Sometimes, making dinner can
slip your mind or a long day at work can mean you pick up some take-out on the
way home. These nights are not as well-organized or formal; but there are still
opportunities to make these informal meals, special. Here are three ways to
fancy up those take-out nights.
- Add thoughtful touches. One
of the most obvious ways to make a take-out dinner special is by adding
small details that most would overlook during dinner. Switch out the
take-out cartons and bags for nice dishes, flat wear, drinking glasses,
and cloth napkins. Light a few pillar candles, taper candles,
or tea lights and lay down a table cloth. These small touches can make the
atmosphere of your evening special and unforgettable.
- Food
origins can make it different. Whether your take-out is
Mexican, Chinese, Italian, or Persian, there are so many ways add a
surprising twist to your meal. With Chinese take-out, use chopsticks
instead of flat wear or go as far as sitting on the ground around the
coffee table. With Italian, buy some fancy bread and wine and light up
Root Candles Blue Basil candles or Pinot Noir, making the evening smell as
though you were sitting in Italy. Different types of food means different
ways you can fancy up those boxes and bags and make it a wonderful night
whether you’re in China or Italy.
- Unwrap
and Unplug. The best way to make the night special is by
forgetting the boxes and bags and the television, phone calls, and social
networks and instead engage in conversation and just enjoy being with each
other.
Take-out can be made special with the right touches
such as Root Candles’ pillar candles, taper candles, or tea lights and
wonderful conversation making a simple meal an unforgettable one.