Happy Thanksgiving!
Today we celebrate our Canadian Thanksgiving. There will be between twenty-five and thirty of us, hosted in our new home. Yes we recently moved and because we were on our fall vacation for two an a half weeks the house is not perfect but we felt it is more personal than renting a hall as was suggested. We are used to hosting larger groups with one monthly event of fifteen to thirty as well as larger family gatherings. Here's a few tips for entertaining for large groups on the frugal side.
- KISS (keep it simple silly) - The KISS hypothesis really works when entertaining for large groups. Less is more in the sense of dishes offered. I have place settings for 30 but sometimes going to paper plates is a good idea depending on the venue.
- don't refuse help - Trust me I am the queen of my kitchen but for larger events a bit of help is always appreciated. If someone offers to help, graciously accept even if you need to slightly modify the help offered,
- use disposable - I don't like disposable anything and have service for thirty but even at that there are sometimes disposable is better than anything else.
- enlist help - I have no problem hosting for thirty but I am not above asking for help. It is not impolite to say, I need help for this event.
- everyone brings something - Ok, this is not my idea and in fact when hosting an event there are very few times I would want a guest to bring anything because that is not our style. But sometimes like our Thanksgiving feast each couple was responsible for bringing one dish. It works and it does take a bit of the burden off of the host.
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