5 Top Tips for Hosting a Successful

Thanksgiving Dinner

Once a year, homeowners spend countless hours in the kitchens of their Point Breeze homes for sale in Pittsburgh making the perfect Thanksgiving dinner. This holiday is one of the most important days in an American household and hosting an amazing Thanksgiving dinner is always a feat. To help avoid the stress of all the preparations, here are some tips to help you out:

1. PLAN. The key to any successful event is the amount of time, effort, and resources spent on planning. From the food to the wine to the table setting, everything needs to be set accordingly. These kinds of dinner parties are not something you can host at the last minute. Even when it’s a potluck dinner, planning the food that each guest brings is important so that you won’t end up with five different kinds of cranberry sauce, 3 wines, and no turkey.

2. ORGANIZE. Make sure everything is in proper order before you start shopping for your ingredients. Before you take a trip to the store, organize just how much of one item you’re getting, where you’re getting it from, and how much budget you’re allowed to use up. Keeping organized is another way to avoid the stress that comes with hosting an elaborate dinner with lots of people involved.

3. DELEGATE. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. Luxury Realtors® in Point Breeze Pittsburgh PA always advise their clients that asking for help is not a sign of weakness. Rather, it is an open invitation to collaborate and get creative with the menu and the set up so that everyone is assured of a fun time before, during, and after the dinner.

4. MAKE A SCHEDULE. Create a schedule that you and your family or friends can work on. Estimate the amount of time one recipe should be cooked, which recipe should be prepared first, what recipe can be done the night before, and more. Stick to this schedule and before you know it, you’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving with everything all set up and food is ready to be served.

5. GIVE. No matter how much planning you put into it, chances are you’ll still have a ton of leftovers. As such, encourage guests to bring plastic containers so you can give them some of the leftovers. Unless of course you’re planning to run on zero refrigerator space and a week’s worth of leftovers for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Hosting a successful Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t have to be a stressful event. Simply follow these really easy tips and you’ll soon be enjoying the night with your family and friends. Find even more helpful tips for savvy homeowners by visiting http://www.SoldByConnie.net.

Call me, Connie Wolff at 724-779-1427 for all your real estate needs. As a trusted luxury REALTOR® in Point Breeze Pittsburgh PA, I provide all my clients expert solutions, one yard at a time.