[Green] Planning for Just Dinner

[Dawn Hewitt]

Thank you, Adeline! You beat me to doing this. My message yesterday asked everyone to respond with with they're bringing, and how much, but the list of attendees was so long, I guess few people got that far!  Please reply to let us know what you are bringing! Especially if it deviates from what Adeline has cobbled together.

Unless, that is, you have already. Thank you, Debra and Jim! 

Janelle Patterson from the newspaper called me today. She had previously spoken to RevKat, and actually was on the roof today!!  So there will be a story about the solar match fund and the just dinner in the newspaper in the next few days. If more people sign up for the Just Dinner.... oy!  

But truly, I am planning to make huge vats of food--fifty people can have a small portion of each of the four entrees I plan to bring, or larger portions if not everyone opts for some of each.  

I stressed to Janelle that we really need a head count, so if anyone decides to attend, they should call me.

Perhaps I'm being foolish, but I think we'll be okay. 

With Rebecca's and Debra's wine, that's nine bottles, and I could add a bottle of local Merlot. That's 10 bottles. Surely that's enough for each person who want a glass to have one. I don't think we need more wine. 

Correction: I plan to make THREE vegetarian lasagnas with local pasta and home-grown tomatoes.

The brown rice does not really count as a side dish, although I will probably serve it separately from the veggie dish. The chicken dish will be served on a bed of noodles.

(My contributions are all so carb heavy! Sorry.)

I'm afraid the earliest I'll be able to arrive is 4:30-ish, if I'm lucky. I will drop off my contributions during the lunch hour. They'll just need to be reheated.

No, I forgot Randy! 

Yes, separate tables makes more sense for a group this large. Buffet served in the kitchen is fine, I think, with desserts and beverages in the FH.

Yes, ethical eating tents. If you have time for bouquets, Adeline, go for it! It would be a lovely touch.

Of course I will help with cleanup.

Thank you for asking all the right questions, Adeline. 

Others, please let us know what you're bringing, and how many it will serve!

--dawn


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> On Sep 11, 2017, at 7:51 PM, Debra Miller via Green <green at fuusm.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
>  
> From: Green [mailto:green-bounces at fuusm.org] On Behalf Of Adeline Bailey via Green
> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2017 6:47 PM
> To: green at fuusm.org
> Cc: Adeline Bailey <adesign at suddenlink.net>
> 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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