The Perfect
Christmas Eve
Christmas is stressful. I’m only 18
but I can already feel the stress of
the holidays creeping up on me
in November. Between spending
more money on gifts than we’ve
planned, hosting Christmas parties
or extended family gatherings we
sometimes forget about the actual
meaning of Christmas Eve and the
Dinner
most important meal of December
24th – Christmas dinner.
If you’re (probably) going to be
running around stores like a
headless chicken and try to get
every dish done in the last minute,
here are a couple of tips to make
your December a little less stressful.
Rule No 1 SET THE BUDGET
This can be done the minute you know for how many you’re cooking. It may seem
hard because even after you’ve bought every single ingredient there’s always something else you could’ve added to your menu but don’t stress over that. It’s the worst
to go last minute shopping because you’d just stuff the shopping cart with completely
unnecessary items.
Rule N o2 DO NOT OVERCOMPLICATED IT
When you’re with your loved ones they won’t mind if you serve them restaurantquality Turkey with some fancy port and cranberry sauce or chicken wings with
mashed potatoes.
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Rule N 4 LISTEN TO CHRISTMAS MUSIC &
LIGHT CANDLES
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Rule N 3
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table and se
This always gets me in the Christmas spirit, even if everything else fails, music is
certain to lighten the mood. And remember, if you mess up the food, you can always
just turn off the lights, light candles and pretend everything’s fine.
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Rule N 5 HAVE FUN
Not everything has to be perfect to have a great time with your loved ones. Whether
it’s your friends or family, they won