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Preparing Ahead for a Christmas Party


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Precooked meatballs and sausage, ready for the freezer.I am very organized. Not bragging at all. I come from a very large family and I am very used to having very large holiday dinners. I'm also good at finding many short-cuts to make my life easier. It works. Trust me! It works!

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I am having a Christmas party on the 11th, and 10 days before I started cooking. I am serving all Italian food and much more. I have already made my fresh Italian meatballs, all made, rolled, cooked on a cookie sheet, cooled and put into a freezer bag and put into the freezer. Same with Italian sausage, cooked, drained, sliced in bite sized pieces, cooled and put in a freezer bag and in the freezer.

I made 2 very large Calzones filled with all deli meats and cheese, then chopped fresh tomato, pickles, basil, oil and vinegar, cooked, cooled, wrapped very tight and into the freezer. The Calzone are great to freeze, because when you start to thaw them, you can slice them before they are thawed, and you get wonderful thin neat slices. You just reheat on a cookie sheet and they come out great. The meatballs and sausage just get put in your sauce. All my desserts are made and in the freezer.

This is such a big stress relief for me and leaves me with so much less to do.

One other tip: I bought all pre-sliced block cheese for cheese and crackers and found the price exactly the same. Shop and compare! I just want to enjoy my own party! :)

A premade calzone ready for the freezer.
 
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December 22, 20160 found this helpful

Planning a Christmas gathering with guests requires planning. When I host a gathering with gas, I normally begin with making a list which begins with decorations for the table ,candles,serving pieces,menu, recipes, beverages,grocery lists, table settings, linens. I follow the kist for purchasing the groceries and organzing recipes where i can prepare that can be frozen before and recipes that have to be prepared the day before the event. On the day of the event, the table is set, the remaining recipes which should be quick and easy to prepare are finished and placed on serving pieces, an ice bucket is filled with ice for beverages, and the food is prepared in buffet style at my event.

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Table Buffet has items on it in oder that the guest would have to leave the table to go to the buffet area and the kitchen to refill beverages or get bread or any other food item that would be convenient to the table. I always count the number of candles that I like during an event and write that number down on a piece of paper posted on my refrigerator, at the end of the event I count the candles that are extinguished to ensure safety. Proper planning and organization is the key to having a successful fun event at your home

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