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Make-Ahead

If you’re looking to save time and reduce stress in the kitchen, then make ahead recipes are the perfect solution. From easy overnight breakfast casseroles to dessert, these recipes can be prepared in advance, stored in the fridge or freezer, and reheated when needed.

Prep your Thanksgiving sides ahead of time, have an easy dinner stashed in the freezer for a busy weeknight, or get ahead on your holiday baking.

An oval casserole dish filled with easy breakfast strata on a wooden board with a wedge of Parmesan and a spoon on the side.
Dark chocolate and tahini ice cream in a metal ice cream tin with a swirl on top, with a metal ice cream scoop laying beside it.

Dark Chocolate and Tahini Ice Cream

8 hrs 35 mins

Banoffee pie in a metal pie plate with a quarter of the pie missing.

Banoffee Pie

2 hrs

Baked cheesy pasta with broccoli in a large metal casserole dish, with a serving spoon and napkin.

Baked Cheesy Pasta with Broccoli

1 hr

Fig jam thumbprint cookies in rows on a sheet of parchment paper.

Fig Jam Thumbprint Cookies

2 hrs

Pecan tassies in close-up, piled on top of each other.

Pecan Tassies

1 hr 25 mins

Caramel apple slab pie in a large metal sheet pan, on a wire rack with a pie knife.

Caramel Apple Slab Pie

2 hrs 55 mins

Garth Brooks' favorite breakfast lasagna in a metal lasagna pan, with one square on a metal spatula.

Garth Brooks’ Favorite Breakfast Lasagna

2 hrs 30 mins

Schug in a pottery bowl, on a wooden plate with a spoon and garnished with cilantro.

Schug

25 mins

A bowl of cinnamon butter on a white plate with two slices of toast and a knife beside it.

Cinnamon Butter

5 mins

Spaghetti Bolognese in a large metal skillet, being served with tongs, on a wooden table.

Spaghetti Bolognese

2 hrs 50 mins

An enamel pot filled with Portuguese bean soup with a hint of bread roll and a spoon.

Portuguese Bean Soup

5 hrs 30 mins

A baking sheet lined with parchment filled with 10 long, thin crispy cheese sticks.

Crispy Cheese Sticks

5 hrs

An Irish coffee mug filled with butterscotch beer with foam on top and a drizzle of butterscotch sauce.

Butterscotch Beer

45 mins

A caramelized onion and Gruyère galette with a rye crust and sprigs of thyme.

Caramelized Onion and Gruyère Galette

14 hrs

A large bowl filled with jerk spiced lentils topped with cilantro and sliced green onions, flanked by a bowl of sliced red onions and another bowl of rice.

Jerk-Style Lentils

1 hr 10 mins

A saucepan filled with a serving of cod and chorizo stew, 2 pita quarters, a dollop of sour cream, and a lemon wedge.

Cod and Chorizo Stew

1 hr

Nine Halloween mummy Rice Krispies treats with googly candy eyes on a black background.

Halloween Mummy Rice Krispies Treats

20 mins

Four chocolate covered apple slices with a spider web design in a jar.

Halloween Chocolate Covered Apple Slices

30 mins

A table with colourful napkins, a plate with a slice of pie , a cup of coffee, and a yellow pie plate with a chocolate buttermilk pie that's missing one slice.

Chocolate Buttermilk Pie

2 hrs 30 mins

A wire rack with a blueberry coffee cake and 2 slices on it, glazed and with a spoon sitting beside it.

Blueberry Coffee Cake

1 hr 10 mins

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