I host big dinners often, easily a majority of the Friday nights I’m hosting Shabbat dinner unless it’s one of the occasional but glorious dates when we’re invited to someone else’s house. Yes, glorious. While I love the satisfaction of providing a good meal and Shabbat experience for my family and other families, I can’t adequately describe the joy of having a week off from planning and preparing the feast.
If I’m hosting so many Shabbat dinners, why is my family not invited to others’ homes more often? The comment I hear from guests who don’t reciprocate is something along the lines of, “We’d love to have you, but we couldn’t do this.”
Want to know what the rest of this essay is about? It’s about me wanting to get invited to my guests’ houses more! I have 10 VERY practical ideas to help you feel less intimidated to host a big dinner whether it’s a holiday or any old day.
Read the rest of this post at Kveller.com! It’s helpful, really. Lots of good “hosting hacks” there.
photo above by Giovanni Orlando via Flickr.
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