in case you were wondering what you'd be eating for dinner on september 13, 2008, here's our menu. :)
marinated portabella “steaks”
stuffed chicken breasts
pork loin with fruit reduction sauce
i'm struggling with this.
our caterer has offered us disposable plates and flatware. not like paperplates. nice disposable with a silver ring around the edge. what's great is this is included in our catering quote, so in our eyes, it's pretty much free. awesome.
the problem is that this goes against my attempt at being as green & eco-friendly as possible. disposable things are not eco-friendly. i did find some biodegradable cups online which made me feel a bit better about those. the most eco-friendly thing to do, however, is to rent plates and flatware from a rental company. great because we wouldn't be throwing anything away. bad because it's an additional cost & leads to all kinds of other questions: how many plates do you actually need? is there a formula for that? what if you ran out of plates?
now the cost is outrageous. it's 35 cents a plate. however, i think everything is about 35 cents (glasses, flatware, desert plates, etc.), so that can quickly add up. i keep thinking that to keep it simple and less expensive i should just stick with the disposable.
i had the thought that maybe i could possibly find them cheaper. what if i went to a flea market or thrift store & was about to find plates? they would be mismatched, of course, but i think that could be really interesting.
thoughts? opinions?
yes, that's right. you will now officially be eating at our wedding!
we met with tina yesterday at the flying monkey, and she's fabulous. she bought at lunch at her cantina; it was so good! i think she's going to be super easy to work with. she's going to pull together some sample menus for us to look at & decide what we like best. the food we talked about sounded really delicious. all her food is organic, local, and fresh. we're super excited!
so, i'll leave you with this...one item she mentioned making for the desert table....chocolate covered strawberries injected with champagne...yum!
yay for food!
the cantina isn't going to be open today. tina's been sick and it's too cold outside (currently 36), so, we're going to meet with her sometime next week. either during the week or next weekend. but i think we might go look at wedding bands today instead, so that's fun. :D
tina just sent me some sample menus. we're going to meet with her next week. everything sounds very yummy. things like...
cranberry-apricot pork roast with wild rice & mushrooms
oven-roasted stuffed chicken breast with rice dressing
baked ham with black cherries & sweet potatoes with apples
mango chipolte shrimp cups
mushroom caps stuffed with pepperjack and polenta
beef kabobs
garlic-herb meatballs
roasted pork with a fuit reduction sauce
spicy creamcheese pinwheels
mmmm......
caso, the bridal fair was kind of a bust although i did get to have a few snacks of ruth chris steak appetizers (yum!). it didn't have as many vendors as i was expecting. pretty much only one caterer; i emailed them when i got home. yam and i looked through a few invitations books, tried some cake, looked at some dresses, and registered for prizes (didn't win anything, of course).
there was one invitation style that i thought was cool. it's called seal and send. i hadn't seen it before. it's everything in one. the invitation folds up, so no envelope required & the bottom tears off to be the response card. neat idea. below is an example.
cake was pretty good. it was by lucy the cake lady. i sent her an email to get more info.
i went by the artist market at lowe mill after the fair this afternoon and remembered that tina's cantina does catering. i've never eaten there, but everything i've seen or heard about sounds really good. tina's does all kinds of homecooking & it's organic. they also do vegetarian and vegan dishes & everything comes from local meat and vegetable vendors which i like. i sent an email to get more info about their catering menu, prices, etc. we'd be buying local which is great. i think it's a good option. we'll see what they say.
so, i guess i might go to the bridal fair that's going on tomorrow. there's also another one next saturday. bridal fairs everywhere! maybe if i go to the one tomorrow, i'll actually win a prize. that'd be nice.
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