Ok so I gave Hubs 3 things I need him to do before company comes for Thanksgiving--
*1* Fix the 2 spots on the ceiling in the Dining Room
*2* Hang the thermal curtains in the Living Room
*3* Clean the DR and LR floors
He's known this since like November 10th.
So guess who waits until this week to do them?
Yep.
Hubs.
So currently there is a ladder, spackle, paint, patching mesh, tools and sandpaper in my dining room. And item 2 and 3 haven't been addressed yet either.
sigh
With my HS and various other ailments(plus being old now)I have to pace myself when it comes to the Holidays. All the cooking prep can be mind boggling and wear me out in quick order so I need to spread it out over multiple days.
I guess lots of other bloggers are off seeing to Turkey Day details as well(or traveling early as storms are due for most of the country later this week)since not many are posting much this week.
Here's my Turkey Day menu--
* a pickle, cheese, cracker and crudité plate(appetizer)
* turkey
* cornbread and sausage stuffing
* mashed potatoes
* roasted carrots
* green beans
* yeast rolls
* cranberry "glop"
* gravy and au jus(those who don't want gravy)
* pumpkin pie(whipped cream optional)
* cherry cheesecake pie
* coffee and tea
Here's my schedule to get all this on the table on Thursday--
Sunday
Begin thawing turkey
Take out frozen green beans and sausage rolls
Monday
Gather pantry goods(canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, stuffing mix, "glop", graham cracker pie crusts for cheesecake pie, turkey stock, etc.)
Tuesday
Make cornbread for stuffing
Cook sausage, onions, celery for stuffing
Wednesday
Assemble stuffing
Bake pumpkin pies
Assemble cheesecake pies and chill them
Put "glop" in fridge to chill
Make roll dough
Set table and get crock pots/serving bowls/utensils out
Thursday
Cut out rolls and proof 6 am
Get turkey stuffed and in the oven by 8 am
Get rest of stuffing in crock pot and start heating it
While turkey cooks--
Assemble crudité plate
Cook potatoes and mash them(put in crock pot to keep warm)
Assemble green bean dish put in oven 20 min. before turkey comes out
Prepare carrots put in oven 20 min. before turkey comes out
Turkey out of oven to rest, rolls go in oven
Carve turkey and ring the dinner bell to "come and get it!"
Hopefully I get it all cooked and serveable at the same time.
And squeeze in a trip to Rite-Aid at 8 am on Thursday too. For that I am all ready to go with my written transactions and coupons. 8)))
What are you up to today?
Sluggy
*1* Fix the 2 spots on the ceiling in the Dining Room
*2* Hang the thermal curtains in the Living Room
*3* Clean the DR and LR floors
He's known this since like November 10th.
So guess who waits until this week to do them?
Yep.
Hubs.
So currently there is a ladder, spackle, paint, patching mesh, tools and sandpaper in my dining room. And item 2 and 3 haven't been addressed yet either.
sigh
With my HS and various other ailments(plus being old now)I have to pace myself when it comes to the Holidays. All the cooking prep can be mind boggling and wear me out in quick order so I need to spread it out over multiple days.
I guess lots of other bloggers are off seeing to Turkey Day details as well(or traveling early as storms are due for most of the country later this week)since not many are posting much this week.
Here's my Turkey Day menu--
* a pickle, cheese, cracker and crudité plate(appetizer)
* turkey
* cornbread and sausage stuffing
* mashed potatoes
* roasted carrots
* green beans
* yeast rolls
* cranberry "glop"
* gravy and au jus(those who don't want gravy)
* pumpkin pie(whipped cream optional)
* cherry cheesecake pie
* coffee and tea
Here's my schedule to get all this on the table on Thursday--
Sunday
Begin thawing turkey
Take out frozen green beans and sausage rolls
Monday
Gather pantry goods(canned pumpkin, evaporated milk, stuffing mix, "glop", graham cracker pie crusts for cheesecake pie, turkey stock, etc.)
Tuesday
Make cornbread for stuffing
Cook sausage, onions, celery for stuffing
Wednesday
Assemble stuffing
Bake pumpkin pies
Assemble cheesecake pies and chill them
Put "glop" in fridge to chill
Make roll dough
Set table and get crock pots/serving bowls/utensils out
Thursday
Cut out rolls and proof 6 am
Get turkey stuffed and in the oven by 8 am
Get rest of stuffing in crock pot and start heating it
While turkey cooks--
Assemble crudité plate
Cook potatoes and mash them(put in crock pot to keep warm)
Assemble green bean dish put in oven 20 min. before turkey comes out
Prepare carrots put in oven 20 min. before turkey comes out
Turkey out of oven to rest, rolls go in oven
Carve turkey and ring the dinner bell to "come and get it!"
Hopefully I get it all cooked and serveable at the same time.
And squeeze in a trip to Rite-Aid at 8 am on Thursday too. For that I am all ready to go with my written transactions and coupons. 8)))
What are you up to today?
Sluggy
