So it’s the Monday before Thanksgiving and your menus are probably pretty much set, so today I’m sharing a list of things you can still track down before the big day that will make your Thanksgiving even better! This time around, everything is from Amazon because if you have Amazon Prime (or a free Amazon Prime trial membership), these will still arrive before Thursday! (Word to the wise: when I added these, they were all eligible for Prime shipping–sometimes that changes, so double check, just in case.)

1. Fiesta Deep Pie Plate. For me, the hardest part of Thanksgiving is keeping on top of the dishes. Last year, after it was all over, I posted on my personal Facebook that the thing I was most thankful for was my dishwasher and I wasn’t being even a tiny bit snarky. So if a dish can do double duty as a cooking and a pretty serving dish, I’m all for it. This is a deep dish pie plate, so if you’re making pies, you’ll need to adjust the pie crusts and filling. But it’s also perfect for mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, stuffing–pretty much anything! And it comes in a huge variety of gorgeous colors.

2. Crock-Pot Casserole Slow Cooker. If you haven’t guessed, Sara and I are completely smitten with this little device. And when oven and stovetop space are at a premium, if you can rock the Crock-Pot, do it! (I can guarantee you that was never a sentence I thought I’d ever say when I was 16.)

3. Gilmore Girls complete series. I have the happiest memories of Thanksgiving weekend TV and movie marathons with my sisters (of course, they were recorded from TV onto VHS tapes. Also, I was also not the kid in the family that has the happiest memories of a Thanksgiving morning football scrimmage in the park. The very thought of it makes me panicky.) Yes, it’s on Netflix now (YES!), but there are some times when I want a hard copy and this is one of those times (so, you know, during the Thanksgivings of the zombie apocalypse, we can still laugh with Rory and Lorelai and their zany rag-tag crew.)

4. Mira Food Scale. My trusty food scale stopped working a few months ago and I just resisted buying a new scale with everything I had in me. I’m pretty sure we’ve discussed how much I hate buying anything called “scale” in the past.

Problem is, not having a food scale kills me. It’s one of those things where you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone. So I broke down and ordered the prettiest one I could find on Amazon (didn’t hurt that it had fabulous reviews and didn’t break the bank.) And I love it. It’s sleek, sturdy (my two-year-old tried to weigh himself on it. I can’t even.), uses regular batteries instead of little button batteries that I never have, and is even prettier in real life than it was on the internet (you can’t say that too often.)

5. OXO Fat Separator.  This is another one that’s gotten a lot of love from us lately. But it’s just the best–if you’re making homemade gravy from pan drippings, this is one must-have item!

6. Roll of Kraft Paper. I keep a roll of this in my closet and I can’t even tell you how frequently I use it (often for blog pictures, but even if you don’t have a creepily high number of food pictures on your camera, you’ll still probably find this super useful.) It’s a perfect disposable tablecloth or table runner for Thanksgiving dinner–have jars of crayons on the table so people can doodle. It’s also great to keep kids busy–it’s a perfect canvas for finger paints, non-finger paints, major artwork, and body outlines (of the artistic variety, not the murderous variety, although…) I also use it more often than not as inexpensive, trendy gift wrap.

7. Wide-Mouth Half-Pint Jars. If you’re making our Single Serving Pies in Jars, these jars are a must! They can sometimes be hard to track down in stores, so ordering them is an easy solution (also: don’t go shopping right now, you might harm someone and the holidays are a terrible time to go to jail.)

8. Flavor Injector. I always buy a cheap(ish) flavor injector for my turkey and it always breaks and I’m always sad. So this year, I finally broke down and bought one that wasn’t really designed to be disposable (and it really isn’t that spendy. Also, can we discuss the option to buy these in packs of 3? I can’t imagine a cheerful scenario where I would need 3 giant, stainless steel syringes.) It’s kind of terrifying-looking, I’m not gonna lie, but this scary device will transform your turkey in miraculous ways.

9. Roasting Pan. If you’re like me, it’s hard to shell out the cash for this one because you only use a roasting pan once or twice a year. Unfortunately, it just kind of is what it is. Foil pans are potentially disastrous. But. This one isn’t too bad price-wise and it’s a fantastic pan. And really, you can use it throughout the year for roasting vegetables, marinating meats, and storing all of the pots and pans you actually use.

10. ChefAlarm Roasting Thermometer. I have had terrible luck with roasting thermometers in the past. I have spent a small fortune on lesser alarms that stop working (some of them literally can’t handle the heat), are not accurate, or are just super difficult to use. I’ve had their Thermapen for a few years now and it is hands-down the best kitchen thermometer I’ve ever used, so I decided to give their Big Daddy of Thermometers a try and it’s just as fantastic as the Thermapen. Worth every penny (and less than everything I spent on bad roasting thermometers in the past.)

All right, guys, there you have it–Thanksgiving rescue in 10 easy steps! If you’re traveling over the next few days, hosting family, or frying a turkey, do it safely!

P.S. If you’re looking for our turkey, gravy, and other Thanksgiving recipes in one easy place, check out this post!