My friend Cari has posted her Thanksgiving recipes on her blog,
http://www.mangeratrois.net/weekly-meal-plans/42-november-2009/632-thanksgiving-2009 I don't have time to enter the recipes now, but here's the plan:
Thanksgiving 2009 (Dinner for four)
Turkey
Gravy
Uncle Bill's Stuffing (sans oysters, alas)
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Cranberry Sauce
Watermelon Pickles
Carrol and celery sticks
Waldorf Salad
Rolls
Apple Pie a la mode
Pecan Pie
Pumpkin Pie
The Battle Plan:
Saturday
Drive to Charles Town for watermelon pickles
Sunday
Dust and tidy living room and dining room
Vacuum and dust J's room
Wash James's comforter, put on flannel sheets
Move turkey from freezer to refrigerator
Monday
Kitchen
Dust the family room
Do the filing
Tuesday
Shopping
Wednesday
Visit with Tony Durfor
Iron the tablecloth
Make the pies
Thursday
1:30 turkey in the oven
4:00 start the stuffing
4:30 stuffing in oven
make the salad, celery sticks
set the table
5:30 turkey and stuffing out
start potatoes
gravy
green beans
cranberry sauce
5:50 heat up rolls
6:00 eat
Later: heat up apple pie