[porcupine]

goldenticket, on Oct 3 2006, 02:52 PM, said:

What?! No J-turns in the M in the parking lot?!

Heh. I can do Js in the truck. ...I think.

[crackers]

porcupine, on Oct 3 2006, 04:20 PM, said:

Heh. I can do Js in the truck. ...I think.

OK, in that case I'll cancel the moonbounce rental and we'll let the kids take turns riding shotgun in Porcupine's truck instead.

[CrescentFresh]

crackers, on Oct 3 2006, 06:25 PM, said:

OK, in that case I'll cancel the moonbounce rental and we'll let the kids take turns riding shotgun in Porcupine's truck instead.

There will be facepainting, right? You just can't have a party without facepainting these days.

[crackers]

CrescentFresh, on Oct 3 2006, 07:43 PM, said:

There will be facepainting, right? You just can't have a party without facepainting these days.

There are enough clowns coming to the picnic as it is. At the last picnic DonRocks showed up in face paint. Everybody thought it was mdt.

[zoramargolis]

Here is another list of who's coming and what they are bringing. Kudos to crackers for collating all of the various lists. Those of you who have not yet committed to bringing something can PM me, and I will add your contribution to the list.

agm and NotQuickDraw: roast pig
Barbara: red velvet cake
BBhasin (poss.)
bbq4me+1: lumpia with finadene sauce; grilled chicken
Billy deLion: plates; water
Bilrus: red ranch chili with pork shoulder
bonaire +1: corn chips; dip; beer
brr+3: cheese; bread; beer
Camille and Beau: Italian chicken salad; brownies; lemon cake
Capital Icebox
Catherine+1: vegetarian chili
Chica Grace: Cuban rice and beans
cjsadler&txaggie: beef chili;cornbread;wine;beer;ice
clayrae+1or2: Prosciutto&artichoke schiacciata, guacamole:
Crackers+1: chicken chili with toppings
Crescent Fresh+4: roast pig; paper plates; paper towels;
Cucas87: Spicy roasted sweet potato salad;roasted corn salad/avocado;wine
Dame Edna: zucchini
DanielK+?: soccer equipment
Demvtr+1: tofu in curried coconut milk; eggplant entree
Escoffier: water; trash bags
ferment everything
goldenticket+1
Gubeen: key lime pie
Heather+3: juice; milk; soda; two-burner stove
hm212+2: New York style Texas chili; brownies
Iliane+1: thermonuclear beef chili; corn sticks;beer;
2-burner stove; chafing dish
Jacques Gastreaux: roast pig; smoked pork butt chili; 2-burner stove
Jamie Stachowski: roast pig
Jlock
JoeH+1: shrimp remoulade
Johnny Rooks: roast pig
JParrott: wines; corkscrew;ice;ham
JPW: slaws; assorted wines
Lackadaisi
LaShanta+1: red velvet cake
Legant
Malawry: butane burner
MBK
MC Horoscope+1: Sausage and cabbage jambalaya
Mdt: roast pig; cornbread;pate'
MeMc: chow-chow; something to drink
Mktye: bacon buns; mystery bread
Monique DC
Nadya
NCPinDC: crudites; apples; s'mores
Pat+1: noodle-cheese casserole; turkey chili with beans
Porcupine+1: chili; steam tables; serving spoons;water; two-burner stove
RaisaB: pig roaster; two desserts
Rissa P: corn bread
rvanrens+2: beef skewers
Scott Johnston: collards; deviled eggs; cigars
ScotteeM: green bean salad; sauces for pork
Shogun
Spiral Stairs+1: cinnamon-poached pineapple
Starfish: assorted booze
StephenB: deviled eggs
Synaesthesia+1: Platanos maduros (poss. with black beans)
Treznor: bbq sauce
Tripewriter: Cincinnati chili with five-way fixins
ustreetguy: plastic knives, quart ziplock bags; plastic wrap
Walrus: mystery dish
xcanuck+1: smoked salmon; beer;chili with cubed meats
Xochitl10: chocolate marble cake; New Mexico tortillas
zoramargolis: roasted tomato-chile adobo; mustards

[goldenticket]

crackers, on Oct 2 2006, 06:22 PM, said:

Please PM Zora to let her know as soon as you have figured out what you're thinking of bringing so she can post it, and also so that Goldenticket can print up stick-on labels to put on each dish as it arrives. If something is vegan or vegetarian or has a secret (not obvious) ingredient that might cause one of the more well-known allergies or religious objections (peanuts, nuts, chocolate, shellfish, pork, alcohol, what else?) that would be helpful to indicate too.

Just a reminder to please let me know if your dish contains ingredients (like those listed above) that it would be useful to mention on the label. I may contact you for more details if I have questions.

Also, anyone needing or offering a ride, please PM me.
If you're coming from the Adams Morgan/Dupont Circle area and have room for a few passengers, please let me know.
Thanks!

[jparrott]

I'm still planning to bring a ham unless someone tells me (between now and 7am) not to--I'm in Norfolk now, headed to Smithfield on my way home tomorrow.

[porcupine]

jparrott, on Oct 5 2006, 12:44 AM, said:

I'm still planning to bring a ham unless someone tells me (between now and 7am) not to--I'm in Norfolk now, headed to Smithfield on my way home tomorrow.

Jake, honey, you are a ham. Bring it.

[crackers]

For those of you still mulling over what to bring...bring mustards, bring chutneys...bring salsas and hoisin. Bring interesting condiments that taste good with grilled chicken, genuine Smithfield ham and hot roasted pork. Store-bought would be welcome for those who are culinarily- or time-challenged. We have some chow-chow, slaws and bbq sauce coming, and I've heard that one of our finest home-chefs is bringing homemade roasted tomato-chile adobo.

[anybody bringing biscuits?]

[shogun]

I'm still a maybe. Have to work out transportation, and something I can bring more or less ready-made ON that transportation!

[crackers]

I'm told that we are indeed still looking for contributions of more bottled water. Please post or PM me if you can help.

Please also remember to bring your own folding chairs to sit on. There will be picnic tables, but many of those will be covered with food and beverage offerings, limiting the actual number of tables around which to sit and eat.

[brr]

crackers, on Oct 6 2006, 11:47 AM, said:

I'm told that we are indeed still looking for contributions of more bottled water. Please post or PM me if you can help.

we'll bring some kid-sized non-sparkling and some individual-sized Perrier

[JPW]

crackers, on Oct 6 2006, 11:47 AM, said:

I'm told that we are indeed still looking for contributions of more bottled water. Please post or PM me if you can help.

Please also remember to bring your own folding chairs to sit on. There will be picnic tables, but many of those will be covered with food and beverage offerings, limiting the actual number of tables around which to sit and eat.

I'm good for a case of water.

[crackers]

bkeith, on Sep 28 2006, 02:07 PM, said:

Thanks much! Up to my elbows in weddings today. But I just saw there's another picnic coming up. I'll see if I can carve out some room in my schedule.

OMG - how did I let this one slip by me?! BKeith - if you are reading this - please do come to the picnic! Your ventworm cake is is the stuff of legend.

[DanielK]

I'll bring a cooler full of ice and sodas/water.

[starfish]

as of today the weather looks pretty good

[crackers]

starfish, on Oct 6 2006, 12:51 PM, said:

as of today the weather looks pretty good

Danny - any day is a sunny day when you're around!

[mdt]

agm, on Sep 29 2006, 03:49 PM, said:

Them's fightin' words where I come from, son.

Our team will include crescentfresh and, uhm, a couple of folks I haven't really touched base with in a while, so I'll get back to you on that. Oh, yeah, and some guy named Stachowski. Jamie Stachowski, that is, of Restaurant Kolumbia, a man who knows his pork. Anyone who has been fortunate enough to sample his charcuterie, well, imagine what this man can do with a whole pig.

Hey, what's that sound? Oh, right, that's Team JG's confidence deflating.

It's on now.

You bet baby! Hope you have been planning and concocting a killer recipe. Team JG had a productive meeting of the minds (keep sarcastic comments to yourself) recently and we cannot wait to put the piggie to the plate.

[Erik Ox]

I'm now free, so I'm in +1. Will bring a case of water.

[squidsdc]

mdt, on Oct 9 2006, 08:06 AM, said:

You bet baby! Hope you have been planning and concocting a killer recipe. Team JG had a productive meeting of the minds (keep sarcastic comments to yourself) recently and we cannot wait to put the piggie to the plate.

Not to fuel the fire, (or to!) Take note---mdt is going to be at Restaurant Kolumbia this evening--who's gonna referee if the dukes come out tonite?
(I really, really wish I could make it to the picnic to witness for myself, but alas, my vacation begins in about 1 minute and I am... yeeeee hah...5..4..3..2..1..OUTTA HERE!)

[CrescentFresh]

Jacques Gastreaux, on Oct 9 2006, 10:39 PM, said:

Chef Jamie Stachowski raises the bar with this offering.

Wait'll you see what he does with a PIG ROAST, JG. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[Jacques Gastreaux]

CrescentFresh, on Oct 9 2006, 10:52 PM, said:

Wait'll you see what he does with a PIG ROAST, JG. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!

In your nose with a rubber hose; up your ass with a piece of glass.

[Halloween]

Things are heating up, ladies and gentlemen. I think I need to arrive early on Sunday to watch all of the fireworks (and to consume as much swine as possible)!

[crackers]

A friendly reminder that this picnic is a PRIVATE EVENT open only to donrockwell.com members and their invited guests. Members and their guests will be asked to sign in when they arrive. If you have been thinking about coming to the picnic, but are not a member, now would be an excellent time to register.

A big thank you to everyone who has offered to bring water in addition to your food/beverage contribution! We now have plenty (and in addition, there is a water fountain.)

If you have not yet let Zora know you are coming, or how many guests will be coming with you, or if you have not yet told her what you are bringing to share (in addition to water), please let her know in the next couple of days, if possible, so we can have the sign-in information and labels ready to go for you. If you need to wait until the last minute to decide - no problem at all, but if you're even thinking of coming, please do let her know. We want to see you!

[jparrott]

Hi there, your friendly Cellar Cull guy here. As mentioned (waaaaaaaaaay) upthread, any and all are encouraged to bring any and all wines, etc., of potential excitement. It's not about Lafite (it's not about 10-yr-old bottles of Cook's, either, at least not unopened ones at the end of the day), it's about seeing what sticks and mercilessly feeding the soil with what doesn't. So slurp one, slurp all!

[crackers]

jparrott, on Oct 10 2006, 07:42 AM, said:

It's not about Lafite

Well then, any recommendations out there for other wines to pair with fresh roasted pork and/or chili?

[I have confirmed rumors that we'll see more of that evil Martian Pigslop from Hell, but it will probably be long-gone before the pigs emerge from the roasters.]

[mdt]

crackers, on Oct 10 2006, 02:33 PM, said:

[I have confirmed rumors that we'll see more of that evil Martian Pigslop from Hell, but it will probably be long-gone before the pigs emerge from the roasters.]

[yup]

[JPW]

crackers, on Oct 10 2006, 02:33 PM, said:

Well then, any recommendations out there for other wines to pair with fresh roasted pork and/or chili?

For my palate, syrah is pork's best friend. The Ch. Negly "La Cote Rouge" Languedoc that we tried at the Corduroy wine dinner would be perfect with pig bbq.

Chili = beer. It just does.

[jparrott]

Indeed.

And Gruner goes with everything .

[zoramargolis]

We-he-hell, folks...
Five more days until "Over the River and Through the Woods to Fort Tryon Park We Go"

I've been trying to keep tabs, despite Internet connection problems at home. If there are glaring errors, please let me know. And for those of you who have not decided what you are bringing--I'd like to fill in those blank spaces on the list. If I've got you down only for water, please let me know what ELSE you are bringing. This is a not-so-subtle hint, that water ain't enough...

agm and NotQuickDraw: roast pig
Barbara: red velvet cake
BBhasin (poss.)
bbq4me+1: lumpia with finadene sauce
Billy deLion: plates; water
Bilrus+1: red ranch chili with pork shoulder
bonaire +1: corn chips; dip; beer
brr+3: cheese; bread; beer
Camille and Beau: Italian chicken salad; brownies; lemon cake
Capital Icebox:
Catherine+1: vegetarian chili
Chica Grace: Cuban rice and beans
Cjsadler&txaggie: beef chili;cornbread;wine;beer;ice
clayrae+1or2: Prosciutto&artichoke schiacciata, guacamole:
Crackers+1: chicken chili with toppings
Crescent Fresh+4: roast pig; paper plates; paper towels;
Cucas87: Spicy roasted sweet potato salad; roasted corn salad+ avocado, wine
Dame Edna: zucchini
DanielK+?: soccer equipment;sodas&gatorade
Demvtr+1: tofu in curried coconut milk; eggplant entree
Erik Ox+1: water
Escoffier: water; trash bags
ferment everything+2: homemade gouda&mustard;beer
goldenticket+1:
Gubeen: key lime pie
Heather+3: drinks; two-burner stove
hm212+2: New York style Texas chili; brownies
Iliane+1: thermonuclear beef chili; corn sticks;beer; 2-burner stove; chafing dish
Jacques Gastreaux+3: roast pig; smoked pork butt chili; 2-burner stove;Martian Pig Slop from Hell
Jamie Stachowski: roast pig
Jlock:
JoeH+1: shrimp remoulade
Johnny Rooks: roast pig
JParrott: country ham; green tomato chutney; wines; corkscrew
JPW: slaws; assorted wines
Lackadaisi:
LaShanta+1: red velvet cake
Legant+2: onions, cheese, sour cream, marshmallows
Malawry: butane burner
MBK:
MC Horoscope+1: Sausage and cabbage jambalaya
mdt: roast pig; cornbread; pate
MeMc+1: chow-chow; something to drink
Mktye+1: bacon buns; mystery bread
Monique DC:
Nadya:
NCPinDC: crudites; apples; s'mores
Pat+1: Noodle-cheese casserole; turkey chili with beans
Porcupine: chili; steam tables; serving spoons;water; two-burner stove (2?)
RaisaB: pig roaster; four kinds of cookies
Rissa P: corn bread
rvanrens+2: beef skewers
Scott Johnston: collards; deviled eggs; cigars
ScotteeM: green bean salad; sauces for pork
Shogun:
Spiral Stairs +1: cinnamon-poached pineapple
Starfish: assorted booze
StephenB: deviled eggs
Synaesthesia+1: Platanos maduros (poss. with black beans)
Treznor: bbq sauce
Tripewriter: Cincinnati chili with five-way fixins
ustreetguy: plastic knives, quart ziplock bags; plastic wrap
Walrus: mystery dish
xcanuck+1: smoked salmon; beer; chili with cubed meats
Xochitl10: chocolate marble cake; New Mexico tortillas
zoramargolis: roasted tomato-chile adobo; mustards

[ferment everything]

edit:

ferment everything+2: 5month-old homemade gouda, homemade mustard, beer (possibly including homebrew if i feel like tapping it off into a few champagne bottles before leaving). oh and maybe a side or two from the +2, they're still deliberating.

[jparrott]

Green tomato chutney (NOTE NEW ADDITION) is made. Ham is soaking.

[crackers]

A recipe collection will be put together for this picnic, along the lines of what we did for the Fall, 2005 Picnic Recipes (which contains the evil Martian Pigslop from Hell recipe) or the Spring, 2006 Picnic Recipes . So try to write down what you did to come up with your contribution and after the picnic I'll put them all together for posterity. You can bring a copy of the recipe with you to the picnic, email me or PM me, at any time.

[DonRocks]

crackers, on Sep 18 2006, 10:07 AM, said:

As we did last year, there will be a $1 donation jar to help defray the cost of the site rental. This time we will also use it to help with the cost of the pig roasts. All donations are purely voluntary, but gratefully accepted.

The pig roast is costing about $300 (and apparently, four people have already pitched in and paid for it), so the first $300 of donations will go towards the pig roast. Anything collected above and beyond that amount will go directly to the family of Luis "Quike" Morales (click here for details).

[crackers]

DonRocks, on Oct 11 2006, 02:50 PM, said:

The pig roast is costing about $300 (and apparently, four people have already pitched in and paid for it), so the first $300 of donations will go towards the pig roast. Anything collected above and beyond that amount will go directly to the family of Luis "Quike" Morales (click here for details).

We are asking for voluntary donations to cover the cost of the picnic site rental as well: $135. We are expecting about 100 members and guests at the picnic. Y'all can do the math. The donation jar will be at the sign-in table.

[tripewriter]

Woah, what a spread. I would try to eat lightly for the rest of the week, 'ceptin' I have a couple of visits to Eve and some compulsory chili tasting scheduled between now and the pique-nique.

Oh, we-he-ell!



I plan to help surpass the pig-roast goal (1st annual DR pork-a-thon?), and hope others will too.

[goldenticket]

goldenticket, on Oct 3 2006, 10:59 AM, said:

Anyone looking for a ride/offering a ride:

Please PM me and let me know where you're coming from (general area or Metro stop), whether you need/can provide a ride, and how many seats you need/spaces are available.

REMINDER - LAST CALL FOR RIDES:
Picnic's coming up fast! If you'd like to attend and need transportation to get there, please send me a PM in the next day or so.

DUPONT CIRCLE AREA RIDES NEEDED - If you have room for 2-3 people, please send me a PM so we can get some folks there (trust me, they're bringing some good stuff - we WANT them to get there )

Thanks!

[Chica Grace]

Its a classic Don Rockwell picnic. I have to remember to bring my tupperware.

[Gubeen]

I will now be bringing both Cranberry Chutney (spicey and regular) and a Key Lime Pie.

[crackers]

Someone has asked when prime "eating time" is going to be at the picnic. The food will go out on the tables starting before noon, and reinforcements will arrive all afternoon. The chili-tasting will probably begin around 12:30 pm and continue until 1:30 or 2:00 pm. The pigs will be ready to carve between 2:00 and 2:30 pm. Generally, the early birds get more worms, particularly the worms at the bottom of the evil Martian Pigslop from Hell, but the pig pickin' and the rest of the eating (and drinking) should go on all afternoon. We have yet to come close to running out of food. Unfortunately, this time it doesn't look like there will be any jello molds or even anything containing Miracle Whip (and we have the nerve to call this a picnic ). I hope people aren't so disappointed by this that they decide not to come.

edited to add: cocktail hour begins at 10:00 am for those coming to help with set-up.

[Heather]

No Miracle Whip? Oh my goodness. I might have to make some macaroni salad or something horrid like that.

Y'all can keep the jello, thanks. Even I'm not that debased.

[mdt]

Heather, on Oct 12 2006, 02:24 PM, said:

No Miracle Whip? Oh my goodness. I might have to make some macaroni salad or something horrid like that.

Y'all can keep the jello, thanks. Even I'm not that debased.

Not even a jello shooter?!

[tripewriter]

mdt, on Oct 12 2006, 02:41 PM, said:

Not even a jello shooter?!

Be careful, someone might alert homeland security.

[Heather]

tripewriter, on Oct 12 2006, 02:49 PM, said:

Be careful, someone might alert homeland security.

They're already on to me.

Maybe deviled eggs with Miracle Whip.

On a more serious note, I have looked all over my house and can't find our propane stove. I fear it's in storage and I won't have time to go find it before Sunday.

[RissaP]

Time to use those baking pans I got from the last DR.com flea market and my fun cast iron ones. I know its just cornbread, but I’ll have fun with it.

Cornbread versions:
plain
jalapeno, bacon and cheddar cheese
foie gras

We’ll see how it goes…while I’m at it, I’ll add some sort of cantaloupe drink, too.

[Scott Johnston]

Did someone say "Foie Gras"

Rissa P, on Oct 12 2006, 03:22 PM, said:

Time to use those baking pans I got from the last DR.com flea market and my fun cast iron ones. I know its just cornbread, but I’ll have fun with it.

Cornbread versions:
plain
jalapeno, bacon and cheddar cheese
foie gras

We’ll see how it goes…while I’m at it, I’ll add some sort of cantaloupe drink, too.

[zoramargolis]

New updates on who's bringing what:

agm and NotQuickDraw: roast pig
Barbara: red velvet cake
BBhasin (poss.)
bbq4me+1: lumpia with finadene sauce
Billy deLion: plates; water
Bilrus+1: red ranch chili with pork shoulder
bonaire +1: corn chips; dip; beer
brr+3: cheese; bread; beer
Camille and Beau: Italian chicken salad; brownies; lemon cake
Capital Icebox:
Catherine+1: vegetarian chili
Chica Grace: Cuban rice and beans
Cjsadler&txaggie: beef chili;cornbread;wine;beer;ice
clayrae+1or2: Prosciutto&artichoke schiacciata, guacamole:
Crackers+1: chicken chili with toppings
Crescent Fresh+4: roast pig; paper plates; paper towels;
Cucas87: Spicy roasted sweet potato salad; roasted corn salad+ avocado, wine
Dame Edna: zucchini
DanielK+?: soccer equipment;sodas&gatorade
Demvtr+1: tofu in curried coconut milk; eggplant entree
eating out+1: Oktoberfest beer
Erik Ox+1: water
Escoffier: water; trash bags
ferment everything+2: homemade gouda&mustard;beer
goldenticket+1:
Gubeen: key lime pie; cranberry chutney
Heather+3: drinks;
hm212+2: New York style Texas chili; brownies
Iliane+1: thermonuclear beef chili; corn sticks;beer; 2-burner stove; chafing dish
Jacques Gastreaux+3: roast pig; smoked pork butt chili; 2-burner stove;Martian Pig Slop from Hell
Jamie Stachowski: roast pig
Jlock:
JoeH+1: shrimp remoulade
Johnny Rooks: roast pig
JParrott: country ham; green tomato chutney; wines; corkscrew
JPW: slaws; assorted wines
Lackadaisi:
LaShanta+1: red velvet cake
Legant+2: onions, cheese, sour cream, marshmallows
Malawry: butane burner
MBK+1: guacamole
MC Horoscope+1: Sausage and cabbage jambalaya
mdt: roast pig; cornbread; pate
MeMc+1: chow-chow; something to drink
Mktye+1: bacon buns; mystery bread
Monique DC:
Nadya: Moroccan spiced chicken& couscous
NCPinDC: crudites; apples; s'mores
Pat+1: Noodle-cheese casserole; turkey chili with beans
pidgey+3: red potato salad
Porcupine: chili; steam tables; serving spoons;water; two-burner stove (2?)
RaisaB: pig roaster; four kinds of cookies
Rissa P: corn bread 3 ways; cantaloupe drink
rvanrens+2: beef skewers
Scott Johnston: collards; deviled eggs; cigars
ScotteeM: green bean salad; sauces for pork
Shogun:
Spiral Stairs +1: cinnamon-poached pineapple
Starfish: assorted booze
StephenB: deviled eggs
Synaesthesia+1: Platanos maduros (poss. with black beans)
Treznor: bbq sauce
Tripewriter: Cincinnati chili with five-way fixins
ustreetguy: plastic knives, quart ziplock bags; plastic wrap
Walrus: mystery dish
xcanuck+1: smoked salmon; beer; chili with cubed meats
Xochitl10: chocolate marble cake; New Mexico tortillas
zoramargolis: roasted tomato-chile adobo; mustards

[porcupine]

Zora - yes, I will be providing four burners. Details in the chili thread.

[Nutty Buddy]

I'll be bringing carrot cupcakes with ginger cream cheese icing. They're delish. But beware. DO NOT bring these to room temp before eating. I can't be held responsible for your cupcake experience once they hit 72 degrees.

[Joe H]

Hmm.....115 people and only one potato salad....