SUMMER SOLSTICE

GAME PLAN

4 Weeks Before

• Think about menu (see blog entry Create the Menu)

3 Weeks Before

• Invite guests
• Make and freeze Cold Minted Pea Soup
• Make and freeze both types of cookies (Double Chocolate Cookies and Cherry Pecan Sour Cream Cookies)
• Make and freeze Parmesan Cheese Twists

2 Weeks Before

• Review the menu
• Make master list of household items, food, beverages, serving supplies, everything you will need

1 Week Before

• Make and freeze Savory Goat Cheese Cake
• Scoop ice cream
• Make and freeze Ice Cream Sandwiches

Tuesday

• Clean house
• Make a detailed shopping list (food prep, house prep)

Wednesday

• Do the shopping except for fish
• Make both pestos for the Savory Goat Cheese Cake

Thursday

• Set table, arrange flowers
• Set up bar if indoors. Otherwise, wait until Saturday.
• Decide on playlist

Friday *

• Thaw the soup
• Prep Baby Vegetables for roasting (wash, season and leave on baking sheet)
• Steam and smash potatoes
• Make Artichoke Puree and refrigerate
• Macerate fruit for Solstice Sangria
• Thaw Savory Goat Cheese Cake and assemble it
• Cut up watermelon, cut up mango
• Wash and prep any other fruit

Saturday

• A.M.: Bake Summer Berry Torte
• Buy fish
• Set up bar
• Assemble Watermelon Salad
• Bake Parmesan Cheese Twists
• Make Solstice Sangria
• Roast Baby Vegetables
• Bake Smashed Potatoes
• Reheat Artichoke Puree
• Cook fish
• Have a glass of sangria and enjoy!

A NOTE: *Many of these can also be done on Saturday. The more you do on Friday, the less stress you will have on Saturday.