Features over three hundred recipes for pre-prepared meals that can save time later, including dishes such as casseroles and desserts.
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Coming home to a refrigerator stocked with ready-to-heat meals is everyone’s dream, but in reality make-ahead recipes often fall short: soggy breaded chicken, gluey mashed potatoes, and dry, dense casseroles are more the norm. In The Best Make-Ahead Recipe, America’s Test Kitchen, acclaimed for developing the very best recipes through their rigorous testing process, focuses on uncovering the secrets behind truly great make-ahead cooking. From oven-ready stuffed chicken breasts and rolled and stuffed flank steak to cheesy baked ziti and tamale pie, the test kitchen shows you step by step how to prepare make ahead recipes so that they taste fresh and flavorful. The test kitchen also expands on the make-ahead concept to include double duty cooking, which allows you to cook one big meal and use the leftovers to get in a head start into creating an entirely new second meal. And because everyone can use a little-make-ahead help when entertaining, the test kitchen provides flavorful, foolproof make-ahead recipes for appetizers and desserts. Holiday entertaining is especially conducive to the make-ahead concept and the test kitchen devotes a special chapter to show you how to get things under control, so that your day runs smoothly. With recipes, menus, shopping lists, and detailed time-lines, you’ll be fully equipped to pull off that special meal. Throughout The Best Make-Ahead Recipe, you’ll find instructions on scaling recipes up or down to suit your family’s needs. Helpful features such as testing notes and test kitchen tips highlight key findings in our testing process and will help you become a better cook. Ingredient and equipment ratings are sprinkled throughout, so you’ll spend your money wisely and with best results. A lifesaver for busy families and anyone who likes to entertain, The Best Make-Ahead Recipe will give you the recipes, tips, and techniques to plan and cook ahead – whether you are hosting a dinner party or just trying to put fresh food on the table night after night.
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