[Green] Planning for Just Dinner

[Adeline Bailey]

Hello, all,
Adeline here, trying to wrap my head around the plans for menu and 
set-up, so bear with me while I write it out.*/__/*If you've already 
planned something different for any of this, that's great! I'm just 
trying to think it through for myself.
*/_
_/*_/*Wine
*/_*Rebecca* volunteered six bottle of "green" wine. Approx 6 servings 
per bottle, so 36 servings. *Do we need more?*_/*

Appetizers
*/_No volunteers for this category. *Do we need appetizers?* It would be 
nice to have something to go with wine while people are arriving and 
prior to sitting down for the meal. Finger food style. Crackers, cheese, 
veggie sticks and dip??
_/*
Entrees
*/_*Dawn* (Wow, Dawn, that's a lot of preparation!) plans to prepare:
2 vegetarian lasagnas, totaling about 35 servings (local pasta)
A vat of pasta with pesto and shrimp, probably serving 20-ish (local 
pasta and home-grown basil)
A vegetarian stir fry/sauté with local vegetables, probably serving 20-ish
A huge pan of brown rice and/or quinoa for under the veggies *(Does this 
count as a side dish?)*
A chicken dish, maybe divan, with two local chickens, serving about 20-ish

*George* plans to bring a vegetarian entree, but I don't recall that he 
mentioned number of servings.

*Adeline* can bring a couple of quiches (our eggs), one vegetarian, one 
omnivore. Depending on how it's cut, 6-8 servings per quiche.

_/*Sides*/_
*Adeline* will bring two big dishes of some vegetable (at the moment, 
thinking peas or local green beans); one dish serves 6-8, so 12-16 
servings. And also a large, roasted, root vegetable (local as much as 
possible) melange - serves maybe 8-10.

*Cindy* was also on the list for a side dish.

*Do we need something more?* Dawn's vegetarian stir-fry might also count 
in this category.

_/*Salad*/_
No volunteers in this category. Anyone still have garden tomatoes or 
peppers? Cabbage for slaw?
If no one else volunteers, *Adeline* will get some organic greens and 
salad dressing at the grocery store, and make do with that.

_/*Bread*/_
*Andrew* was volunteered because we liked the big, beautiful rolls he 
made at an earlier dinner. But 60 is a lot of rolls for one person to 
bring, especially if they are big. *Do we need more volunteers for bread? *
*Adeline* can bring some butter and home-made jam (our grapes) and 
preserves(our peaches) to spread on the rolls.

_/*Desserts*/_
*Shari* mentioned blueberry cobbler. How many servings?
*Cindy* volunteered ginger snaps.
*Adeline* can bring peach cobbler or peach pies (our peaches). Two pies 
- 12 servings; one cobbler - 10-12 servings. Also--feeling the need for 
a chocolate option-- a large tray of brownies made from the fair-trade 
baking cocoa from Equal Exchange.
*Mike* will bring some ice cream (Broughton's is local) to go with the 
other desserts.
*Maybe we need a fruit-only option?*

_/*Beverages*/_
*Mike* will bring six gallons of organic tea with lemonade.
We can make coffee from the church supply. *Get cream and sugar?*
Cold water is always OK.
*Do we need ice?

_/Setup/_
**Ralph* has volunteered to help with setup. Who else?
Since we have a mini-concert between main meal and dessert (by the way, 
was Randy counted in the attendance total?), and maybe too many people 
for the octagonal table arrangement, what do you think about separate 
tables?
I like that better than the long table arrangement: people could simply 
turn their chairs around if their backs were toward the piano. Just a 
suggestion.
Are we doing buffet style serving in the kitchen? Beverages, wine and 
appetizers (and later, desserts) where we serve snacks for social hour? 
Set up the tables and put plates and napkins out?
*Dawn* will bring her 30-some cloth napkins; *Adeline* will bring some, too.
Do you want the table tents about ethical eating? Maybe we could slide 
them over bud vases and have some flowers at each table? If you like the 
idea, Adeline will start working on making that happen.
Do  you want to have a display somewhere about the solar panels, etc? 
Do  you want to put some brochures on each table?

_/*Cleanup*/_
*Ralph* has volunteered to help with cleanup. Who else?


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