we do the whole thing ourselves. My husband helps a lot. The menu is always ham, turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, gravy, sweet potato casserole, green beans, corn, deviled eggs, macaroni and cheese, cranberry sauce, rolls, apple pie, pecan pie, cheesecake and pumpkin pie. The only things not homemade is the cranberry sauce, the rolls (sister schubert), and the pumpkin pie. It is a lot of work, basically two days of cooking, but it is my husbands favorite holiday. Plus we have the leftovers to eat on for a week.