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Summer Solstice Beverages

The yellow peaches and white nectarines I found at the market were so delicious, I wanted to use them in a white sangria. I decided on a white sangria with tequila and white wine. Usually, sangria is very sweet with added sugar. This has no added sugar. In fact, I kept it fairly simple, if […]

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.