Simplified Hosting Ideas
Holidays are a time meant for relaxing and spending time with family, although relaxing isn’t something that often gets associated with the holidays. You more commonly hear words like stressful and overwhelmed especially around hosting parties or the holiday dinner. This holiday season you can rest in peace and enjoy your hosting experience with these simplified hosting ideas.
Prep your servingware. Get out all your serving dishes and platters ahead of time. Label them with sticky notes that say what you’re going to put in each one. This way you are not digging in cabinets last minute and preparing food becomes easier when you have a place for finished food to go.
Let your guests bring something. If someone offers to make a dessert or an appetizer, take some pressure off and graciously accept.
Leave the china in the cabinet. You don’t have to bust out your best dishes or even your everyday dishes for a party or holiday. There is presentable and affordable plasticware for everything from serving bowls to silverware. Make your clean-up quick and easy!
Utilize grocery apps. Find out if your local grocery store is associated with a grocery ordering app or has the capability on their website. This will save you so much time. You can add your ingredients throughout the week and have them ready for pickup or even delivered right to your door.
Catering isn’t cheating. Everyone loves a good home-cooked meal, but catering is the next best thing. Don’t feel like you have to make everything from scratch, or anything for that matter. Cater your next party or holiday dinner and skip the grocery shopping and food prep.
Presentation over complication. Some of the easiest recipes can be displayed beautifully. You don’t need to make 20 ingredient dishes for it to be tasty and appealing. Search for simple appetizers and desserts, then display in creative ways. Pinterest is full of ideas that will make it look like you spent hours on what actually took you 20 minutes.
The power of greenery. Even with a beautifully decorated house, a speed bump hosts run into is the decorations for the table. Greenery is a beautiful and effective way to add decor to any spot. A great place to look for this is your local membership-only warehouse stores. You can preorder and it is usually for a fraction of the cost.