Thanksgiving Turkey Hacks!

Y’all.  It’s the week of Thanksgiving already!  (Breath in.  Breath out).  Let’s start this Monday of Thanksgiving week by going over the easiest way to cook a Thanksgiving turkey and what needs to get done today.  I shared free hacks and printables for the big day and I promised we’d start the “to-do” part of our Thanksgiving printable together!  I’ll share my Turkey recipe (with a video and a printable recipe card below) and we’ll have fun with our to-do list.  Let’s get started, shall we?!

Although we won’t start cooking the Thanksgiving turkey or other meats today, it’s important to have a plan.  Here’s the to-do list concerning Tom the Turkey today:

• Buy the turkey (if you haven’t already)
• If frozen, put turkey in frig
• If thawed already, put turkey in frig
• Make supply list for turkey recipe
• Read & watch how easy it is below
• Calm down  😉

Cooking a thanksgiving turkey has given so many people anxiety.  I used to get anxious too but once I found the foolproof, simple hacks to pull off a juicy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside bird a few times, the stress went away.  I want to help you actually enjoy Thanksgiving Day! There’s more to it than the meal – we can’t let a bird ruin the day.

Thanksgiving Turkey

I’ve created a printable recipe card for you below, but first, I’m sharing an old video of how to roast a turkey.  The only reason I made him a day early is because we had to travel out of town the next morning to spend the meal with family.  Enjoy!

Can’t view video?  Watch How to Cook the Bird!

Here’s the printable recipe card I promised you:

Thanksgiving Turkey To-Dos

Let’s move onto what we can do today (Monday) to help our Thanksgiving Turkey Day go off without a hitch and too much stress!

Our only “To-Dos” over the weekend was to choose how many folks & the amount of meat needed, the menu, and to buy the groceries.  Didn’t do any of that yet or missed this conversation?  No worries!

Your only other goals today are to make sure your turkey is in the refrigerator (especially if it’s frozen-it needs 3 days to thaw there!), put canned cranberry sauce in the refrigerator, and write on your planner which two rooms need cleaning the most before Thanksgiving day.

Start with your most chaotic room that HAS to be cleaned first.  Just set a timer for however long can work on it today and work as quickly as you can.  I promise you that if you dig your heels in and get the worst two rooms done today, your stress level will plummet.  Then you’ll have the joy of crossing that off of your list before drifting off to sleep tonight.

That’s all for today, friend.  Remember – you are not going to stress about the Thanksgiving turkey!  I’ll be back tomorrow with another day in our Countdown to Thanksgiving.  I’ll bring another easy Thanksgiving recipe and what we can accomplish on our “to-do” list to make the big day more fun!

Do you feel better now about making the Thanksgiving turkey?