Tips For Your Christmas Dinner To Be A Success

When you decide to receive guests at your home for a Christmas dinner, surely one of the key points is to provide these people with happy times with good food and drink in a pleasant environment.

If you have decided that this year's Christmas dinner or even Christmas lunch will be for you, it is important to take some steps to make sure everything goes well and that the dinner is unforgettable and enjoyable for your guests.

If you are single, drag friends to help you in this quest. If you have a mate, ask him for help too. If you have children, include them in the game!


All help is welcome, especially on the day, but your duty should be very clear and organized, otherwise you run the risk of having more people getting in the way than helping with the organization.

Here are some primordial tips to rock the day before or on Christmas Day with a beautiful supper or celebratory lunch:

1. Set the number of guests


It is not always easy to know the exact number of people coming to the event, but planning at least an approximate number of guests is essential to calculating how much food and how much drink you need to prepare and buy to serve. Try to confirm in advance who will actually attend supper, so it is easier to plan everything.

2. Plan which dishes and drinks to serve

It is essential to know exactly what you are going to cook or serve and what beverages you will offer to guests so you can plan meal logistics: buy ingredients, set cooking times, and so on. Do not forget to consider that the food of some guests may require different dishes (allergic, lactose intolerant, vegetarians, children, the elderly, etc.). That's why it's important to have different options at your table.


3. Make a shopping list

Prepare the shopping list based on what you have defined as supper dishes and drinks. If possible, get someone to help you shop, especially if you are buying a lot. One idea is to use the grocery delivery service and buy the drinks from a distributor, so you save some of your effort.

4. Decorate the Christmas themed house

Creating an appropriate setting for Christmas dinner includes decorating with objects related to this holiday. Set up a Christmas tree, put a garland on the door, decorate with blink, anyway? Bring the Christmas mood to your home to welcome your guests in style.

5. Plan the Christmas table decoration

Decorating the table may be simple, but it needs to be neat. Bet on mini table Christmas trees, a nice tablecloth and red or themed napkins. If you want to spice up the decor, use mini candles and spread gold glitter on the towel for a special touch.

6. Make a? To-do list? for eve

A week in advance or more, prepare a to-do list? on Christmas Eve or lunch day. This list is important for you to forget about and may include tasks such as: fetching drinks from a dispenser, time and cooking time of each dish, among other tasks that end up being done on the day itself.

7. Serve snacks before supper

When you invite people in for a meal, they don't always all arrive at the same time, and everything isn't always ready by the time guests arrive. To make your guests feel comfortable, serve aperitif drinks and juices accompanied by savory cereal mixes such as walnuts, almonds and pistachios.

8. Relax! Enjoy supper with your guests

The most important step of all for your supper to be a success is to enjoy the moment. Relax and enjoy this time with your friends and / or family. A cheerful hostess who doesn't get carried away by the nervousness of doing everything the best way is a good hostess.

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