A written menu makes a dinner feel planned. Hosts share it with guests before a potluck so nobody brings the same dish, print it for the table, and post it with the recipes afterwards. On Pinterest, menu and meal plan pins for Thanksgiving, Friendsgiving and Christmas rise every year in the weeks before each holiday.
Type the title, the date and the menu. A line that ends with a colon becomes a course heading, and every other line is a dish. The text shrinks to fit, so a short menu looks generous and a long one still fits. Choose a frame and one of five color styles, then download a 1000 x 1500 image.
Planning a holiday menu people can follow
Group dishes into four or five courses at most: starters, main, sides, dessert and drinks. Name dishes the way a guest would, "garlic mashed potatoes", not a brand or a nickname. For a potluck, add the name of the person bringing each dish after it.
In Pinterest Trends for the United States, searches for Thanksgiving side dishes, appetizers, desserts and potluck ideas grow several fold through late October and November, and Friendsgiving food ideas follow the same curve. A menu pin posted two to three weeks ahead has time to be found.
Sharing and printing
The image is 1000 x 1500 pixels. It prints cleanly at 4 x 6 inches, and it is the standard shape for a Pinterest pin. Send it in a group chat, post it as a pin that links to your recipes, or print one for the table.
For a pin that shows the dishes, use the recipe roundup pin maker. For the invitation, use the invitation maker, and for a restaurant offer, the restaurant pin maker.
