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especially—is almost inescapably hectic. On top of orchestrating a multi-course feast for friends and family who hold comically strong feelings about every dish , you also need to keep a house full of guests entertained as you tend to the bird, gravy, and fixings—all while shooing everyone out of the kitchen.
Getting your dishes as close as possible to their complete state before guests arrive is a well-known piece of hosting advice that Julia follows. “I try to get things 90 percent of the way there. Once I'm talking, I can’t make decisions.”, now based in the Hudson Valley after 10 years in Brooklyn, starts cooking and prepping for her Friendsgiving the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. She knocks out dishes like stuffing, cranberry sauce, and mashed potatoes.
Julia always ensures there is a special drink that everyone can pour for themselves. “My kids always want what adults are drinking,” she says. Instead of making them a separate drink, she batches a mixer that can be turned into a cocktail or a mocktail with a little bit of sparkling water or club soda—perfect for the kids and your guests who don’t drink.
Children especially love place cards, she says, even if they’re sitting at the kids table. After the first time she used them, “My cousin called me later, and was like, ‘My God, the kids, every dinner they want to have them.’ ”
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