Holiday Cooking Schedule

Here is the cooking schedule I use when I am preparing the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday dinners at our house:

7:00 a.m. - preheat oven to 500 degrees (this is NOT a typo!) & prep turkey with butter

7:15 a.m. - put turkey in oven on bottom rack

7:30 a.m. - boil 6 eggs (for deviled eggs, gravy, and dressing)

7:45 a.m. - make breakfast, coffee, & tea

8:00 a.m. - turn oven down to 325 degrees, tent turkey with foil; devil eggs & put into fridge

8:15 a.m. - Set out veggies, etc. to be prepped

8:30 a.m. - Set out rolls to thaw and rise; put fresh sweet potatoes in crock pot

8:45 a.m. - Wrap bacon/water chestnuts

9:00 a.m. - Put bacon/water chestnuts in oven; prep cranberry sauce

9:15 a.m. - Make bacon/water chestnut sauce

9:30 a.m. - Put pies in oven

9:45 a.m. - Boil carrots & celery

10:00 a.m. - Boil corn; prep green beans & green bean casserole

10:15 a.m. - Crush dressing breadcrumbs

10:30 a.m. - Take pies out of oven; check salt & pepper shakers

10:45 a.m. - Prep canned sweet potatoes & marshmallows; prep butter dish

11:00 a.m. - Put sweet potatoes in oven; cook peas & carrots

11:15 a.m. - Take sweet potatoes out of oven; cook mashed potatoes

11:30 a.m. - Put rolls in oven; cook green bean casserole; make gravy

11:45 a.m. - Take rolls out of oven; cook green beans

12:00 p.m. - Take turkey out of oven; make dressing

12:15 p.m. - Set table; put ice in glasses

12:30 p.m. - Carve turkey & eat!