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[quote=Anonymous]I have a Wunderlist of all my ingredients broken down by dish in sub-lists so I can easily shop. I also have sublists of things I prep ahead.

I have a (written) plan for the day of, with everything broken into 15-minute increments. I am a huge techie, but for some reason I need a pencil and paper on "game day." I also have post-its and pens in the kitchen and when someone offers to help, I slap a post-it with a recipe or some simple instructions (whatever they are up for) in front of them. My sisters usually come in and help me and we stay really organized this way.

Thanks to this system, I can host 18 people in our tiny SFH home for dinner! My mom never hosted more than 10, so she is proud about my "system" :)

To the PP who asked: we have family come over early so the kids can play together and the adults can drink and talk loudly (Italians). But friends or guests come about 30 minutes before the meal, unless they want to come earlier. We dress up but we're not stodgy, and even though the meal is a formal one on nice china, it's pretty laid-back feeling.

LOVE the tips so far, I am stealing some of these! Ah, this has got me stoked for the holidays![/quote]

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