Professional chef and restaurateur Gaby Dalkin shares her advice for hosting a stress-free and impressive holiday dinner, emphasizing simplicity and using what you have on hand.
When searching for the best festive dinner ideas to host a holiday meal for the first time, it’s easy to feel immediately overwhelmed. Like, what do you even make? Are there recipes that are both impressive and relatively simple? And how much is this all going to cost, exactly? Don’t worry though, Gaby Dalkin, the professional chef and restaurateur behind the wildly successful blog What’s Gaby Cooking, is here to help. First things first.
Skip the china, and don’t worry about spending a ton of decor. “Nobody has anymore. Nobody registers for it when they get married,” she tells Glamour. “My plates are from Crate and Barrel and that's it, there's nothing else in my house. Don’t stress out about that or a crazy ornate table. That's money on all these decor pieces that you might not already have.” For Dalkin, the secret to being a great host is keeping things simple, a philosophy that she also sticks to when shopping for a car (she’s currently partnering with Kelley Blue Book to promote their My Wallet tool, which helps you shop for a vehicle using your specific budget and goals). After all, hosting a gathering of friends and family is supposed to be fun for all involved. A stressed host? Vibe killer. “You can tell,” she says. “You feel that as a guest? And you're like, no, thank you with that energy. I came here to relax.” Dalkin chatted with Glamour about the most fun and not-so-fun festive dinner ideas, how to not blow your budget while still looking classy, and some easy—yet impressive—recipes. Glamour: Let’s say a friend comes to you and asks where to start in planning for their first big holiday meal. What’s the number one thing you'd tell them? Gaby Dalkin: I would say to keep it simple and to use what you've got and what you're comfortable with in your fridge. There's so many recipes that don't require running to the store. You can just build on what's in your pantry and a couple items in your fridg
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