The South-East Michigan Gluttony Society
Friends, Conversation, and Stupid Amounts of Food
It started simply enough. Gary Gielincki and Gini Kasten wanted to have a bunch of friends over for the weekend. A good time was had by all - a really good time.
Do it again next month?
Sure, why not.
And so it started. Next thing we knew, menus were being planned in advance. Commando shopping raids were staged on Friday night, provisions list in hand. Meals were made, conversations carried on, and movies watched.
Meetings don't run entire weekends as often as they used to, but the good food, conversation, and entertainment continue.
The menu and recipes from our most recent major events are available.
2001 Dates Coordinators Menu Theme
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April 7 Gary Stir-fry variations
May 5 Gabe / Audrey Cinco de Mayo -- Mexican Cuisine
There's much more than tacos and burritos
June 2 ???
July 7 ???
August 4 ???
September 1 ???
October 6 ???
November 3 ???
December 1 Mike / Carol Cookie Lab
2002 Dates Coordinators Menu Theme
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January 5 Denise / Niels Food from the Lowlands
Future Menu Ideas
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Cuisine l'alsacienne
There's more to French cooking than crepes.
Yooper Chow
Pasties, enormous cinnamon rolls, smoked
whitefish ... then we go use the sauna.
Traditional English Fare
Dinner at noon or so, 4:00 tea, and supper
later in the evening.
Turducken
We're not only gluttons for food.
Food from the Lowlands
There's more to Dutch cuisine than gouda
and siroopwafels.
Fish and Chips
Fish and chips with a bit of malt vinegar.
And how about deep-fried Mars bars?
Steak House
Steaks, baked potatoes, corn, Caesar Salad,
Parker House rolls ... what else?
Polish Dinner
Many of us have had our turn at sharing the
foods we grew up with. It's Gary's turn.
Grilled Foods and Pasta
Two standby's that go good together.
Indian Dinner
Curry, vindaloo, tandoori, naan, etc.
An Experiment in Turkey
Pushing beyond the boundries of same old
Thanksgiving dinner.
German Dinner
Schnitzel, strudel, sauerkraut, and so on.
The wurst is yet to come.
Stupid Amounts of Vinegar
It's amazing how many good recipes use
vinegar. Strawberries and vinegar?
Four Alarm Feast
Flaming shish kabob, saganaki, and
cherries jubilee. What else can we ignite?
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well."
-- Virginia Woolf