Thanksgiving will be here before you know it. Are you prepared for the onslaught of turkey, dressing, sides and pies?
Are you are looking for ideas on how to host family and friends
in a smaller loft space, or hosting your very first Thanksgiving
dinner? Or, maybe you would like to let someone else do
the work and dine out this year. Read on to discover several
helpful suggestions from Cathi and Mary Alice, our go-to Interior Designers at CM In The City.
Both Cathi and Mary Alice wanted to start with tips on how
to host your first Thanksgiving dinner. Whether you’ve ever
dreamed of the day when you could host your Thanksgiving
dinner or dreaded it, hosting Thanksgiving for the first time
can be very stressful. Cathi said her top tip was to make a list
and check it twice. She prefers to use Word or Note on her
computer and does a few separate pages: One for the guest
list, another for the menu with recipes (keeping recipes in the
document will have all your resources at your figure tips), and
last is a list of who is bringing what and if their item will need
to be heated or to use your platters or bowls. It might sound
a bit detailed, but this process saves all that last minute stress
of not having oven space or a lack of serving pieces.
Mary Alice shared a few of her favorite resources for both recipes and menu planning. Start with Food Network’s Thanksgiving Planner, and follow this guide to keep your stress