When Thanksgiving Day is still a week or two away, it’s the perfect chance to prepare in advance for a successful dinner. Here are a few essentials that you will need to plan ahead for so you can enjoy the holiday, knowing you are well prepared for the festivities. Recipes Decide on a recipe or preparation method for the star of Thanksgiving food – the turkey. Choose the recipes for other Thanksgiving food like the side dishes and desserts that you will be serving as well so you can put together the complete menu. If you are using any new recipes, mark them in your recipe books, or, if they’re online, print them out and place them in a folder for easy reference. Cookware and Tools Read through the recipes and visualize the preparation of each dish to make sure you have the tools and appliances you need to prepare them. If you need some special Thanksgiving cookware make a note of it in your shopping list. There will be some dishes that will need the same tools or cookware at the same time. You will need at least two saucepans to make gravy and mashed potatoes. Bring home new Thanksgiving cookware or borrow some so you can plan your meals well. Oven-to-table Thanksgiving cookware can double as both cooking vessels and serving dishes that can make serving your guests easier as well as make cleanup simple. If your guests are bringing dishes or other contributions, use oven-to-tabletop cookware to smoothen prepping and service. Serveware A gorgeous table setting is a great way to enhance the presentation of your Thanksgiving food. Check to see if you have the right serving pieces and can make enough place settings for all your guests. If you are planning to decorate your table with a theme, you can put a sticky note on the underside of the serveware to remind you of the exact pieces and their placement on Thanksgiving Day. Be sure to have a few extra serving pieces on hand for dishes that guests might bring and for emergencies. Decorations Think about how you want your home and your table to be decorated for Thanksgiving, and bring home or make anything that you can do in advance. The week or two before Thanksgiving is a great time for families with children to work on seasonal crafts that can be used at the table, such as napkin rings, centerpieces or place cards. Authors Profile: William Socket is a certified interior designer and runs his own interior decoration consultancy. William especially loves decorating a home in wooden furniture and believes that nothing gives a home as warm and cozy a touch as all-wood furniture and decor. William loves reading up on new design ideas, and has a special interest in space saving techniques. Here William writes about Thanksgiving food and Thanksgiving cookware.
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