Hospitality and Kitchen Clues

1. USE WHAT YOU HAVE ON HAND. THERE IS A LIST IN THE BACK OF THE LEAFLET THAT YOU HAVE THAT HAS A GREAT LIST OF MULTI USEFUL ITEMS, WHICH WILL HELP YOU BE ABLE TO COOK UP SOMETHING ON THE SPUR OF THE MOMENT.
2. TO MAKE STORE BOUGHT HOMEMADE, USE BUTTER AND WHIPPING CREAM INSTEAD OF MARGARINE OR MILK
3. KEEP A NOTEPAD AND PEN BY YOUR CHAIR WHERE YOU WATCH TV OR LOOK THROUGH MAGAZINES. THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO WRITE DOWN NEEDED ITEMS TO MAKE SOMETHING THAT YOU MIGHT WANT.
4. PLAN THEME NIGHTS…….CHOCOLATE NIGHTS, PICTURE NITES, WHERE EVERYONE BRINGS A PICTURE TO THE TABLE AND TELLS SOMETHING ABOUT THE PICTURE, (LIKE WHAT THERE WERE DOING AT THE TIME AND WHY THEY LIKE IT OR WHY THEY DON’T., CD’S AS COASTER NIGHT
5. MAKE MEATLOAF/POTPIES IN SMALL INDIVIDUAL CONTAINERS
6. MAKE HOMEMADE TEA WITH SUGAR/SWEET & LOW (MOST MEN DO NOT LIKE CHRYSTAL LIGHT OR FRUIT FLAVORED TEA, SO GIVE THEM THE STRAIGHT THING)
7. ***PUT COMFORTABLE CHAIRS AROUND THE TABLE WHERE YOU ARE MOST LIKELY TO SIT WITH FAMILY OR FRIENDS. WE BOUGHT WICKER CHAIRS ON SALE AND PUT PADS IN THERE AROUND OUR BREAKFAST TABLE. WE SPEND SOMETIMES 2 AND 3 HOURS SITTING THERE TALKING AFTER DINNER. THE CHAIRS ARE SO EASY TO LEAN BACK IN AND YOU ARE NOT SITTING THERE THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU CANNOT WAIT TO GET OUT OF THE CHAIR.
8. BAG UP DRY INGREDIENTS FOR COOKIES & CAKES AND FREEZE FOR LATER, THAT WAY ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ADD THE LIQUIDS AND BAKE, SHORT ON TIME, MAKE THE COOKIES INTO BARS. MOST COOKIE RECIPES GIVE YOU THE AMOUNT OF DOUGH THAT WOULD BAKE UP NICELY IN A 9X13 PAN. UNLIKE THE INSTRUCTIONS ON MOST COOKIES, YOU WILL NEED TO SPRAY THE PAN WITH PAM……
9. MAKE HOSTESS GIFTS FROM MEMORIES (LIKE TAKE A PICTURE RT WHEN THEY COME IN THE DOOR OR A GIANT COOKIE OR BROWNIE TO PACKAGE AND SEND HOME WITH THEM IN A ATTRACTIVE CONTAINER. ANOTHER HOSTESS IDEA IS TO HAVE WRITTEN ON A RECIPE CARD THE RECIPE OF A DISH THAT YOU ARE SERVING THEM THAT NIGHT.

1. SIT DOWN WITH YOUR COMPANY AND DO NOT BE CONSTANTLY GETTING UP AND DOWN AND STAYING IN THE KITCHEN, PREPARE SOMETHING THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE COOKING SO YOU ARE ABLE TO VISIT WITH THE COMPANY, NOT BEING WORRIED ABOUT THE PREPARATIONS AND DISHES.

       I’VE SAVED THE MOST IMPORTANT UNTIL LAST. BEFORE YOU OPEN THE DOOR TO THE FIRST TO                         ARRIVE, GIVE YOURSELF 5 MIN TO JUST SIT DOWN AND INVITE THE LORD TO BE PRESENT. INVITE  THE LORD INTO YOUR HOME AS A SPECIAL GUEST. WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES TO KNOW THAT HE IS RIGHT THERE IN YOUR PRESENCE, WHICH WILL GIVE YOU A DIFFFERENT PROSPECTIVE ON HOW YOU TREAT YOUR FAMILY AND GUESTS.