[Green] Planning for Just Dinner

[Debra Miller]

Thanks Adeline for notes on what is known so far.  Jim and I will come for set up and need to know what time.  This is what I talked with Dawn about we can contribute.

 

3 bottles of red organic wine

Ohio Cheese and crackers for appetizers

2 or 3  large salads

 

We can also bring some cloth napkins and some purchased bread if this would be helpful.

Keep us posted.  This should be fun.

Debra

 

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Subject: Re: [Green] Planning for Just Dinner

 

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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