7 Tips to Help When Hosting Christmas Day Lunch
By Paul Fielding A stressful time of year for many seasoned event pros, and amateur hosts alike. The Christmas period, and Christmas day in particular, offers a chance to entertain family and friends, and show off the cooking and planning skills you're famous (or perhaps infamous) for. Below are a few tips you may find useful, through prepping and planning stages, to cleaning up Boxing Day. With a waiter-hire twist, the points below follow our matra to keep things simple, and keep things tidy. That is to collate similar tasks, prep as early as possible, and keep a cool head through the process. 1. Write a menu and prep list. Divide the tasks to food safety priority, and anything that can be prepped, cooked or frozen before hand can be crossed off early. Do as little as possible on the day, with the help of the remaining list items. 2. When shopping, an online order (such as Coles Online) and a pre-order with the butcher will ensure unnecessary sp