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[quote=Anonymous]I will be cooking this year a small mean for the 3 of us. In past years I have either ordered the complete meal from WF or spent the date somewhere else.

Anyway, that is what I am planning for Thanksgiving:

Turkey (got a 12lb brined one at TJ) - it was the smallest available.
Mashed potatoes (from scratch)
Glazed brussel sprouts (from scratch)
Carrots (I am planing on trying a recipe someone mentioned here - from scratch)
Stuffing (got a bag at WF - only have to add water to it)
Cranberry Orange relish (got that already at WF, only have to heat it I guess)
Gravy (already prepared from WF)
White rice (rice cooker)

Dessert:
Pumpkin pie (will only prepare the fill)
Chocolate pie (same as above - I hate pumpkin pie, so this is for me)

My question is: 
What of all that can I make ahead of time, and how far ahead? E.g: can I prepare the pies on Sunday and freeze them? Can I prepare all the sides (mashed potatoes, carrots, brussels sprouts) on Tuesday and save them on my fridge?

I REALLY would like to worry only about the Turkey on TK day, and the rice I don't mind because it is rice cooker anyways....

Is this plan doable? Can we even freeze pie? If not doable, any suggestions?

Thanks! [/quote]

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