So the leftovers are gone...hopefully everyone made something yummy with theirs; we just reheated & ATE!!
Time to think about the Christmas season menu. Which, in my case, also includes a cocktail party, several Legends activities/camps, and lots of desserts! How does one separate all the activities and not get overwhelmed? I try to take each thing as it comes, according to deadlines. If you bite off little chunks instead of eating the total daily requirements through June (which, incidentally, I have to do at this moment), you'll be fine. A party at the end of the week? Shop for bargains right after the newspaper ads come out, then set up a daily what-to-do list. Don't prep your food any more than 3 days in advance for a small party (unless you plan on freezing the food), and figure on a time frame of at least 2 hrs. to set up for your get together. This way, you'll have some wiggle room to go to a store if anything should go wrong. Make sure you consider the time of day, too, as that will help determine how much your guests will eat. They'll eat much more at 6 p.m. if they haven't had dinner first, than they will at 7:30...so keep that in mind.
Hint for the day: A standard oven will only fit a half- sheet or 2 (unless you're one of the lucky ones with a ginormous oven), so when you have to bake something, double the time you use to bake to account for more than 1 batch of whatever you're making.
Happy holidays, and take a deep breath...
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