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2024 Thanksgiving Menu and Meal Prep Timeline

* image These past few months have been busy for our family, especially since our oldest joined a local swim team. Between juggling our work schedules and balancing school with practices... we're all pretty wiped out. Although it's a lot of work, I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. Preparing the holiday meal for our family fills my heart with joy, and I can't wait to get started. To make things easier for me, I don't deviate much from  our first Thanksgiving  as a family. The dishes I make are familiar ones, and the recipes for them live at my fingertips. Keeping the same menu year after year means I don't have to spend time researching recipes or planning a new one. Here are my tried-and-true Thanksgiving recipes, as well as my prep timeline for the big day!

What's for Dinner: May 26 - June 1

Looking for dinner inspiration? Here's what I've planned for dinner at our house this week!

Lilacs in Vases | Photo by Juja Han via Unsplash


So many folks have asked whether we had any fun plans for the long weekend. As much as I wanted to say we were jetting off to the beach until Monday, I couldn't. Because we don't have a beach weekend planned.

Actually, we don't have anything out of the ordinary planned. Stephen is away for work until early tomorrow morning (his plane lands after midnight)... and I didn't have the heart or energy to plan a trip away without him. Especially after spending more money than usual this week.

I made progress on my 40 Before 40 list and bought some new art for the house. Then we spent money at a fundraiser for the kids' school. Then I had to pay for some scheduled maintenance on the car... And, of course, I had to get the kids new shoes and some new clothes now that the warmer weather is here.

Our plans aren't the most exciting, but that's okay. My busy season at work isn't over yet, so I'm looking forward to having some quality time with the kids. We'll celebrate the unofficial start of summer with a batch of my mother's potato salad... and I've planned some other tasty meals, too.

Without further ado, here's what I've planned for dinner at our house over the next few days. And, please, take some time this weekend to honor those who've laid down their lives in service to our country.


A Week of Dinners: May 26 - June 1


Sunday: Grilled Greek-Marinated Chicken with Shoestring French Fries and Peas

Monday: BLT Sandwiches with Caprese Salad and Mom's Potato Salad

Tuesday: Ground Beef Taco Night

Wednesday: Elbow Macaroni with Marinara Sauce

Thursday: Leftover Night

Friday: Frozen Pizza Night

Saturday: Macaroni and Cheese with Peas


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One year ago: Our Monthly Dinner Plan (March)
Two years ago: Menu Plan: May 21 - May 27 {and a Request for Advice}
Three years ago: Food Truck Border Brawl

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