Thanksgiving #2: Countdown

It's like a marathon; you gotta pace yourself! Friday

• Thaw turkey in refrigerator

Saturday

• Review recipes
• Figure out wine
• Make grocery list
• Put away stuff you won’t use
• Find the stuff you will use (like turkey baster I use once a year)
• Now’s the time for ironing table linen & polishing stemware & silverware (if you’re into that kind of thing)

Sunday

• Finish the stuff from Saturday

Monday

• Finish the stuff from Saturday and Sunday
• Clean rest of house

Tuesday

AM

• Last run for groceries

PM

• Cube and dry bread for dressing
• Make pie dough
• Brine turkey
• Make stock for gravy
• Thaw truffle butter

Wednesday AM

• Air-dry turkey
• Set out all baking ingredients
• Make pie
• Prep veggies for dressing
• Prep most veggies & herbs
• Make pastry cream

PM

• Make cake
• Start collard greens
• Par bake squash
• Start rolls
• Make cornbread for dressing

Thursday Dinner @2!!! AM

• Continue rolls
• 7:00 Make & bake dressing
• 8:00 Make cranberry sauce (put backup can in refrigerator)
• 10:30 Prep turkey
• 11-1 Bake turkey

PM

• Make gravy
• Bake rolls
• Bake collard greens
• Bake squash
• Make parsnips