MEXICAN FIESTA

GAME PLAN

4 Weeks Before

• Think about the menu (see blog entry under Create the Party)

3 Weeks Before

• Invite the guests

2 Weeks Before

• Finalize the menu
• Make the MASTER LIST of household items, food, beverages, serving supplies, everything you will need

1 Week Before

• Make the Strawberry Creamsicle Pie and freeze it
• Make the Corn Cakes and freeze them
• Organize the dishes and glasses

Tuesday

• Clean the house
• Finalize the menu
• Make a detailed SHOPPING LIST (food prep, house prep)

Wednesday

• Do the shopping
• Set up the bar
• Puree the chipotles for the Chipotle Sauce

Thursday

• Set up the table, dining or buffet
• Arrange the flowers
• Bake the Cayenne Mexican Brownies and store at room temperature, tightly covered
• Resist the TEMPTATION TO TASTE!

Friday

• Make the Roasted Tomatillo Sauce
• Assemble the Crab Enchiladas (DON’T PUT THE SAUCE ON UNTIL BEFORE BAKING)
• Make Pico de Gallo
• Make the Fresh Mango Salsa
• Make the Chocolate Kahlua Frosting and store it in the fridge

Saturday

• Make the Black Beans
• Make the Spanish Style Rice
• Make the Guacamole
• Wash and cut up the fresh fruit and berries, and arrange on a platter
• Cover the Crab Enchiladas with the Roasted Tomatillo Sauce and bake them
• Reheat the Corn Cakes
• Frost the Cayenne Mexican Brownie with the Chocolate Kahlua Frosting
• Make the Veggie Tacos Filling
• HAVE A GREAT TIME!!!