How to Host a Family Dinner
April 9, 2009 | In: Cooking, Family, Home, Special Occassions
Hosting a Family Dinner
Hosting dinner at home need not be the horror it seems to be. Here are some tips to consider if you suddenly find yourself being assigned as host for a family dinner:
Assign.
An assistant, I mean. You can choose a son/daughter or a sibling for this (preferably one who drives). He or she will run last-minute errands (forgotten stuff. It has been known to happen) on the day itself. This way you can still act as host or hostess without your guests knowing that something is amiss.
Delegate.
Don’t act as if it’s a solo project. If it’s a family dinner, then this involves the whole family. As host, you’ll have to be responsible for the main dishes (if it’s a holiday dinner, this means the turkey, the stuffing, and the gravy). You can ask each guest to bring something like a salad or side dish, or dessert. This way, you won’t have to run amok, preparing all the food and it saves money too. In the long run, these food assignments might even become a family tradition.
Shedule.
Do not cram things the day before or the day itself of the dinner. You can do the shopping of non-perishable food stuff two weeks before the dinner. You can start re-arranging furniture (if you have to ) the week before, cleaning the house and buying the perishable items three days before. Preparing ingredients and cooking the re-heatable dishes the day before. So all you have to are minor tasks on the actual day of the dinner.
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