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Good morning. This is it, your last best chance to lay out a proper Thanksgiving plan in advance of the rush of next week with its work and travel and unforeseen circumstances like Aunt Judy showing up on Thursday with her new friend who’s allergic to potatoes or your brother forgetting the one thing — the one thing! — you asked him to bring along to greet the feast. (Some moose sausage, say. Long story.) I’ve been saying this for weeks now, but it bears repeating: People get ready. There’s a train a-comin’. Let’s greet it in style.

Do you have your menu laid out yet? Hope so. Here’s a collection of make-ahead Thanksgiving recipes you can pull off this weekend. Cook a bunch of those (make cranberry sauce at the least!), and clean out the fridge and freezer so there’s room to store them until the day.

Then brush up on the skills you’ll need to deploy next week. Here’s our guide on “How to Roast a Turkey” and another on “How to Make Gravy.” While you’re at it, here’s “How to Make Stuffing” and “How to Make a Pie Crust.” Collect them all.