Location & Contact Information

650-544-6281
1006 Maertin Ln
Fullerton, CA 92831
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There is a cat and a chicken that live at this house as well. Bring your allergy meds if you need them.

Hour

The times are exact. Please arrive before 2pm if you would like to eat.

• 12 pm: Cocktails
• 2 pm: Thanksgiving Meal
• 5 pm: Dessert

Parking & Transportation

There is plenty of street level parking.

If you need a ride to and from the Thanksgiving party, please let the hosts know. We will try to arrange for a ride.

What to Bring

• A dish to share with 10 people

The party will have a lot of people. To make it a success, please help by preparing a dish that will feed about 10 people. Be aware that you will not be able to reheat anything in the oven.

• A beverage of your choice

If you plan to drink booze, the host recommends that you contribute to the festivities by bringing bottle(s) of wine of your liking or hard liquor. For inspiration for this years Thanksgiving, you may wish to read a recent LA Times article on the subject of Thanksgiving libation. Your host modestly suggestions the following marks of hard liquor:


• Any sparkling wine (prosecco, cava, champagne)
• Gin (Anchor, Old Raj, Tanqueray, Hendricks, Hayman's Old Tom Gin, Plymouth)
• Brandy (Any French Cognac - VSOP or better, Armangac, any eau de view - especially poire williams, apricot brandy, calvados)
• Blended Scotch/Whisk(e)y (Famous Grouse, Grants, Sheep Dip, Crown Royal, Canadian Club)
• Any Single Malt Scotch
• Rum (Cruzan, Appleton, St. James, Lemon Hart, Cockspur, Mount Gay, Coruba, Brugal)
• Cordials & Liquor (Cherry Heering, Aperol, Cointreau, Limoncello, Kahlua, kirchwasser, St. Germain, green Chartreuse, absinthe)
• Rye Whiskey (Anchor, Hudson, Old Overholt, Rittenhouse, Sazerac)

There is plenty of room in the house so if you choose to spend the night, please bring your own towel, sleeping bag/blanket, and toiletries.

Alternatively, the closest hotels are the Fullerton Marriott and the Crowne Plaza Fullerton

Dietary Considerations

Please make it known to the hosts if you have any dietary considerations that should be taken into account in preparing the menu, food, or eating/dining surfaces. The last thing Thanksgiving should have is a trip to the emergency room because of a peanut allergy.

Menu

The success of this Thanksgiving depends upon people to volunteer to cook/procure side dishes, hors d'oeuvres, beverages and desserts. The main course will be prepared by the hosts. In particular, there will be a large roasted turkey and a very large smoked ham similar to last year.

Below is a list of suggestions for what to bring. Feel free to bring whatever you like, but please do coordinate it with the host so we can avoid having 100 pumpkin pies.

Please bring a container if you would like to take some leftovers home with you.

Hors d'Oeuvres

• marinated eggplant, ikra, olives, pickles, cheese - Hannah
• fried cream cheese 'n krab wontons - Patty

Main Course

• Roasted Turkey - Michael
• Pork Butt - Michael
• Vegetarian Lasagna - Brian

Sides

• Amazing Masala - Venky
• Roasted potatoes & brussel sprout delight - Laura
• Something Iranian - Majie
• Can of Cranberry Jelly - Matthew
• Cranberry Sauce - Michael
• Vegetables - Donn, Drew & Barbara
• Vegetable Plus Plus - Hannah
• Gravy - Michael
• Corn Souflé & yam tart - Clan Kremer-Sadlik
• other-kind-of-Indian's-veggie-thanksgiving-dish - Nithya
• caponata - Paolo
• salade nicoise - Julien & Eva

Dessert

• Cake Yakhchali - Mahbod & Golshid
• Apple Pie - Sadaf
• Pies - Maria, Xuxu, Aïda
• Deliciousness - Donn, Drew & Barbara
• Salty Cake - Hanna

Suggestions

The LA Times has a great web page on Thanksgiving recipes, http://www.latimes.com/features/food/thanksgiving/. It just about covers everything you would consider cooking for a Thanksgiving meal. Mark Bittman at the NY Times offers 101 short recipes which may be just the thing for the novice, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/18/dining/18mini.html. If you want to delve into the NY Times repository of Thanksgiving recipes, try searching for them: http://query.nytimes.com/search/recipes?query=thanksgiving.

Side Dishes

• Traditional Mashed Potatoes
• Gravy
• Green Salad
• Braised kale
• Cranberry Relish - Michael
• Chestnut, Sage, & sausage stuffing
• Warm barley and kale salad with roasted pears and candied prosciutto
• Creamy mushroom ragout over sweet potato cakes
• Pissaladière with spiced ricotta, radicchio and poached apricots
• Curried Lentils With Sweet Potatoes and Swiss Chard
• Brussels sprouts braised with bacon and chestnuts
• Chestnut-celery root purée
• Grilled romaine with fava beans and pecorino or Farro salad or Romano beans sauteed with oregano
• Bread Stuffing With Black Pepper and Vinegar
• Sourdough Dressing With Truffle Butter and Candied Chestnuts
• Roasted Fingerling Potatoes With Dried Figs and Thyme
• Potato Mousseline
• Savoy Cabbage Slaw With Applesauce Vinaigrette and Mustard Seeds
• Brussels Sprouts With Mustard, Apples and Caraway
• Stir-Fried Sweet Potatoes With Brown Butter and Sage
• Sweet Potato Gratin With Ginger and Orange Zest
• Savory Free-Form Sweet Potato Tart
• Potato, Salmon and Spinach Patties With Garlicky Dill Cream
• Potato, Ham and Piquillo Pepper Croquetas
• Corn Bread and Broccoli Rabe Strata
• Pumpkin, White Bean and Kale Ragout
• Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts in Brown Butter Sauce
• Braised hearts of celery with Parmesan
• Brussels sprouts with bacon and chestnuts
• Celery root gratin
• Chanterelle-sage bread pudding
• Craft Pumpkin Tart
• Cranberry fig tart
• Glazed cipollini with pancetta
• Lima Beans with Mint
• Mushroom walnut stuffing
• Peppery roasted squash
• Roasted baby parsnips
• Ruby Port cranberry sauce
• Spiced cranberry syrup
• Sweet potato purée with hazelnut soufflé top
• Candied Yams

Bread

• Sourdough bread
• Intertwined rosemary and black pepper breads
• Pecan brown-butter bread
• Cranberry Parker House Rolls

Hors d'Oeuvres

• Olives
• Hummus
• Marinated Egg Plant
• Cheese
• Sausage/Cold Cuts
• Cucumber Pickles
• Pickled and marinated vegetables
• Salad Olivier / Ensalada Rusa
• Fondue
• Peruvian Style Fried Corn
• Steamed Mussels
• Oysters

Desserts

• Apple Pie - Sadaf
• Apple-cranberry pie with Blackberry sauce
• Pumpkin Orange Cookies
• Pecan Pies
• Cheese Cake
• Cake
• Pear-blackberry pie
• Pecan brittle
• Pumpkin Pie
• Cranberry, caramel and almond tart
• Whiskey-Apple Crumble Pie
• Cranberry Tart
• Bruleed pumpkin pie
• Cream Puffs
• Ice Cream (preferably home made)
• Fruit (think berries)