The CDC released recommendations today to reduce the spread of COVID19 to friends and family this holiday season. The full recommendations can be seen here, and they include:
- Celebrating virtually
- Celebrating with members of your own household (who are consistently taking measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19)
- Celebrating with family members or friends from a limited number of households with socially distanced place settings (2-3 households who are consistently taking measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19)
- Hosting an outdoor event (if possible), or opening windows to increase ventilation indoors
- Washing your hands before eating!!
For a lot of us, these new guidelines mean a significantly smaller Thanksgiving Dinner – which is hard when you’re used to cooking for a big crowd! But how much should you actually make? I’ve put together some tips to help you plan out your more intimate Thanksgiving Dinner below!
Note: if cooking a small dinner doesn’t sound appealing to you – please support our local restaurants and community! Click here to check out GVLtoday’s list of restaurants offering dine-in or carry out Thanksgiving Dinners. It’s a great way to support our local restaurants who have been hard hit by the economic impact of COVID19!
Thanksgiving Dinner for 2
- Appetizers/Salad: 1
- Pounds of Turkey: 3 pound bone in turkey breast
- Carb Sides (bread/rice/potatoes/mac and cheese/stuffing): 1-2 side dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Veggie Sides (green beans, carrots, brussels sprouts etc): 1 side dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Desserts: 1 (will have leftovers)
Thanksgiving Dinner for 4
- Appetizers/Salad: 1
- Pounds of Turkey: 6 pound bone in turkey breast
- Carb Sides (bread/rice/potatoes/mac and cheese/stuffing): 1-2 side dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Veggie Sides (green beans, carrots, etc): 1-2 dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Desserts: 1-2 dishes
Thanksgiving Dinner for 6
- Appetizers/Salad: 2
- Pounds of Turkey: 9-10 pound turkey (defrost for 2-3 days prior)
- Carb Sides (bread/rice/potatoes/mac and cheese/stuffing): 2-3 side dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Veggie Sides (green beans, carrots, etc): 2 dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Desserts: 2 dishes
Thanksgiving Dinner for 8
- Appetizers/Salad: 2
- Pounds of Turkey: 12 pound turkey (defrost for 2-3 days prior)
- Carb Sides (bread/rice/potatoes/mac and cheese/stuffing): 3 side dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Veggie Sides (green beans, carrots, etc): 3 dishes made for 4 servings (will have leftovers)
- Desserts: 3 dishes (will have leftovers)
