like-minded folks at an interesting restaurant for a meal, taking advantage of the ordering power of a good number of people to share and sample a good number of menu items.

The Small Household Food Exchange started so that those of us in 1-2 person households who love to cook aren't stuck eating that big pot of chili for a whole week. Instead, we make 4-10 servings of one dish, and bring home 4-10 different dishes. Exchanging participants bring one pre-portioned serving of their food for every exchanger who has RSVP’d to come that month. The priority will be for entrees, meats, soups, salad, stews, pastas, grains, etc. (Check the Events Board, there’s a separate Dessert Exchange.)

The fine print
Number in the group: We will cap attendance at each gathering at 12, and food exchange participants at 10, so that participants are never making more than 10 servings of anything. Couples can be counted as one serving, or two — if you come as a couple, please specify whether you're bringing one or two dishes to exchange.

There will be no restrictions on the food – we’re an omnivorous bunch. IF ANYONE HAS ANY ALLERGIES, PLEASE LET THE GROUP KNOW.

The containers/delivery system: Everyone in the group should use the GLADWARE 3 1/8 CUP PLASTIC CONTAINERS (7” x 7” square container with a blue lid). Look for this on the label:

You’ll portion your food into those containers to bring and hand out at the gathering. You can freeze them or not depending on your schedule and when you make your food. If you use something else to deliver your food that month (Ziploc bags, plastic wrap, etc.) you should also return the empty containers from the last round so that everyone always has a stash of these containers for the exchange, and no one has to run out and buy more. Ideally, everyone will find a way to label their containers, describing the contents, so we don’t end up staring into our freezers at a field of blue-lidded containers and wondering what’s in each one (not that there’s anything wrong with the occasional surprise …).

Please RSVP your attendance by responding in this thread, ideally about one week before the monthly gathering. If you're exchanging, please post what you're bringing at least three days before the gathering.

The organizer will monitor the thread to see what people are bringing. The organizer will also make reservations for the group at the restaurant where we will be gathering.

Hope to see you there!

Attending:

Dinner and Exchange
nr706 —
moetchandon —
Cathy2 — Beef and Lamb Stuffed Peppers on Basmati rice

Dinner and sparkling company
Dave and Merle!

Save the date!
Sunday, April 5, 2020, 5:30 pm

Dangela's Dumplings
133 N Milwaukee Ave.
Libertyville, IL 60048
(847) 549-3248
https://www.facebook.com/dangelasdumplings/
Plenty of free parking in the lot behind the building.

Cya there.

Dave & Merle - dinner and sparkling company.

HI,

We could do the drive-in version of the small household exchange. We could get our food via carry out. Circle our cars, open the windows and chat while eating our meal.

It will be like police officers chatting from their cars while waiting for someone to speed by too fast, then ta-ta off to give that moron a ticket!

Regards,
Cathy2

https://www.dangelasdumplingslibertyville.com/

Beginning Tuesday 3/17, we are moving to carryout and delivery only till the end of March. We will be offering carryout and delivery from 11 AM until 8 PM Tuesday through Sunday.

We might need a Plan B.

Sorry that it is not going to happen. I hope that we get paroled in time for next month.

Updated hours per their FB page:

Thursday:
11:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Friday:
11:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Saturday:
11:30 AM - 7:30 PM
Sunday:
11:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Hopefully, they'll still be around by the time we get paroled.