Thanksgiving Timeline
One Week ahead:
Grocery shop
Six Days ahead:
Begin thawing turkey in pan in refrigerator
Three – Four Days ahead:
Make Turkey Gravy base or Quick Gravy base
Make Cranberry Sauce
Two – Three Days ahead:
Prepare Sausage Stuffing but do not bake until Day Of
Up to Two Days ahead:
Roast turkey
Two Days ahead:
Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake
Night before:
Set table & choose serving dishes and utensils
Night before or Morning of:
Prepare Homemade Dinner Rolls dough and refrigerate
Two – Three hours ahead:
Let Homemade Dinner Rolls come to room temperature
Prepare Mashed Potatoes – keep warm in crockpot
Make Cranberry Shortbread Bars
One and Half hours ahead:
Bake Homemade Dinner Rolls
Forty-five minutes ahead:
Reheat Roasted Turkey and Turkey Gravy
Bake Sausage Stuffing
Thirty minutes ahead:
Prepare Roasted Green Beans w/Bacon, Feta, & Lemon
