Friday, November 9, 2012

Thanksgiving Menu

APPETIZERS
Brie and bread (tip for next year, slice bread ahead of time)
Pistachios
Ranch dip and chips
Fruit dip and sliced apples

MAIN COURSE
Turkey
Gravy

SIDES
Cornbread stuffing
Mashed potatoes
Broccoli casserole
Roast carrots and parsnips?
Cranberry sauce
Rolls and butter
Cornbread (tip for next year, do not turn on crockpot to warm bread)

DESERT
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Apple pie
- S'mores?

BEVERAGES
Alcohol
- Pumpkin beer
- Hard cider
- Regular beer
- Rum and Coke?
Non-Alcoholic
- Water, bottled
- Milk
- Soda: Diet Coke, Coke
Hot
- Cocoa and marshmallows
- Tea, both herbal and caffeinated

ENTERTAINMENT & ACTIVITIES
Have football on
Have board games or cards visible
Have music on in kitchen
Set up fire pit on back patio?

DECOR
Acorn mirrors
Stamped napkins
Sunflower vase
Fall garland
"Happy" Fall sign
Fall yard sign
Orange throw blanket (tip for next year, do not buy linens on Amazon)
Orange runners
Yellow tablecloth
Fall wreath
Candles

CLEANING CHECKLIST
Put on new couch slipcover
Clean both bathrooms
Clean cat box
Vacuum floors and furniture
Make sure bathroom door has a good lock and lighting
Move furniture
Dust
Do dishes
Disinfect all countertops
Take out trash and recycling
Put away laundry
Have an area for guests' coats
Make bed
Hang artwork and mirrors?

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