Make Ahead!

These recipes can all be made in advance, so you can grab things to eat on a busy weeknight, or prepare a feast for friends without frazzling yourself last minute!

Main Meals

• Pizza dough is easy to prep the night before or morning of!
• Miso Sweet Potato and Broccoli Bowl
  • cook the grains and vegetables and make the dressing the day before. Night of, just reheat and combine.
• Lasagna Bolognese is great from the freezer, or you can keep it unbaked in the refrigerator overnight.
• Briskets and short ribs are usually better on day two! You can store them in the fridge after the main braising step, then finish them day of.
• chicken rice with buttered onions
  

Soups
Almost all soups can be made in bulk ahead of time, portioned into containers and then loaded into your freezer. Leave out any pasta to add in day-of, otherwise it'll turn to mush. Same for any crispy toppings/drizzles. Ditto for chilis.

Bread
Bread does pretty well in the freezer! For whole loaves, consider slicing them up before you freeze them, otherwise you'll have to defrost the entire load. Rolls are easy to partition into small groups and wrap in foil. To thaw, toss in a 350° oven for 12-15 minutes - the toaster oven works great for this! (Pssst pair this will some delicious soup from your freezer!)

Desserts

• ​Chocolate Raspberry Trifle
  • This one actually requires at least 6 hours chilling, if not overnight. It can be make up to 2 days in advance.
• Molten Chocolate Lava Cakes
  • Assemble these in their ramekins then pop them, covered and unbaked, into the freezer. When you want to bake them, put them straight in the oven and add a minute or two extra to the cooking time.