9th Mardi Gras Cajun/Creole Fais Do-Do Mar 3 (3-7)
9th Mardi Gras Cajun/Creole Fais Do-Do Mar 3 (3-7)
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9th Mardi Gras Cajun/Creole Fais Do-Do Mar 3 (3-7)
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Post #1 - January 2nd, 2019, 10:41 amHard to believe, but this is the 9th Annual Mardi Gras cajun-creole food fest and musicale (fais do-do) that we are hosting!
Here are some mouth-watering pix to tempt you from prior parties,
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You should make or bring something Cajun, Creole or something to drink or snack on
Please post what you plan to bring so we can keep it balanced.
Also if possible please try to minimize the need for last minute kitchen prep,
and bring your dish ready to go if at all possible since there will be many dishes/cooks.
My house is not gigantic, so we need to keep this shindig to around 35ish people.
Once again my husband will round up some musician types for some music, so if you play,
bring your instrument along. (we already have a baby grand), and many guitars.
Recap: it will be Sun Mar 3, from 3-7 ish
We are in Deerfield, off Deerfield Rd between Edens and 294, and 0.5mi from the Deerfield Metra station.
I will PM address to attendees ahead of time.
I am planning on making a roast or smoked Cajun turkey
(roast/smoked depending on the weather- as of now looking like roast )
maybe some deviled eggs
plus a pitcher of "Elaine's Hurricanes"
Music-(10 ish)
Frank-guitar
Carol-piano
Rick-fiddle
Elspeth-fiddle -- Cornbread and Cajun beer
Mark -pedal steel
Bob- guitar
Mike -bass
2- Scott-(Beth) acoustic bass- Crudite w/Cajun dip & Cajun Shrimp cocktail
Young people (10 ish)
Laura
Kaitlyn
Shay+Isaiah
James + Andrea- Beer etc.
Sheila+Wei
Rochelle
(LTH-20ish)
2-Buddy Roadhouse is making cheesy grits with shrimp!
3-Katie, MJ, +1- ?? -looking iffy
1- Cathy2 - Pimiento Cheese Sammys
1?-nr706- adult beverages
1-Giovanna - muffaletta
2- Lougord + Jennie- Gumbo
2- Ron + Julie - Jambalaya
2- David & Carolyn - escargot
2- kalamazoogal + Peter- cheesy grits & shrimp /Maple Bacon Praline Cheesecake
3- LauraS - Dirty Rice + pecan pralines
1- Cookiemonster - TBD
2- SueF - King Cake & maybe something savory
1- Justjoan - pecan bourbon bars
Total count 40ishLast edited by irisarbor on February 28th, 2019, 10:46 am, edited 28 times in total."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #2 - January 2nd, 2019, 2:32 pmOn the calendar. Looking forward to it as always. Potluck contribution TBD.
Buddy
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Post #3 - January 2nd, 2019, 2:46 pmLooking forward to it too! +1; I expect Mj would like to come too.Last edited by Katie on January 3rd, 2019, 6:26 pm, edited 2 times in total."Your swimming suit matches your eyes, you hold your nose before diving, loving you has made me bananas!"
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Post #4 - January 2nd, 2019, 2:49 pmSaving the date!Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #5 - January 2nd, 2019, 2:55 pmAlways a great time. Looking forward to it. Bringing adult beverages. (Well, not really — most of the beverages are a year old or less. But they are beverages for adults.)
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Post #6 - January 2nd, 2019, 5:04 pmI would like to be part of the fun this year.
Food TBD.
Giovanna=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=o=
"Enjoy every sandwich."
-Warren Zevon
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Post #7 - January 2nd, 2019, 6:57 pmJennie and I are putting our names in now. Don't want to get caught with a full house.
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Post #8 - January 2nd, 2019, 8:09 pmJulie and I are in. Contribution tbd.
Thanks,
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #9 - January 2nd, 2019, 8:22 pmPeter and I are saving the date! Thinking Shrimp and Cheesy Grits and something sweet..."A party without cake is really just a meeting" ~ Julia Child
"There are only four great arts: music, painting, sculpture, and ornamental pastry." ~ Julia Child
"Build a Longer Table, NOT a Wall..."
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Post #10 - January 3rd, 2019, 3:36 pmCarolyn and I are in. Something with snails, perhaps."Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
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Post #11 - January 3rd, 2019, 6:17 pmI'm in +2! Saving the date now.
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Post #12 - January 11th, 2019, 8:48 pmThis could get interesting.
If I recall my dates {not those kinds of dates, you silly kid
}, the day before will likely be when the "Day of the Living Ales" beer festival is held; and the 4th is when the Logan Square Draught Beer Preservation Society has its annual pub crawl through a northwest side neighborhood.
Will I be in a semblance of state to attend here? Oooooohh.
Please put me down as a "maybe".
Valuable links you can use, without the sales pitch: http://208.84.112.25/~pudgym29/bookmark4.html
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Post #13 - January 28th, 2019, 1:58 pmCelia- we can never have too many versions of shrimp and cheesy grits!
They are fun to compare and go so fast!"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #14 - January 30th, 2019, 2:04 pmWill the band be playing cajun music? Is there a small area near the music where people do (or could) dance? And would that be allowed? This means hard floor or maybe closed loop carpet. Dancing like cajun swing, cajun waltz and cajun twostep? Or maybe other ballroom, but don't expect Fred Astaire, just entry social dance level. Any singles (at least single women) who dance, since I don't have a partner? I'll guess all the answers are "no" or "unlikely". Maybe some year I'll have a partner I can come with (and provide entertainment for others), but I'd have to skip a different kind of dancing (English Country), so with the extra calories, I should probably skip without the opportunity to work some calories off. I do NOT do country western line dances of the individual type "shake your booty" dancing done in bars, only lead-follow and other structured, patterned types.
PLEASE do not make snide remarks for my asking. I am new and ignorant. I presume the answers are almost certainly "no", but I have learned to ask when I don't know, nothing so disappointing as a great opportunity to dance wasted, so much so for live music. If the answer is "there is room to dance, but we don't want you to", that is fine, just say it politely.--Carey aka underdog
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Post #15 - January 30th, 2019, 4:42 pmThere is absolutely not enough room to dance at my house
we are always jammed with people eating, talking, and listening to the music.
This is why I limit the number of attendees.
E"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #16 - January 31st, 2019, 9:06 amWith musicians, young folks and friends, we are getting pretty topped up..."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #17 - February 2nd, 2019, 11:08 amPlease add me to the list.Cookie Monster
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Post #18 - February 4th, 2019, 8:41 amDone always glad to see you, Dobra
We're at 40 now, so unless you have something in your email pending from me,
( a few folks who I know don't check the board often or are friends in another direction)
We are now officially on waitlist.
If people drop out, I can add more on.
Should be a delicious and tuneful time!Last edited by irisarbor on February 8th, 2019, 8:50 am, edited 1 time in total."If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #19 - February 5th, 2019, 10:41 pmHi,
I just noticed Joan is not attending this year. I will bring the pimento sandwiches on homemade Japanese milk bread.
I may or may not trim the crust off.
Regards,
Cathy2Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #20 - February 5th, 2019, 11:31 pmJulie and I will be making jambalaya. Laissez les bon temps rouler, cher!
=R=By protecting others, you save yourself. If you only think of yourself, you'll only destroy yourself. --Kambei Shimada
Every human interaction is an opportunity for disappointment --RS
There's a horse loose in a hospital --JM
That don't impress me much --Shania Twain
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Post #21 - February 6th, 2019, 10:25 amThe famous Ronnie suburban Jambalaya will be most welcome along with its originators!
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #22 - February 6th, 2019, 4:49 pmI will do Cajun hash.
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Post #23 - February 11th, 2019, 2:26 pm
i'm only 'not attending', because i just saw the invitation this morning....Cathy2 wrote:Hi,
I just noticed Joan is not attending this year. I will bring the pimento sandwiches on homemade Japanese milk bread.
I may or may not trim the crust off.
Regards,
Cathy2
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Post #24 - February 11th, 2019, 3:00 pmjustjoan wrote:i'm only 'not attending', because i just saw the invitation this morning....
I'm sorry about that.
Regards,
Cathy2Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
Facebook, Twitter, Greater Midwest Foodways, Road Food 2012: Podcast
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Post #25 - February 11th, 2019, 5:30 pmCathy2 wrote:justjoan wrote:i'm only 'not attending', because i just saw the invitation this morning....
I'm sorry about that.
Regards,
Cathy2
thanks cathy, that's what happens when i don't check the board often enough....i'm glad pimiento cheese sandwiches will be represented
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Post #26 - February 13th, 2019, 1:25 pmJust a few weeks out-
If you're still TBD on your dishes- now is good time to start planning so others can figure out what they want to make as well...
"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #27 - February 13th, 2019, 8:10 pmI apologize for not picking a dish before now. I have some crawfish ---the real thing, from Henderson, Louisiana, not that stuff from China --- so I'm thinking of making a crawfish dip.
"Your swimming suit matches your eyes, you hold your nose before diving, loving you has made me bananas!"
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Post #28 - February 14th, 2019, 2:03 pmLooks like you have plenty of mains or I'd consider a nice dark-roux etouffee (but I don't think that'll travel well anyway). Right now I'm considering a collard greens casserole I've made once before.What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
-- Lin Yutang
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Post #29 - February 14th, 2019, 2:12 pmIDK- etoufee sounds awesome-
and you guys don't live that far away...
everything always gets gobbled up- esp the good stuff LOL
but whatever works for you is fine with us!"If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home."
~James Michener
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Post #30 - February 14th, 2019, 3:34 pmi'm thrilled to be included in the festivities... i'm going to be coming from a friend's birthday luncheon, so it'll have to be something i can make the day before (which eliminates my first choice-ham or shrimp paste biscuits)..... after some flipping through my southern/cajun/creole cookbooks, where there are a huge number of recipes that are not any of those things...i'm going with pecan-bourbon bars: not totally authentic...but manageable with my time/space constraints and tasty, too.
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