Answer 14 quick questions about your guests, your menu and your kitchen. In about five minutes you get a custom menu, a shopping list sorted by store aisle, and a minute-by-minute cooking timeline that works backward from the moment you sit down.
Built around your guest count, dietary needs (vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free) and the dishes your family insists on.
Quantities scaled to your headcount and grouped by produce, dairy, meat and pantry, so you make one trip.
Every task timed backward from your serving time, including when to thaw, brine and preheat.
Tells you which dish goes in when, at what temperature, so one oven can handle the whole meal.
Pies, cranberry sauce and casseroles moved to Tuesday and Wednesday, so Thursday morning is calm.
Arrives by email. Tape the timeline to the cabinet and hand the shopping list to whoever's going to the store.
A sample for 12 guests, one vegetarian, one oven, dinner at 5:00 PM.
Enter your guests and dinner time to see how big a bird to buy, when to move it to the fridge, and when it goes in the oven.
Want the whole dinner timed like this, not just the turkey?
Get the full plan for 12 guests →Roast times follow USDA guidance for an unstuffed bird at 325°F. Always confirm doneness with a thermometer: 165°F in the thickest part of the breast and thigh.
Guest count, dietary needs, main dish, sides, desserts, oven count and dinner time. Takes about four minutes.
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Your full plan arrives as a printable PDF within about five minutes.
The weekend before Thanksgiving at the latest. A frozen turkey needs about one day in the fridge for every 4 pounds, so a 20 lb bird should start thawing the Friday before. Your plan includes the exact day.
Yes. Tell us about vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free or nut-free guests and the menu works around them, with clear labels on each dish. Always double-check ingredient labels for serious food allergies.
Most people do. The oven map is built for the number of ovens you tell us, and moves dishes to the stovetop, slow cooker or make-ahead days when space runs out.
Yes. List the dishes you're making no matter what, and the plan builds the timeline and shopping list around them.
Reply to your plan email within 7 days and we'll either fix it or refund you in full.
Your plan is generated by AI from your answers and checked against food-safety guidelines for thawing and cooking temperatures.