Stress Less Thanksgiving Ideas -- Food
Not surprisingly, most of the suggestions we received for a Stress Less Thanksgiving related to Food. Here are several excellent ideas from friends and readers:
From The Twinkies (a web site on Mothering Multiples -- Check out the November 12th entry titled Balancing Act.):
Don't cook anything you don't cook comfortably all the time. Lots of family coming over is the WRONG time to roast a bird if you only do it once a year. The pressure will make you miserable. Cook things you enjoy cooking. Have other people bring items or buy them pre-made at the grocery store.
And you don't have to serve turkey. You can decide to serve lasagna if you wish. When do guests dictate the menu anyway? If they don't like it, let them host the dinner and you can bring a nice bottle of wine or a pint of ice cream and wash your hands of the whole, stressful affair."
From Misty at Soapbox SUPERSTAR: Don't You Judge Me: I would suggest ordering your meal from Boston Market! Their Chilled Banquets are so delicious and come all ready. You just pick it up at a time convenient for you (I suggest earlier vs. later due to the crowds) and heat it up when you get home.
The food is really good. The pricing is actually CHEAPER than what it would cost if you bought all the ingredients at the store. And it's totally worth the stress relief."
Send us your own Stress Less Thanksgiving ideas by commenting below. You can also email me: Elizabeth .
(Note: The pie picture above is clearly a STORE BOUGHT pie. This is a good thing!)
Photo © Roslen Mack - Fotolia.com
Comments
And, when someone offers to help, say "yes!"
Posted by: Mama Zen | November 14, 2007 3:21 PM