European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse By Sharon hudg1ns the hec1ic not Lily or Ason has Novod everyone around your full of cheer Nanri Browe you be has happened you be invited several people Over to your Lor n big dinner next Friday in Ruhl help1 you to a married couple who Bolh work Lull inc 01 you re a single working Poison Vou Don t gel Home until 6pm and your Boss won t Al you Oil Early especially on fridays and the dinner guess arc scheduled to arrive at 7 help Don t panic i is possible of put in an 8-hour Day on the Job and still give a donor parly thai same night without being too Shaus Ltd to enjoy in yourself and since m s so near Christmas your House will already he decorated for the party so you la have one less thing to worry about. The key is to get organized. A week ahead of time plan the menu choosing foods that can be prep Rcd in Advance make a Hal of All the you will need shop for groceries after work on monday when inc a lords Aren l nearly As crowded As on weekends. Make it easier on yourself toy planning to offer a simple april in even the same Beer or wine that you la serve with the meal accompanied by a Selchon of several kinds of olives and r s with the code after dessert Servo a tire bought Amai Elti cookies that Way you la to Able 10 concentrate on cooking inn Mam part of inc meal. Pm thou having the additional worry about also making Lac Clores and alters on tuesday plan you Inhta Selling including a ind los and dried icy Ivan l vial the last moment Iron the Tablecloth and napkins. Make sure Jou Hove a the la Lewarn necessary to serve the meal in style my suggested menu is composed of six courses Witti inc Belore dinner dunks and alter dinner Coffee being served in the living room for the dinner i sell. Lor each person you la need a Pilad Plale for the in Elalfi a shallow soup plate for the pasta a dinner Plale for the thick slew and Cornbread and a dessert plate for the Tua Misu a us appropriate and wine or Beer glasses if you re Short a of tvs pieces borrow seme from inc nor Jabors your Jtj cols will never no acc that some of the pieces Don in Alan on wednesday have someone else clean the House tins is an important component of successful parly diving _ Ai Iasi Jiom the Host s Point of View not having to clean your own House removes a Groat Burden from you if your children arc old enough Lor Tho responsibility hire them to clean and pay them inc rate that a professional cleaning person would got or hire someone lion me local Community a student. A temporary cleaning Crew a Friend s housekeeper to clean while you in at work or in the evening after you re Lurn Home ii if b not possible to have the cleaning done Lor you. Don t despair just pick up the obvious duller turn 011 most of Tho lights and serve the dinner completely by candlelight in that dim environment no one is going to notice the of just bunnies lurking under the China Cabinet besides on Wec tuesday you have to Starl cooking if you follow my suggested menu you la need to make the Tomalo mushroom sauce and pork Pepper Stew on wednesday refrigerate them until Friday and to heat them ust before serving thursday evening make the Zucchini Fri Tala and Tiramisu. Refrigerate until Friday Friday is when you need to to the most organized of All ii possible sol the Pablo Belore you leave Lor work otherwise arrange for a spouse or Friend to set in while you Pul Tho finishing Louchus on the meal when you arrive a i Home a 6. Put the Tomato mushroom sauce and pork Pepper Stew on the stove to re heat Over Low heat also Pul on a Largo exit of water Over High heal for boiling the pasta set Hie Zucchini in Lala out to come to room temperature. Holiday entertaining getting organized for an after work dinner party Page 14 the stars and stripes
