Happy almost-Thanksgiving! It’s a busy & bustling time up here at the ranch, as our team works hard to get turkeys to each and every home that’s chosen our 4th generation family farm to provide for their holiday celebration. It’s a time full of gratitude, long hours, and pitching in wherever needed, such as my husband (and president of Diestel Family Ranch) driving a forklift this week to help fulfill orders.
I hope your week is not *quite* this busy, and that it’s full of anticipatory joy at the gathering of friends and family just around the corner.
In order to help with that holiday happiness, I’ve compiled a to-do list below that should help keep you organized and on-time. Fingers crossed.
Monday
Home:
Count plates, silverware, wine glasses, & water glasses
Assign platters and serving utensils for each dish (placing a paper note on each is super helpful for when family tries to “help” in the kitchen next week)
Iron napkins and tablecloth
Purchase or find containers for leftovers
Determine which stockpot to use for making stock after carving bird
Empty and clean coolers for beverage storage or brining
Clear space in fridge
Set table
Shopping:
Purchase and chill NA beverages, wine, & beer
Buy ice for cocktails & sodas
Purchase any last-minute groceries
Tuesday
Make cranberries
Assemble ingredients for other make-ahead dishes
Wednesday
Make pies
Tidy public spaces of home
Thursday
Empty dishwasher
Start the festivities with a clean sink & a new sponge, so those guests who insist on helping with the dishes will have a clear space to work (hey, we can dream right?)
Place a stack of clean dishtowels within easy reach
Friday
Rest!
Sweatpants!
Leftovers! We’ve got some recipe ideas for you here.
