The Saturday before Christmas I sat down and wrote out my shopping list. I am a firm believer in lists. They keep me on track and ensure that I get 99% of what I need in one trip. (Be honest, do you ever get everything that first trip) Shopping was the easy part and my total came in under what I had expected thanks to some deal hunting and that I was buying lots of items but in small increments.
I then sat down and worked out the timeline of how I am going to ensure that everything is cooked properly and warm when it hits the table. This is when I realized that dinner was going to take 3 hours and my family was not going to handle that well. I pulled out Course #5 (sad because I purchased some great metal chopsticks for that course) and removed the games. I will be running around but I am still excited for the dinner.
I had to work the morning of Christmas Eve – which meant that I had to enlist the help of my family for some of the prep cook and defrosting.
I set the table on Sunday because a good table is
You can see the short video below with the explanation of how and why I put everything together.
I know the flatware is not in its normal order but it works in the order of the courses that are being served.
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Full Table
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Individual Settings