Entertaining

Entertaining during the holiday season takes on many different faces. Everything from small family gatherings, pot-lucks for the neighbors, parties you are invited to, etc. No matter what your entertaining activities are you need to make sure you plan! Below are some ways to get you on your way to help with entertaining during the holidays.

What types of parties are you planning on having at your house?  Write these down and go ahead and set a date (time is running out) so you can prepare your invitations.

Call people and ask them to "reserve the date" and that a formal invitation with all the details will be coming later.

Consider putting the invitations into your Chirstmas card to save money.

Make out your menu and add the items to your grocery list with a date needed.

Pre-order anything you are having other make (cakes, meat trays, etc.)

Potlucks are a great way to spend time with everyone without spending all day cooking - this helps with everyone's stress.

Buy nice paper plates and napkins for an easy clean-up but still be festive.  Use your Christmas plates for serving.

Consider having a theme and creating all your food around the theme.

Make a list of all non-food items you will need.