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The ultimate plan-ahead cookbook that delivers on flavor
Harried home cooks learned the hard way that the best possible way to maintain their mealtime sanity is to make things ahead. This stress-saving America’s Test Kitchen cookbook collects 150 reliable recipes for make-ahead meals including everything from ready-to-serve entrees to braises to slow-cooked specialties to oven-ready casseroles and Sunday main meals. Another great addition to a popular cookbook series.
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Make it ahead—and relax.
150 reliable recipes
What kind of cook are you?
Do you like to cook all weekend just to stock your freezer? Do you like to prep Tuesday night’s dinner on Monday night? Will you follow a precise shopping and prep plan that yields three great weeknight dinners with a minimum of fuss? Or would you rather do a little prep in the early morning, turn on your slow cooker, and have dinner waiting for you when you hit the door? While most make-ahead cookbooks focus entirely on stocking your freezer with complete meals or meal components, this book takes a new approach. Yes, you will find a chapter devoted to dinners from the freezer, but you will also find seven other creative chapters that show you how a little advance work can reap huge benefits. You can choose your style of make-ahead cooking depending on your temperament, your schedule, and your family’s needs. You pick the lane. We’ve done all the planning for you, leaving nothing to chance.
Prep Ahead: Ready-to-Cook Meals
Oven-ready entrées that take a minimal amount of work the night before mean a great meal with little effort the next day. With these recipes, you can prep for tomorrow’s meal while tonight’s supper cooks or spend 20 minutes getting dinner ready in the morning, then pop it straight into the oven after work.
Reheat and Eat: Make-Ahead Stews and Braises
Stews and braises are some of the most time-intensive dishes to make because they require long, gentle cooking to tenderize tough cuts of meat and develop deeply flavored broths and sauces. But making these dishes ahead of time allows you to take advantage of the time the dish spends cooling and resting until you’re ready to reheat it.
Bake and Serve: Oven-Ready Casseroles
To make versions of all of our favorite casseroles—from chicken pot pie to classic lasagna—that could be made ahead, we had to reengineer our recipes. Parcooking pasta and vegetables so they’d turn tender as the casserole baked and making loose sauces that wouldn’t overthicken in the oven were a couple of the tricks we used to keep our casseroles tasting just as good as traditional versions.
From Fridge to Table: Ready-to-Serve Entrées
Whether you’re in the mood for a healthy dinner, need something easy to bring to a potluck or picnic, or just want to avoid cranking up the oven on a hot summer night, dinners ready to serve straight from the fridge are great options to save time and energy. And you’d be surprised at the range of food that tastes great served cold—this chapter includes fried chicken, poached salmon, and chilled Asian noodle dishes along with a wide variety of fresh, inventive salads.
Publisher : America’s Test Kitchen
Publication date : September 1, 2014
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
Print length : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 1936493845
ISBN-13 : 978-1936493845
Item Weight : 1.96 pounds
Dimensions : 7.4 x 0.8 x 9.13 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #317,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #118 in Casserole Recipes #346 in Slow Cooker Recipes (Books) #1,371 in Quick & Easy Cooking (Books)
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Customers say
Customers find the cookbook’s recipes highly detailed and explore several basic categories of time-saving meals, with clear and understandable preparation instructions. They appreciate how it makes weeknight dinner-planning a breeze and offers multiple ways to plan meals. The cookbook receives positive feedback for its taste, variety of options, and suitability for busy families.
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