![]() ![]() Then print for your Thanksgiving dinner table. Choose from these free Thanksgiving menu templates to customize. If you have any Thanksgiving Meal tips, please share in the comments.Create your own Thanksgiving menu. Last year I shared our personal Thanksgiving Menu with a few recipes HERE. This planner is for personal use and is not to be distributed anywhere else or on any other website. Download the Thanksgiving Meal Planner PDF – Meal Planner Option 1 OR Meal Planner Option 2. Maybe this year I’ll slip some extra copies of the planner into my purse and hand them out to anyone who has that deer in the headlight stare going on. I try to smile and give the crazy shoppers the benefit of the doubt on these crazy days. I know it is crazy going to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving, which is why it is nice to only need a few items. Grocery List – I make a big shopping trip way ahead of time for everything that will last, then come back 1-2 days ahead for perishables or last minute things. Also, it is important to note while you go through each recipe for the ingredients which recipes need to be started the night before or what you’d like to complete entirely the night before. It is easier to keep something warm than to make it all cook extra fast. Give yourself buffer time with everything. Put in the time you’d like to eat and then work backwards. Mark each item after you actually bring it out, before you call everyone to the table.Ĭooking Schedule – Plan when you need to prep the different things and start cooking each dish. And this might feel like a no-brainer, but it happens every time - you prepare something, but forget to actually put it not he table or in the buffet. Let people have ownership of their meal item! Before you shop for the perishable items the day before, do an ingredient check for all your dishes and I’ve given you a place to check each dish off. ![]() Even if you are all happily smooshed together in one house, it helps to make assignments to anyone willing to help. ![]() If you share in the work with family or friends, keep track of who is bringing what dish. Menu Section – Plan a well-rounded menu of all the traditional favorites or fun new recipes. Then you also have a pretty copy to keep for next year. I’d recommend making a copy when you go grocery shopping, so you can cross everything off the list, lose it on accident (like I usually do), and toss it when done. Save your Thanksgiving Meal Planner from this year and use it again next year. Having a good plan for your meal ahead of time gives you the best chance for a great holiday. What is one difference between a good holiday and a great holiday? A great holiday is when you have time to enjoy your family and friends. I’ve been so excited, I even made my notebook paper form into a pretty printable just for you. I didn’t realize until the night before Thanksgiving last year that my little method of planning out our meal, then written on notebook paper with a pencil, had been saving my Thanksgiving sanity for years. I’ve been waiting a year to share this post with you. Read the full disclosure and Privacy Policy HERE. All opinions about products I use are my own. Disclosure: Any post may contain links to my shop or affiliate links, which means I may receive a commission from any purchase you make.
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