Gr8 Goes Green!

The Great Eight Gather and this time we celebrated all food "Green." That's right, our dinner party theme was a color.

Back in 2010, it was time again for Joel and me to host our 12th Great Eight Dinner. First item on the planning agenda is always to decide on a theme. After eleven years of gatherings, no one had yet featured a “color” as a theme. How easy would that be? Hence,

Gr8 Goes Green

We couldn’t think of a better color to incorporate in the invitation, on the table, and of course we included green drinks, green appetizers, green dinner, and a green dessert! And no, we did not serve green eggs and ham but you know we were tempted.

The Green Invitation

Because only three invitations need to be delivered, it’s fun to assemble something creative to drop on each porch. I had so much fun putting this basket together of fresh green ingredients delegating green dishes for each Gr8 couple to bring.

The Menu

We started the evening with Joel’s Appletini (apple martini) and several green appetizers. I made spinach balls, a recipe given to me many years ago by my dear friend Karen.

I also served Green Olive Crostinis and Green Gazpacho offering this fresh and healthy cold soup creatively in shot glasses.

Jurga treated us to her tasty Spinach Salad with Poppyseed dressing.

For the entrée, we served Herbed Chicken on a bed of Collard Greens, Green Beans, and Anna brought a delightful side dish of Potato Basil Puree.

What’s a meal without dessert? Well, we topped the evening off with Debbie’s individual green apple pies! Homemade deliciousness!

At the end of the night we were so tired and so full we were turning, you guessed it, GREEN (and growing mustaches?)! Need I say more? Another Gr8 night!

Don't sleep during a Gr8 dinner...you never know what will befall you!

Gr8 Goes Green Recipes