Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Plan for Last Minute Menu Changes

The first couple years I hosted New Year’s Eve parties, I optimistically put more items on the menu than I had time to prepare. I realized that it was better to still plan and shop for a couple more items than I will probably make. Why?

  1. I don’t stress out when I run out of time. No problem, that was my optional item.
  2. If I start realizing I am running out of time, I can choose to swap an appetizer that takes more time for an easier item.
  3. If I get a number of last minute RSVP’s, I don’t have to make a rush trip to the store for reinforcements. This happened one year because a last minute snow storm caused several travel plan cancellations, leaving locals without New Year plans.
  4. It gives me something new to make the following day to go with the other “fresh” party leftovers I wrote about in the previous post.

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