The biggest feasting day of the year is on its way, and now is the time to get ready. Before you know it, the Thanksgiving Day guests will be at your door, and before they arrive, you need to do some smart planning.<\/p>\n
Whether you are hosting the family for the first time or gearing up for your annual big day in the kitchen, a little bit of planning and preparation goes a long way. Here are four smart tips to make your Thanksgiving Day hosting duties more fan – and more delicious.<\/p>\n
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Tip #1. Bake Desserts Ahead of Time<\/strong><\/p>\n You may not be able to make the turkey ahead of time, but you can bake the pumpkin pies and other desserts well in advance of the big day. In fact, many holiday desserts get better over time, so do your baking before you leave for grandma’s house, or before you have grandma come to your place.<\/p>\n If you are traveling for the Thanksgiving Day holiday, make sure you have a way to transport those delicious desserts. If you are hosting at your house, be sure you have an assortment of dishes and serving platters on hand.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tip #2 – Clear Out the Fridge<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the great things about Thanksgiving is all those leftovers, but you will need a place to put them all. You do not want to wait until Thanksgiving night to clear out space in the fridge, so take all the non-essentials out now – long before the feasting has begun.<\/p>\n Start by going through those old forgotten items. Throw out anything that has passed its expiration date, including the mystery meat in the corner and anything you no longer recognize. Once that has been accomplished, you can create your next few meals by using everything else you find.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tip #3 – Make a Seating Chart<\/strong><\/p>\n Your home will be busier than usual when Thanksgiving rolls around. Your dinner table<\/a><\/u> will also be more crowded, so think about where everyone is going to sit. Now is the time to make a seating chart, so start planning for a happy and congenial Thanksgiving Day table.<\/p>\n If you have more guests than places to put them, think about buying new furniture. You can continue to enjoy that new furniture long after the holiday is over, and your family will appreciate all the extra seating space.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tip #4 – Place Small Snacks Outside the Kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n Thanksgiving Day is not all about turkey and all the trimmings. Everyone loves to graze, so make their lives easier by setting up a snack station.<\/p>\n You can set up your snack table right outside the kitchen, so the cooks can feast while everyone else enjoys the football game and other holiday festivities. Keep the snacks light<\/a><\/u> – you do not want to ruin anyone’s appetite before the main course makes its appearance.<\/p>\n It may seem far off now, but Thanksgiving Day will be here before you know it. Now is the time to get ready, so you can enjoy your hosting duties and truly appreciate this all-American holiday.<\/p>\n Get the house ready for Thanksgiving with Haynes Brothers Furniture<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The biggest feasting day of the year is on its way, and now is the time to get ready. Before you know it, the Thanksgiving Day guests will be at your door, and before they arrive, you need to do some smart planning. Whether you are hosting the family for the first time or gearing…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":216,"featured_media":204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,87],"tags":[5,95],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-party-decor","category-remodel","tag-furniture","tag-thanksgiving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":205,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203\/revisions\/205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.haynesbrosfurniture.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}