How Do You Prepare A Holiday Feast?
Food defines holiday get-togethers. Thanksgiving wouldn’t be the same without turkey and stuffing, and crispy potato latkes during Hanukkah are mandatory. As your calendar books up during the holiday season, it helps to start the preparations well ahead of time. Step 1 Prepare the menu a couple weeks in advance. Thumb through magazines, favorite cookbooks and one of the many books focusing on gracious entertaining such as Williams-Sonoma’s Entertaining. Surf the Internet for tempting ideas. Call your grandmother and ask for her famous brisket recipe. See 316 Throw a Dinner Party. Step 2 Spread the word. Call or e-mail relatives and guests several weeks in advance to find out who can come, who has to stay at school and who is feasting with their in-laws this time around. Tell them what time to arrive and what dish to bring. Step 3 Stock up on nonperishable essentials (canned chicken broth, butter, olive oil, canned pumpkin pie filling, beans, wine, sparkling water). Order meat or turkey
