Do you have any top tips for surviving Christmas stress? We’re after ideas from peeling the sprouts on Christmas Eve and storing them in a bag in the fridge through to keeping relatives under control.
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Here are our top 5 tips:
- Don’t get stuck on your own in the kitchen – rope in others to help and “volunteer” someone / people to do the washing up afterwards – unless you’re a restaurant, of course
- Prepare as much as you can ahead of the day. Sure, the vitamin content might deteriorate a little overnight, but that’s better for your guests’ health than putting up with your short temper at trying to juggle 15 ingredients on the “big day”
- Keep kids amused – if necessary, nominate a relative to be “in charge” and spot low blood sugar / tiredness / boredom / whining – and do something about it!
- Remember it’s about family, not the quality of your cooking / level of dusting / standard of present wrapping.
- If you drop the turkey, burn the roast potatoes, mush the sprouts and lumpify the gravy, don’t worry. Just keep some bread in the feezer and tins of baked beans in the cupboard…
Care to share?
Thanks,
Clare x
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