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Successful Thanksgiving Dinner Tips

• Relax. It is necessary that the host or hostess should be relaxed and in the mood of having fun for all the guests to enjoy. Use good quality tablecloths and big, heavy and soft fabric napkins to make a good impression on your guests.
• Mix and match silverware, dinnerware and glasses and make your table look festive and colorful and position them nicely for a balanced look. Mix family members and guests and children and adults while seating everybody on the table, so that no one feels alienated. Place cards with the name of the person on the plate at each table place setting to avoid any confusion.
• If you are serving wine to the adults, children will love to be served sparkling cider.
• Keep a stack of clean dishtowels ready in the kitchen where they are easily accessible for any guests who might want to help.
• Turn the television off during Thanksgiving Dinner. It is meant for sharing love and blessings and be thankful for your family and friends not to waste time watching the idiot box!
• While planning the menu, make sure that all things can be served easily on one dinner-size plate.
• Do not keep soup in the menu for buffet-style dinner.
• Try to coordinate things visually and taste-wise while planning the menu.