The Halloween Hosting Guide
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The Halloween Hosting Guide
$16.00
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Host a Halloween dinner that feels candlelit, grown-up and calm, with every decision already made.
The Halloween Hosting Guide is a 37-page printable plan for an elegant autumn dinner for ten. It covers the mood, the menu, the drinks, the music and a minute-by-minute timeline that gets you to the table with your guests. It is elegant, not theatrical: no gore, no plastic props, just candlelight, good food and a host who gets to enjoy the evening.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- The evening at a glance: our recommended plan for a seated dinner for ten
- Shape the gathering: adult dinner, family evening or open house (6 to 18 guests)
- 3 table moods with palettes and set-up checklists: Moody Old-World, Refined Harvest, Candlelit Neutral
- Lighting and scent plan, candle math for ten, and a four-part playlist plan
- A complete menu with 10 recipes: harvest arrival board, rosemary-maple nuts, cider-glazed pork loin, rosemary-shallot jus, wild mushroom and leek pot pie (vegetarian main), maple squash with whipped feta, pear, walnut and bitter greens, black-garlic mashed potatoes, warm rolls with smoky maple-sage butter, dark chocolate pear tart, and little pots de crème
- 2 zero-proof drinks (blackberry-rosemary spritz, smoky apple punch) plus rosemary syrup and a drinks quantity chart
- Scaling chart for 6, 10 or 14 guests
- Serveware map, so every dish has a vessel and a place
- 72-hour plan, day-before room reset, and an event-day timeline from 10:00 a.m. to dinner
- Guest flow and three simple details guests remember
- Shopping lists by aisle for the full menu
- Fillable planner pages: My Halloween evening and My event-day timeline (type on screen or print and write)
- Aftercare checklist and a food-safety summary based on USDA guidance
SIZES AND FORMAT
- Two PDFs: US Letter (8.5 x 11 in) and A4 (210 x 297 mm)
- The planner pages are fillable in Adobe Acrobat Reader and most PDF apps
- Print at home or at a print shop, or use it on a tablet
- Ink-saver tip: the guide lists exactly which pages to print if you only want the working pages
INSTANT DOWNLOAD
This is a digital product. Nothing will be shipped. Your files are ready to download right after purchase from the link on your order confirmation and in your email.
PLEASE NOTE
- For personal use only. Please do not share, resell or redistribute the files.
- Colors can vary by monitor and printer.
- Check all ingredients against your guests' allergies and dietary needs.
- Because this is a digital download, returns and exchanges aren't accepted. If anything goes wrong with your file, send us a message through our Contact page and we'll make it right.
Designed by Rooted & Refined with help from digital tools. Photographs are editorial concept images created with digital tools.
