Christmas Meals The Easy Way
Everyone knows that Christmas is the one time of the year where everyone can let their hair down, forgot their worries and enjoy themselves. However, the people responsible for preparing the Christmas meal often do not get a chance to feel the festive joy and sometimes stress levels can go through the roof. 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. Here are three tips then that you can use to help your Christmas meal go smoothly.
Pre-Prepare Food. Not all the food has to be cooked at the same time you know, much of it can be sorted very early on. Cooked vegetables wont go bad or dry out if you place them into cold water and reheat them before serving. Just drop the veg in some hot water for 2-3 mins and it will be as if they were cooked right then. All the sauces can be made early and just reheated with a bit of extra water when you need them. Dont try this with the potatoes or turkey however, as these dont taste so good reheated.
Get Table Sorted. 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. Doing it early means you dont have to panic setting it all up just before serving.
Self Serve. If you let people plate up themselves from dishes in the kitchen you save a lot of time and effort. This allows for much more room at the dinner table as its not taken up with serving dishes, and people can choose exactly what they want to eat, without grandma loading your plate up with sprouts. Its advisable to keep the wine glasses on the table however as trying to juggle food and drink never ends well.
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