Thanksgiving Host Planner

Host Thanksgiving without the last-minute scramble: who's coming, who's bringing what, when every dish goes in the oven, and what to do each day before dinner. Works for Friendsgiving too. WHAT YOU GET • Dashboard with days to go, RSVPs (yes, no and still to reply), dishes covered against what you need, tasks done, oven clashes and dietary needs • Guest list for up to 60 people with RSVP, adult or kid, diet, allergies, table and seat • Who-brings-what sign-up: set how many dishes each course needs, then see what's covered, unconfirmed or still missing • Menu and oven schedule: prep, in and out times count back from the dinner time you enter, with a flag when two dishes need one oven at different temperatures at the same time • Kitchen timeline showing every oven and burner half hour by half hour, plus a running order • Day-before and day-of checklist with 32 tasks dated from your dinner • Table seating plan, a shopping list by store and aisle, leftovers with use-by dates, to-go containers and thank-you notes HOW IT WORKS 1. Type the year and your dinner time on Settings. Thanksgiving Day fills in, or enter your own Friendsgiving date. 2. Add guests and dishes as RSVPs and offers come in, and list what you're cooking with its minutes and temperature. 3. Follow the oven schedule and checklist, and check the Dashboard for what's next. FEATURES • Thanksgiving Day worked out from the year (the fourth Thursday of November) • Turkey thaw date and a rough roasting time from your turkey's weight, in lb or kg • Burner double-booking flagged as well as oven temperature clashes • Shopping amounts for your headcount: turkey, potatoes, stuffing, gravy, rolls, pie and ice • Prefilled checklist, dish categories, ovens and burners you can edit • Seating plan marks guests with a dietary need or allergy • Reusable next year: just change the year • Clean, printable layout WORKS WITH • Microsoft Excel (desktop or Microsoft 365) • Google Sheets (free with a Google account) • Apple Numbers • LibreOffice Best on a computer or tablet. WHAT YOU RECEIVE • Thanksgiving Host Planner - Blank.xlsx, ready for your dinner • Thanksgiving Host Planner - Sample.xlsx, filled with example data so you can see how it works • A quick start guide (PDF) This is a digital download. Nothing is shipped, and the files are yours to keep. For personal use. HOW WE MAKE IT Every Toast & Tally planner is designed in-house with AI-assisted tools, then every tab, formula and sample file is checked and tested before it is listed. QUESTIONS? Message us on Etsy. We're happy to help you get set up.