Complete Thanksgiving Planner: Part 2

We got started in Part 1 – now, let’s continue with Part 2 by using this minute-by-minute guide. You’ll have dinner on the table by 6 pm!

NOTE: Brine the turkey at least 24 hours before cooking; if frozen, remove from freezer 48 hours before brining.

9:00am

• Bake yams for 1 hour (Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup)
• Bake 2 small heads of garlic (Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes)

9:10am

• Prep Gratin of Spinach and Cheddar.

10:00am

• Put water on to boil (Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes).
• Remove garlic from oven (Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes).
• Cube potatoes/ put in pot of boiling water (Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes).
• Remove yams from oven (Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup).
• Put gratin in to bake (Gratin of Spinach and Cheddar).
• Prep cranberry sauce (Easy, Breezy Cranberry Sauce).

10:20am

• Remove gratin from oven; set aside until ready to reheat and serve (Gratin of Spinach and Cheddar).
• Put cranberry sauce in oven (Easy, Breezy Cranberry Sauce).
• Finish preparing yams for the oven (Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup).
• Finish preparing mashed potatoes; set aside until ready to reheat and serve (Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes).

11:20am

• Remove cranberry sauce from oven (Easy, Breezy Cranberry Sauce).
• Finish cranberry prep and put in refrigerator (Easy, Breezy Cranberry Sauce).
• Put yams in oven (Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup).

11:35am

• Tend to yams; broil 2-3 minutes; set aside until ready to reheat and serve (Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup).

11:45am

• Put bacon for galettes into oven (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).

11: 57am

• Remove bacon from oven; cool (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).
• Put yams in oven (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).
• Prepare stuffing (Apple, Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing).

12:40pm

• Remove yams from oven (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).
• Resume preparing stuffing (Apple, Cornbread and Sausage Stuffing).

1:15pm

• Prepare turkey with stuffing (Brined and Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey).
• Put turkey in oven (Brined and Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey).

1:45pm

• Put water on to boil (Green Beans with Persimmon and Toasted Almonds).
• Prepare green beans up to final assembly step (Green Beans with Persimmon and Toasted Almonds).
• Prepare batter (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).

2:30pm

• Prepare tiramisu (Pumpkin-Gingersnap Tiramisu).

3:00pm

• Chill tiramisu in refrigerator (Pumpkin-Gingersnap Tiramisu).

5:00pm

• Remove turkey from oven – see chart in recipe. (Brined and Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey).
• Reheat hot dishes to serve (Green Beans with Persimmon and Toasted Almonds, Smashed Yams with Maple Syrup, Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Gratin of Spinach and Cheddar).
• Make pan gravy (Pan Gravy with Bourbon).

5:30pm

• Cook galettes and serve immediately (Sweet Potato Galettes with Sage Crème Fraiche).

6:00pm

• Bon appetit! Have a wonderful dinner!