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[quote=Anonymous]Completely agree with a well-written plan.  Mine starts with the menu, then lists the ingredients.  Those are divided into three groups: pantry items that I already have on hand; buy a week or more ahead of time; buy last minute.  Some things just need to be purchased no earlier than Monday, but I simply cannot handle a massive grocery store run a couple of days before Thanksgiving - I want to duck in, grab the few things of milk/cream/produce that I need, and get out.

Next on my list is the cooking method, with temp/time.  That drives a schedule for the day.  I list all steps on my schedule, down to "trim the green beans" or "chop the pecans".  It's the only way I can avoid feeling like I'm missing something once I'm in the middle of it!

Some things are better cooked the day before, like cranberry sauce or pecan pie.  I do the rest of the cooking the day of, though ... although this is partially because I work on Wednesday, and Wednesday evening is full enough with cranberry sauce, pecan pie, and prep work.  I'm not staying up until 1 am the night before Thanksgiving just to avoid cooking that day.

Reuse prep bowl, knives, and cookware after a quick wash.

Making one turkey the day before, with gravy, is genius.  I don't have a big enough group to warrant 2 turkeys, but if we ever get a big extended family together I'm stealing this.

We don't have a real lunch, but will have munchies out mid-day: vegetables and dip, cheese and cracker tray with cold cuts, smoked salmon.  I'm not above using paper plates for these, even though we pull out the fine china for the actual dinner.

My last thing is to make sure we have activities around for the kids.  Let's face it, not all kids enjoy watching the parade/football, and they can get bored sitting around talking to aunts and uncles.  Depending on the ages, a big jigsaw puzzle, tub of Legos, some craft event, and some balls in the yard help keep them happy, which helps keep their parents and the rest of the guests happy![/quote]

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