Time spent making a time plan for Christmas Eve and Christmas day is time well-spent. Not only does it help in organizing the cooking, it also organizes the mind and it is astonishing how many times I pick up on jobs I had forgotten when writing a time plan. This Time Plan lays out the most important jobs and can be adjusted to fit with your menu.
Don’t forget to build time for you into the time plan. Time to get ready, or have a cup of tea is as important as a perfectly cooked dinner.
Christmas Eve The day is getting closer and the heat is on. Jobs done on Christmas Eve will take the pressure off Christmas Day.
- Set the table. A great way to make sure you have everything.
- Sort all the cooking, serving dishes, glasses, silverware and napkins for the dinner.
- Put white wines and Champagne to chill.
- Remove all frozen foods from the freezer.
- Parboil the potatoes and parsnips for 15 mins, cool and keep refrigerated.
- Trim the Brussels Sprouts and refrigerate.
- Make the Dill Sauce for the salmon.
- Stuff the turkey.
