holiday meals Archives - Beautiful Trends Today Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 What to Bring For a Holiday Dinner https://beautifultrendstoday.com/bring-holiday-dinner/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:01:37 +0000 https://beautifultrendstoday.com/?p=4065 It’s always important to show manners when you’ve been invited to someone’s home for a holiday dinner. Sometimes it can be hard for a host to ask for things they actually need, so take the initiative and plan to bring something. Whether that’s food, a gift, or something else entirely, you should never show up […]

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]]> It’s always important to show manners when you’ve been invited to someone’s home for a holiday dinner. Sometimes it can be hard for a host to ask for things they actually need, so take the initiative and plan to bring something. Whether that’s food, a gift, or something else entirely, you should never show up to someone’s home empty handed!

Alcohol

Bringing a bottle of wine or some craft beer is always a good idea! A holiday dinner can never have too much alcohol, and if there is already enough, it’s nice to have something for the host to have later on.

Homemade Sweets

Making something like fudge or caramel and wrapping them up into individual pieces is such a fabulous present to bring to someones home. Not only does it shoes that you are grateful to have been invited, but it’s also a delicious treat that everyone will appreciate.

Ask the Host

Some people are shy about hosting and feel they have to do everything themselves. Reach out to the host several days before the dinner and suggest a few things you can bring. Whether that is a homemade soup, salad, or making a signature cocktail, it never hurts to ask.

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]]> Don’t Just Serve Cranberry Sauce Out of the Can, Jazz it Up! https://beautifultrendstoday.com/dont-just-serve-cranberry-sauce-can-jazz/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:42:26 +0000 https://beautifultrendstoday.com/?p=3445 Cranberry sauce is an absolute staple during the holidays, but with so many other dishes going on, not many people decide to take on the task of making it from scratch. However, just because you can’t make it entirely from scratch, doesn’t mean you should just serve it out of the can! There are so […]

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]]> Cranberry sauce is an absolute staple during the holidays, but with so many other dishes going on, not many people decide to take on the task of making it from scratch. However, just because you can’t make it entirely from scratch, doesn’t mean you should just serve it out of the can! There are so many simple ways to take it up a notch, so try some of these tips.

Juice

Adding some fresh citrus juice like orange juice can not only enhance the natural cranberry flavor but adding the juice will loosen up the sauce a bit make it less gelatinous.

Zest

If you really want to go over the top, zest a little lemon, lime, or orange peel into the sauce. It will give you lots of flavors because the essential oils are all in the peel, brightening your sauce without changing the texture if that’s how you like it.

Herbs

Adding fresh herbs to your canned sauce is another way to give it that fresh element. Good herbs to go for are ones like sage, rosemary, or thyme. These herbs play well with other holiday dishes and are probably being used already, so the sauce will fit right in on the table.

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> holiday meals Archives - Beautiful Trends Today Tue, 18 Dec 2018 10:04:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 What to Bring For a Holiday Dinner https://beautifultrendstoday.com/bring-holiday-dinner/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 06:01:37 +0000 https://beautifultrendstoday.com/?p=4065 It’s always important to show manners when you’ve been invited to someone’s home for a holiday dinner. Sometimes it can be hard for a host to ask for things they actually need, so take the initiative and plan to bring something. Whether that’s food, a gift, or something else entirely, you should never show up […]

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]]> It’s always important to show manners when you’ve been invited to someone’s home for a holiday dinner. Sometimes it can be hard for a host to ask for things they actually need, so take the initiative and plan to bring something. Whether that’s food, a gift, or something else entirely, you should never show up to someone’s home empty handed!

Alcohol

Bringing a bottle of wine or some craft beer is always a good idea! A holiday dinner can never have too much alcohol, and if there is already enough, it’s nice to have something for the host to have later on.

Homemade Sweets

Making something like fudge or caramel and wrapping them up into individual pieces is such a fabulous present to bring to someones home. Not only does it shoes that you are grateful to have been invited, but it’s also a delicious treat that everyone will appreciate.

Ask the Host

Some people are shy about hosting and feel they have to do everything themselves. Reach out to the host several days before the dinner and suggest a few things you can bring. Whether that is a homemade soup, salad, or making a signature cocktail, it never hurts to ask.

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]]> Don’t Just Serve Cranberry Sauce Out of the Can, Jazz it Up! https://beautifultrendstoday.com/dont-just-serve-cranberry-sauce-can-jazz/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 10:42:26 +0000 https://beautifultrendstoday.com/?p=3445 Cranberry sauce is an absolute staple during the holidays, but with so many other dishes going on, not many people decide to take on the task of making it from scratch. However, just because you can’t make it entirely from scratch, doesn’t mean you should just serve it out of the can! There are so […]

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]]> Cranberry sauce is an absolute staple during the holidays, but with so many other dishes going on, not many people decide to take on the task of making it from scratch. However, just because you can’t make it entirely from scratch, doesn’t mean you should just serve it out of the can! There are so many simple ways to take it up a notch, so try some of these tips.

Juice

Adding some fresh citrus juice like orange juice can not only enhance the natural cranberry flavor but adding the juice will loosen up the sauce a bit make it less gelatinous.

Zest

If you really want to go over the top, zest a little lemon, lime, or orange peel into the sauce. It will give you lots of flavors because the essential oils are all in the peel, brightening your sauce without changing the texture if that’s how you like it.

Herbs

Adding fresh herbs to your canned sauce is another way to give it that fresh element. Good herbs to go for are ones like sage, rosemary, or thyme. These herbs play well with other holiday dishes and are probably being used already, so the sauce will fit right in on the table.

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