APPS & ALCOHOL
GAME PLAN
4 Weeks Before
- Think about menu (see blog entry under Create the Menu)
3 Weeks Before
- Invite guests
- Make and freeze cookies
- Make and freeze Turkey Empanaditas and Black Bean Empanaditas
- Make and freeze Chicken Liver Pate
2 Weeks Before
- Review menu
- Book bartender and kitchen help if needed
- Make and freeze Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits
1 Week Before
- Finalize menu
- Buy alcohol, beverages, phyllo dough
- Buy and store ice
Monday
- Set up table
- Dishes, glasses, etc.
Tuesday
Wednesday
- Buy and arrange flowers
- Clean house
- Set playlist
- Do major grocery shopping
Thursday
- Make tomato sauce for the Mini Pasta Timballos
- Grill zucchini for Caprese Veggie Skewers
- Prepare Fig Pesto Torte
Friday
- Make Chocolate Pudding
- Macerate Peaches
- Prepare filling for Kaleakopita
- Prepare Yoghurt Dipping Sauce
- Prepare rub and season Pork Tenderloin
- Trim all Lamb Chops
- Thaw phyllo dough
SATURDAY
Morning:
- Assemble and bake Kaleakopita
Thaw:
- Empanaditas
- Buttermilk Cheddar Biscuits
- Cookies
- Chicken Liver Pate
Next:
- Grill Lamb Chops
- Prepare and broil Mini Turkey Meatballs
- Cook Pork Tenderloin
Afternoon:
- Assemble Caprese Veggie Skewers
- Assemble Gorgonzola Cherry Bites (bake just before the party)
- Make Mini Pasta Timballos (bake just before the party)