EASY TIPS FOR HOSTING A SIT-DOWN
DINNER
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Setting the table before the guests’ arrival
makes them feel welcome.
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It also saves you last-minute stress and
scrambling.
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If you have limitations in doing this, assemble the items you’ll need.
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If needed, someone else can set the table up for you without much direction.
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Place flowers on the table to create a colourful ambience for your guests.
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Avoid fragrant blooms that will
overshadow the delicious smell of the food you will be serving.
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If you don’t have flowers, pretty
non-scented candles can be eye-catching.
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Another idea is to display the dessert, or a cascade of fabulous chocolates.
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As you set the table, think about the
mealtime fallout, like bones, pits or shells, and place receptacles on the table to collect them.
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Passing warm towels before serving dinner is a
lovely personal touch.
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To prepare towels, moisten as many matching
facecloths as you have with a mild solution of water combined with either lemon
juice or rosewater.
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Wring out the cloths until just damp, fold in
half, roll into cylinders and arrange in a single layer in a shallow casserole
dish and cover tightly.
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Microwave for 40 or 50 seconds and pass one to
each person using tongs.
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Gather the used towels on a tray before dinner
is served.