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 Item Activity # Activity Location Minutes Hours
Start Description
12:35 PM Turkey 1 prepare stuffing Stove 30 Turkey - prepare stuffing
1:05 PM Turkey 2 stuff Counter 10 Turkey - stuff
1:15 PM Turkey 3 cook Oven 4.25 Turkey - cook
2:00 PM Potatoes 1 peel Counter 15 Potatoes - peel
2:15 PM Potatoes 2 cook Stove 30 Potatoes - cook
2:45 PM Potatoes 3 mash Counter 15 Potatoes - mash
3:00 PM Potatoes 4 slow cook Slow Cooker 180 Potatoes - slow cook
5:15 PM Turnip 1 peel Counter 10 Turnip - peel
5:25 PM Turnip 2 cook Stove 30 Turnip - cook
5:30 PM Turkey 4 stand Counter 15 Turkey - stand
5:45 PM Carrots 1 cook Stove 15 Carrots - cook
5:45 PM Gravy 1 cook Stove 15 Gravy - cook
5:45 PM Turkey 5 carve, plate Counter 15 Turkey - carve, plate
5:50 PM Corn 1 cook Microwave 10 Corn - cook
5:55 PM Cranberries 1 put into dish Counter 5 Cranberries - put into dish
5:55 PM Rolls 2 put into basket Oven 5 Rolls - put into basket
5:55 PM Stuffing 2 put into dish Counter 5 Stuffing - put into dish
5:55 PM Turnip 3 mash Counter 5 Turnip - mash
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Start Location Description Mins Hrs End
12:35 PM Stove Turkey - prepare stuffing 30 1:05 PM
1:05 PM Counter Turkey - stuff 10 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Oven Turkey - cook 4.25 5:30 PM
2:00 PM Counter Potatoes - peel 15 2:15 PM
2:15 PM Stove Potatoes - cook 30 2:45 PM
2:45 PM Counter Potatoes - mash 15 3:00 PM
3:00 PM Slow Cooker Potatoes - slow cook 180 6:00 PM
5:15 PM Counter Turnip - peel 10 5:25 PM
5:25 PM Stove Turnip - cook 30 5:55 PM
5:30 PM Counter Turkey - stand 15 5:45 PM
5:45 PM Stove Carrots - cook 15 6:00 PM
5:45 PM Stove Gravy - cook 15 6:00 PM
5:45 PM Counter Turkey - carve, plate 15 6:00 PM
5:50 PM Microwave Corn - cook 10 6:00 PM
5:55 PM Counter Cranberries - put into dish 5 6:00 PM
5:55 PM Oven Rolls - put into basket 5 6:00 PM
5:55 PM Counter Stuffing - put into dish 5 6:00 PM
5:55 PM Counter Turnip - mash 5 6:00 PM
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Turkey - prepare stuffing

Turkey - stuff
Turkey - cook
Potatoes - peel
Potatoes - cook
Potatoes - mash
Potatoes - slow cook
Turnip - peel
Turnip - cook
Turkey - stand
Carrots - cook
Gravy - cook
Turkey - carve, plate
Corn - cook
Cranberries - put into dish
Rolls - put into basket
Stuffing - put into dish
Turnip - mash

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Location Food_Items Process DinnerTimes
Oven Turkey Prep 12:00 PM The lists in the green cells are named
Microwave Potatoes Cook 12:15 PM ranges, and are used in the dropdown
Slow Cooker Turnip Stand 12:30 PM lists on the DinnerPlan worksheet.
Stove Gravy Finish 12:45 PM
Counter Corn 1:00 PM To change the name definitions, click
the Formulas tab on the Excel Ribbon,
Rolls 1:15 PM then click Name Manager.
Vegetable 1:30 PM
Cranberries 1:45 PM Select a name in the list, and change
Apple Crisp 2:00 PM its address in the Refers To box, then
Pumpkin Pie 2:15 PM click the check mark.
Stuffing 2:30 PM
Carrots 2:45 PM
Peas 3:00 PM
3:15 PM
3:30 PM
3:45 PM
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4:15 PM
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4:45 PM
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5:15 PM
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6:15 PM
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