Holiday Dinner Planner | Thanksgiving & Christmas Menu, Cooking Timeline, Grocery List, Guest Tracker Printable Spreadsheet

Stop juggling sticky notes for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. This one spreadsheet plans the menu for both holidays, counts the cooking schedule backward from your serving time so nothing overcooks or arrives cold, sorts the grocery list by store category, and tracks every guest's RSVP and allergy in one place.

What's inside:- Menu Plan — course, dish and who's making it for Thanksgiving and Christmas side by side, with an occasion dropdown that colors each row.- Cooking Timeline — enter your serving time once and every task's start time calculates automatically, counting backward so the turkey, sides and table are all ready at the same moment. Status dropdown tracks what's done.- Shopping List — every ingredient sorted by grocery-store category (produce, meat & poultry, dairy, bakery, pantry, frozen, beverages), with a purchased-status tracker.- Guest List — name, occasion, RSVP, headcount, allergies/dietary needs and who's bringing a dish, with automatic guest-count and allergy-count summaries.

Included in this instant download:- HolidayDinnerPlanner.xlsx — the full editable workbook (Instructions, Menu Plan, Cooking Timeline, Shopping List, Guest List)- HolidayDinnerPlanner-US-Letter.pdf — printable cooking timeline & shopping list, US Letter- HolidayDinnerPlanner-A4.pdf — printable cooking timeline & shopping list, A4

Works in Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets and LibreOffice Calc. Only the shaded input cells are meant for typing — everything else is protected so the formulas don't break by accident.

Because this is a digital file, returns and exchanges are not accepted. If anything is wrong with your file, contact us through this store and we'll fix it quickly.

Made with the help of AI tools (layout, formulas, listing copy); the design and structure are original, not a copy of anyone else's template. No third-party recipes are included — only a blank framework for your own menu.