Homeowners can keep their kitchens clean this Christmas with a number of shortcuts, one expert has said.Real Simple magazine has issued five top tips for stress-free cooking and entertaining.Rachel Hardage, deputy editor at the magazine, explained to the Associated Press Its nearly impossible to carve out time for the fun holiday stuff, let alone the nitty gritty cleaning like washing the sheets on the guest bed or wiping the dust off the good china.So how can you maintain a seemingly clean home when guests arrive? With a little holiday magic.Her advice involves using wet wipes to clean chrome surfaces such as taps, doorknobs and light switches. Further tips for the kitchen include folding tea towels with any stains hidden at the back and rinsing dirty dishes before loading the dishwasher and making the sink cleaner.The expert says that if he dishwashers full and the breakfast dirties spent the day in the kitchen sink, homeowners could use taps to rinse used crockery before stowing away in large cooking pots until the dishwasher is ready for the next load.