Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 17:37     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My yeast rolls are rising, my cranberry sauce is done, and I have a big pot of soup on for an easy Wednesday night dinner for arriving out of towners. Still have to make the candied sweet potato sauce and one of my desserts that will go into the freezer until Thursday. For the Thanksgiving cooks, what are you doing this weekend to get a head start?
This is the part of the cooking I like. Just me in the kitchen, I have all day to do it, and am listening to The American Revolution while I cook. Thursday’s cooking won’t be so calm!


Storing it -- do you keep another freezer for the stuff you prepared?


I do. Have a freezer in my basement. Room to keep everything that needs to be frozen.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 17:09     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:My yeast rolls are rising, my cranberry sauce is done, and I have a big pot of soup on for an easy Wednesday night dinner for arriving out of towners. Still have to make the candied sweet potato sauce and one of my desserts that will go into the freezer until Thursday. For the Thanksgiving cooks, what are you doing this weekend to get a head start?
This is the part of the cooking I like. Just me in the kitchen, I have all day to do it, and am listening to The American Revolution while I cook. Thursday’s cooking won’t be so calm!


Waayyyy to early to cook for Thursday. Frankly its just gross.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:55     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:My yeast rolls are rising, my cranberry sauce is done, and I have a big pot of soup on for an easy Wednesday night dinner for arriving out of towners. Still have to make the candied sweet potato sauce and one of my desserts that will go into the freezer until Thursday. For the Thanksgiving cooks, what are you doing this weekend to get a head start?
This is the part of the cooking I like. Just me in the kitchen, I have all day to do it, and am listening to The American Revolution while I cook. Thursday’s cooking won’t be so calm!


Storing it -- do you keep another freezer for the stuff you prepared?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:32     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Dressing/stuffing, sweet potato casserole and the make ahead gravy idea I found on here. Going in the freezer, along with an apple cinnamon snacking cake. Pies will be made the day before.


Whats a snacking cake?


It’s generally a small single layer cake served in the same pan, no frosting and meant to be snacked on whenever the need arises.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:13     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Too early. I did most of the grocery shopping today. Picking up the turkey and other items on Monday. Cooking will begin on Tuesday.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:11     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:Dressing/stuffing, sweet potato casserole and the make ahead gravy idea I found on here. Going in the freezer, along with an apple cinnamon snacking cake. Pies will be made the day before.


Whats a snacking cake?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:02     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Anonymous wrote:Too early, I’m not sure the soup or sauce you made will be still be good on Thursday.


As long as they aren’t fish it’s fine.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 16:00     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Dressing/stuffing, sweet potato casserole and the make ahead gravy idea I found on here. Going in the freezer, along with an apple cinnamon snacking cake. Pies will be made the day before.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 15:57     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Too early, I’m not sure the soup or sauce you made will be still be good on Thursday.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 15:47     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Too early for us. DH and I have plenty of time Tues and Wed to prep. We enjoy doing it together.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 15:45     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Grocery store run on Tuesday and cooking will start after that.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 15:29     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Nothing. Too early.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 15:17     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
Cranberry sauce and corn bread done. I will freeze corn bread.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 14:19     Subject: Re:What are you prepping this weekend?
It's a little too early to start much of anything. Baking pumpkin bread, and making sure I have enough spices, butter, etc that would be super annoying to make a grocery trek for on Wednesday.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2025 14:13     Subject: What are you prepping this weekend?
My yeast rolls are rising, my cranberry sauce is done, and I have a big pot of soup on for an easy Wednesday night dinner for arriving out of towners. Still have to make the candied sweet potato sauce and one of my desserts that will go into the freezer until Thursday. For the Thanksgiving cooks, what are you doing this weekend to get a head start?
This is the part of the cooking I like. Just me in the kitchen, I have all day to do it, and am listening to The American Revolution while I cook. Thursday’s cooking won’t be so calm!