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Christmas Meal Stress Reduction Tips
Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, family love and general indulgent happiness for all. However, those who have tried to cook a Christmas meal for any more than 4 people will understand just how stressful preparing and serving the Christmas meal can be. Having to make sure portions are correct, everything finishes cooking at exactly the same time, and keeping it all warm are just some of the challenges. Lets take a look at some effective ways to reduce Xmas meal time stress.
Pre-Prepare Food. Believe it or not, a great deal of the Christmas meal can be prepared earlier than day or even the day before. Cooked vegetables wont go bad or dry out if you place them into cold water and reheat them before serving. Place into hot water again for a couple of minutes and there are as good as fresh. If you have a microwave you can make your sauces up early doors and then just heat them up again with a bit of added water when you need them. Don’t try this with the potatoes or turkey however, as these don’t taste so good reheated.
Lay Table Early. This can be done at the very beginning of the day and saves a lot of hassle. You can lay all the place settings, cutlery and champagne flutes as long as you know how many people you are expecting. You can even place the crackers in position and add decorations such as poinsettias in glass vases.Making sure everything is in place and everyone has everything they need early on saves people complaining they haven't been given a fork or napkin later on.
Self Serve. One of the best tricks to a smooth Christmas meal is allowing people to self serve from the Kitchen. This way you don’t have to lug heavy bowls and serving dishes back and forth, the dining table doesn’t get cluttered up, and people can have exactly what they want. It’s advisable to keep the wine glasses on the table however as trying to juggle food and drink never ends well.
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