Greek Dinner Party Planner

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Greek Dinner Party Greek Dinner Party Budget Worksheet

Planned Actual Planned Actual Expenses Expenses Expenses Expenses

Food: $______Dishware: $______Linens: ______Tablescape: ______Centerpiece: ______Rentals: ______Napkins: ______Glassware: ______Nap Rings: ______Flatware: ______Invitations: ______Serviceware: ______Tableware: ______Specialty: ______Placecards: ______Beverages: ______Menu(s): ______Equipment: ______Candles: ______Decor: ______Lighting: ______Decor: ______Favors: ______Decor: ______Other: ______Other: ______

When planning your party, use the first column to estimate how much you want to spend in each expense category. The second column should reflect the amount you actually spent for each category.

Flaming Saganaki Cheese with Toasts Chilled Ouzo Zucchini Keftedes with Tangy Yogurt Cucumber Salad Athena's Greek Baked Chicken Salt & Vinegar Crispy Potatoes Galaktoboureko (Greek Custard Pie) Turkish Coffee Take-Home Favors: Greek Butter Cookies

Cook's Notes

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FLAMING SAGANAKI CHEESE W/TOASTS ATHENA'S GREEK BAKED CHICKEN ______

ZUCCHINI KEFTEDES & SALT AND VINEGAR TANGY YOGURT CUCUMBER SALAD CRISPY POTATOES ______

GALAKTOBOUREKO TURKISH COFFEE (GREEK CUSTARD PIE) ______

GREEK BUTTER COOKIES

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WHAT I FOUND/BORROWED HOW I'M USING IT

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Don't be afraid to get creative when you're thinking of great ways to use the items you gathered from around your home or borrowed from your BFF !

WHAT I NEED TO PURCHASE VENDOR & PRICE

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Use this page to make a shopping list of the items you want to buy for your party's decor and tablescape. I've made sure to include a price column to keep you on budget!

CRAFT PROJECTS MATERIALS HAVE/NEED

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Use this page to plan the craft projects you want to make for your Greek Dinner Party. Make a shopping list of the items you'll need to complete all your projects and only shop once! Copyright 2019 ingredients for a fabulous life all rights reserved Greek Dinner Party Tablescape Planner

Linens: ______Use this page to Linens: ______record all your Runner(s): ______Napkins: ______tablescape

Nap Rings: ______components, so Placemats: ______you have Centerpiece: ______everything you Placecards: ______need at your Menu(s): ______fingertips when Candles: Lighting: ______it comes time to Favors: ______set your party Dishware: ______table! Dishware: ______Chargers: ______Glassware: ______Flatware: ______Are We In Serving Dish: ______Athens Yet? Serving Dish: ______Serving Dish: ______Serving Dish: ______

______Use this page to ______list all the items you ______need for your ______tablescape, craft ______projects, food service, ______and anything else ______you'll need to throw ______your fabulous Greek ______Dinner Party! ______(Use separate menu grocery list ______to take to the supermarket) ______Double check to see if you've forgotten anything!

Up to 3 weeks ahead

Bake Greek Butter Cookies, store in tightly covered containers between layers of was paper and freeze until needed. The cookies can be thawed 2 days prior to party to allow time to package the favors. Make keftedes and freeze the well wrapped fritters for up to 1 month. Take the fritters out of the freezer the day before serving them, thaw in the refrigerator until ready to cook.

Up to 5 days ahead

Prepare lemon syrup for Greek Custard Pie and store in refrigerator. Make the toasts for the Saganaki Cheese Appetizer and store in a tightly sealed container. Place the Greek coffee and sugar into serving vessels with small spoons.

2 Days Before Party

Prepare the guest take-home packages of Greek Butter Cookies. (they can be packaged while they thaw)

Day Before Party

Prepare semolina mixture for Greek Custard Pie, label and store in refrigerator. Cut lemon wedges for cheese appetizer; wrap and hold in refrigerator Create long lemon peel strips for lemon twist garnish on keftedes plates. Parboil the fingerling potatoes according to the recipe, just until fork tender, cool and hold a plastic storage bag in the refrigerator. Chill the bottle of Ouzo in the refrigerator if desired. If serving a chilled wine with dinner, pop it into the refrigerator today. If your chicken is frozen, take it out and thaw it in the refrigerator overnight. Unpackage the appetizer cheese, if the size or thickness needs to be adjusted, cut it and wrap in plastic film, hold in refrigerator.

Party Day - Morning

Prep the set-up for flouring the cheese appetizer; get out the pan you will use to make/serve cheese. Prepare marinade for chicken, dry chicken pieces with paper toweling, place in marinade and hold in refrigerator. Take keftedes out of freezer, place in a single layer on a Pam sprayed baking sheet and thaw in the refrigerator until 30 minutes to bring them to room temperature before the time to cook them off. Make cucumber salad dressing, keep chilled until ready to combine with vegies. Prep cucumber salad vegies, keep cucumber slices wrapped in paper toweling in the refrigerator until ready to combine with dressing. Place the toasts in their serving vessel; cover with plastic film; hold until service.

Party Day - Afternoon

Finish dessert recipe, bake, bathe with lemon syrup and hold at room temperature until serving time. Take potatoes out of refrigerator 1 hour before baking time; place in bowl with pre-baking ingredients from recipe; hold until baking time. Take chicken out of refrigerator 1 hour before baking time to come close to room temperature. Complete the cucumber salad recipe and hold until time to serve.

Party Day - Evening

Prepare the Saganaki cheese appetizer AFTER your guest arrive; toast your guests, serve and relax. Place the chicken in the preheated oven 1 hr 20 minutes before you want to serve the main course. Bake chicken as directed; place the keftedes in the oven 18 minutes prior to the end of the chicken's total cooking time. (take both out; cover chicken until it's ready to serve) Turn the oven up to 400 degrees; toss the potatoes in bowl; place on baking sheet and put in oven. Plate up keftedes and serve first course while potatoes are cooking. When potatoes are ready, serve with chicken, either family style or as a plated entree/side. Cut, plate and serve dessert with Turkish Coffee.