Step up your seasonal hosting prowess with these entertaining tips from dishitgirl.com blogger Dina Deleasa-Gonsar.

UPGRADE AFTER-DINNER COFFEE with a cinnamon-flavored simple syrup: boil equal parts sugar and water, then add a cinnamon stick while simmering.

STOCK YOUR FREEZER with ready-to-go appetizers that can be popped into the oven and ready in minutes. Everyone loves pigs-ina-blanket!

CANDY CANES can pull double duty as a dessert topper and in a hot chocolate bar.

INSTANTLY ELEVATE A CHARCUTERIE BOARD with a variety of jams, jellies, spreads and flavored honeys.

HAVE A HOLIDAY PLAYLIST ready so you aren’t searching for music minutes before guests arrive.

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