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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's poor hosting to make everything ahead. Desserts? Okay. Salad (without dressing) maybe okay. Fancy bread with dinner? Okay. But if I'm not willing to put in the time and effort, why am I even bothering to have these people over? They deserve high quality, tasty meals. [/quote]

What? Most  [b]high quality tasty meals [/b] take hours to prepare and can require stages of prep that can exceed 24 hours. I often start cooking 24+ h in advance for meals - marinating, prepping, etc. And many high quality tasty meals can be also easily picked up from a local restaurant. The point is the act of hosting and [b]welcoming people into your home.[/b] I like to prepare as much as possible in advance so I can actually host my guests, not put on a performance in the kitchen.  [/quote]

Some hosts can do both. I have friends that do both, and do both well.

If you can't, you can't. That's fine.  [/quote]

I guarantee that if you are cooking the whole time, your guests are somewhat neglected and also relieved that you are so busy cooking so they don’t have suffer your company. I guess you are right. It’s probably best for them that you are away in the kitchen and they can chill out with some wine elsewhere. [/quote]

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