Comments on: How to Be the Perfect Dinner Hostess (When You’re an Introvert with Social Anxiety)

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:27:58 +0000

In reply to Nan. That is such a great tip! I have some freezer casseroles that I like to have on hand for the same type of thing!

By: Nan

Nan — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 19:35:29 +0000

Lasagne is a wonderful meal when hosting but let me tell you about a secret taught to me (and my mom) by her best friend. Prepare the lasagne one day ahead to time. This allows lasagne to flavor through, kitchen and pans all cleaned up. Day of guests, pop lasagne into oven, make toss salad, warm frozen rolls or Italian bread in oven. Use store bought pound cake, topped with strawberries and blueberries for dessert. Easy, peasy. One more most important fact. It’s not about the food, it’s totally about the fellowship and relationships. Totally. About. Fellowship. And. Relationships!

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:02:22 +0000

In reply to Kristen @ Joyfully Thriving. It is easy to get so overwhelmed with the details that you forget about your guests for sure. I'm glad I've learned this system because it helps me sit down and enjoy the company a bit more.

By: Kristen @ Joyfully Thriving

Kristen @ Joyfully Thriving — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 01:37:14 +0000

I love having people over, but don’t do it as much as I should – or want to! We have a guest book that anyone who comes over for a meal gets to sign. I love looking back over it. You have great tips for organizing but the most important is to just enjoy it and the conversation that comes with it.

By: Kalyn Brooke

Kalyn Brooke — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:20:18 +0000

In reply to Lindsey.

Planning a “let’s cook this together” dinner with the right friends can be a whole lot of fun! I’m totally with you on the frustrations of having a lot of people over. We have enough place settings now…. but they might not match. 🙂

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 15:08:17 +0000

We’ve had guests over for a meal at our place twice in the almost two years of living together. One was my friend and we ended up cooking a stuffed shell recipe together, which was SO fun! The second time we had our parents over for cake on my birthday. It was frustrating to have that many people over! I couldn’t find enough cups, all we had to drink was water anyway, and I felt like I was scrambling to get everything ready before the ice cream cake started to melt.

Needless to say I’m not a very good hostess on the few occasions I need to be 😉