Who doesn't love a good Christmas party. I know I know. All that great food that we have all come to expect each Christmas/Thanksgiving season.
As fun and fabulous as parties are they can be stressful for the host. My best advice is to make a plan. Decide in advance what you will serve, how you will serve it, when you will prepare it and when you will purchase it.
If you aren't into cooking, then just go buy it from your local grocery store and then present it on decorative serving pieces.
I really like a good check list. Without a list I will probably forget something. Have you ever cooked a large meal and then left a side dish sitting in the fridge because you forgot to put it on the table. So make a list, it will keep you from going "aw snap, I forgot to put out the______."
You want to enjoy your party so think of a creative way to keep from being the clean up crew. Make sure you place trash cans around that are visible, but not obtrusive, if you are using disposible products. You can place trays for guest to put dirty dishes on or as you're picking up have a designated, but slightly hidden place to put all the dirty dishes. It may be as simple as screening off an area of your counter to pile high dishes and then tend to them when your guest leave.
Enjoy your parties!
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