Thanksgiving -“You Don’t Need to Dress to Impress”

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by Josh Khan

Once it’s the actual day of the big dinner, get ready to take on more responsibilities. Aside from cooking the actual meal, there is a little more planning to do.

By calculating the number of guests, you have to come up with seating arrangements. To start off, you should figure out where the kids are going to sit.

Instead of having them sitting together with the adults,** try and form a “kid section” where all the cousins with each other, with either some adults or teenagers looking over them.

Just remember to keep the kids close to their parents because you don’t want to keep hearing “Mommy, come here!” for the whole dinner. When it comes to adults, there’s a simple and easy way to seat everyone: do it by gender.

Have all the females sitting with each other so they can gossip and group together the males so they can talk about sports and more sports.

Once the seating arrangements are done and the guests arrive, bring out the snacks. Platters like the “Fresh Fruit Platter” on Recipeland.

com are good to serve when relatives are here because it can keep everyone out of the kitchen and have them ignoring the fact that dinner is not quite ready yet.

If that doesn’t keep everyone occupied, then send the kids outside to play and let the adults know that professional football is on television.

Even if some relatives you know don’t like football, they will wind up watching it with everyone else because the sport has become part of the Thanksgiving tradition.

Once the turkey is fully-cooked and the other dishes are ready to be eaten, it’s time to find a turkey carver. Instead of bugging the females in the family, see if one of the young strapping uncles is willing to carve the turkey for everyone.

If no one budges from their spot, then randomly pick someone and threaten them with no dessert if they don’t decide to accept the simple task.

With the turkey carved up, your family can now enjoy a scrumptious Thanksgiving dinner. There are few things in life that truly make you happy and feel good about yourself.

Aside from the decadent taste of pumpkin pie, there is no other feeling that warms your heart than the fact that you’ve brought your family together at your own place!

Fresh Fruit Platter

http://www.recipeland.com/recipe/9459/