Thanksgiving
CHECKLIST
E ARLY N OV E M BE R • I nv ite g u e sts, and if o th e rs w il l b e b rining d ish e s k e e p trac k o f w h o is b ring ing w h at
4 -3 DAY S PRI OR • B e g in to d e f ro st y o u r tu rk e y ( d e pe nd s o n th e siz e , so c h e c k th e artic l e ab o v e f o r tips)
• P l an o u t y o u r m e nu
• Confirm what guests are bringing, including se rv ing d ish e s to b e u se d and c o o k ing o r h e ating ne e d e d f o r th o se d ish e s
• C re ate y o u r g ro c e ry and sh o pping l ist • O rd e r any th ing y o u ’ l l ne e d f o r th e b ig d ay , su c h as a f re sh tu rk e y o r a tab l e c e nte rpie c e • M ak e a pre l im inary d e c isio n ab o u t y o u r tab l e d e c o ratio ns TWO WE E K S PRI OR • B e g in g e tting tab l e d e c o ratio ns re ad y , inc l u d ing c l e aning o r po l ish ing sil v e r, fine china and glassware, and ironing tab l e c l o th s and napk ins • S h o p f o r no npe rish ab l e ite m s f ro m g ro c e ry l ist
y o u r
• C l e an o u t re f rig e rato r to m ak e ro o m T h ank sg iv ing ite m s
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• P l an w h at se rv b e u se d to se rv so m e th ing l ik e d e sig nate e ac h
ing d ish e s o r pl atte rs w il l e e ac h m e nu ite m , and u se an ind e x c ard to l ab e l and d ish e s u se
• P l an f o r l e f to v e rs, inc l u d ing o rg aniz ing f o o d sto rag e c o ntaine rs and w ay s to al l o w g u e sts to tak e l e f to v e rs h o m e • C re ate any no n- pe rish ab l e tab l e d e c o ratio ns, su c h as pl ac e c ard s, c e nte rpie c e , f o l d napk ins, e tc . • P l an se ating arrang e m e nts f o r al l g u e sts, and confirm have enough chairs, plates, g l asse s, e tc . ON E WE E K PRI OR • C re ate a c o o k ing sc h e d u l e f o r th e f e w d ay s prio r to T h ank sg iv ing , and b y th e h o u r f o r T h ank sg iv ing d ay • C h e c k th aw ing tim e f o r y o u r f ro z e n tu rk e y • P re pare g u e sts ro o m s and g u e sts are as f o r c o m pany • C l e an h o u se , inc l u d ing any d e c o ratio ns o r c l e an u p o n th e e x te rio r o f y o u r h o m e
• C o ntinu e any c l e aning o r d e c o rating th at c an b e d o ne ah e ad o f tim e 2 DAY S AH E AD • G ro c e ry sh o p f o r pe rish ab l e ite m s • C h il l b e v e rag e s • A ny pre p ah e ad c o o k ing o r pre paratio n o f ing re d ie nts th at c an b e d o ne to d ay , e spe c ial l y f ro m re c e ntl y b o u g h t pe rish ab l e ing re d ie nts 1 DAY AH E AD • C o ntinu e pre p ah e ad c o o k ing o r pre pping ing re d ie nts to th e e x te nt po ssib l e • Confirm everything in house, including in b ath ro o m s, is re ad y f o r g u e sts • Confirm house cleaning tasks done, e spe c ial l y in k itc h e n and any ro o m s w h e re g u e sts w il l b e e nte rtaine d • S e t tab l e , inc l u d ing w ith tab l e d e c o ratio ns • S e t o u t al l se rv ing d ish e s, in o rd e r, w h e re th e y w il l b e u se d • C re ate d rink statio n f o r g u e sts u se d u ring th e d ay and f o r th e m e al itse l f TH AN K SG I V I N G DAY • F il l c o nd im e nt d ish e s ( re f rig e rate as ne c e ssary u ntil tim e f o r u se ) • A ssig n f am il y m e m b e rs to h e l p w ith g u e sts, inc l u d ing answ e ring d o o r, tak ing c o ats, se rv ing d rink s, e tc . • Cook the majority of the meal use your hour b y h o u r sc h e d u l e y o u c re ate d e arl ie r to m ak e su re y o u stay o n trac k ) • C l e an u p as m u c h as y o u c an, as y o u c o o k • A f te r c o o k ing , ad d to th e se rv ing d ish e s, h av e o th e rs h e l p y o u ad d f o o d , d rink s to th e tab l e • Enjoy dinner with family and friends
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14 • November 2018 • NORTH 32ND NEWS
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