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nferrandi
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What do you do ahead of time?
What dishes do you prepare ahead of time for Thanksgiving? I'm planning in making an apple pie and cranberry sauce tomorrow. Is there anything else I can do? Can you do stuffing the day before and then just bake it Thursday?
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JessL
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
I am starting today with a few things - I am prepping my mac and cheese and roasting my peppers. I will also do some other prep work for things I am preparing tomorrow.
You can definitely do stuffing tomorrow. I always do it ahead of time and actually think it tastes better the next day!
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| Posted 11/25/14 7:57 AM |
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nferrandi
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
Posted by JessL
You can definitely do stuffing tomorrow. I always do it ahead of time and actually think it tastes better the next day!
Do you prep everything in the baking dish or do you cook it fully and then reheat it the next day? If you just prep it, do you add the liquid on Wednesday or do you add it Thursday before cooking?
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| Posted 11/25/14 8:08 AM |
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jerrysgirl
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
i am chopping my vegetables that can be chopped ahead of time. onions, carrots, and mushrooms i will also assemble and bake my stuffing a day before. if squash can be cut up ahead of time, i will cut that up too.
i ahead a little liquid on wednesday, then i add more liquid on thursday.
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| Posted 11/25/14 8:38 AM |
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JessL
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
Posted by nferrandi
Posted by JessL
You can definitely do stuffing tomorrow. I always do it ahead of time and actually think it tastes better the next day!
Do you prep everything in the baking dish or do you cook it fully and then reheat it the next day? If you just prep it, do you add the liquid on Wednesday or do you add it Thursday before cooking?
I just prep everything, put in in the baking dish and pop it into the refrigerator. Then before I am ready to bake on thanksgiving I add a touch more broth and a little butter on top. I use a pretty heavy bakery bread for the stuffing so it holds up just fine in the liquid. If you are using a lighter bread I guess it could soggy. I have never had an issue though and have been doing it that way for years.
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| Posted 11/25/14 9:39 AM |
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
I already made cookies yesterday and today. they SHOULD stay good for thursday but we will see. Then tomorrow I will make the cranberry sauce, two pies (chocolate pudding and sweet potato), and prep all of the sides (chopping vegetables, etc.) The turkey and all the sides will be done thursday.
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| Posted 11/25/14 9:51 AM |
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sameinitials
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What do you do ahead of time?
my husband made an apple pie and a blueberry pie already. he will make the raspberry and sweet potato pies on wednesday.
i've made a vegetarian mushroom gravy and shortbread dough. today i will roll out and cut the shortbread (and store it back in the fridge to bake tmrw). i'll also make cookie dough, scoop it, and put it back in the fridge to bake tmrw (cookie dough is better when it ages). i will also saute the veg, apples, and sausage for the stuffing, and i will take out the stuffing bread to defrost. i will also prep the brussel sprouts.
tomorrow i will roast the pearl onions and mushrooms, bake the cookies (inc dipping shortbread in chocolate, yum), assemble an apple crisp, maybe make another dessert, cube and stale the bread, and i'm not sure what else. i'm sure i am forgetting something.
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HomeIsWithU
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
I make all of the sides ahead of time. Depending on the side, I usually prep them and then wait to bake them until the day of.
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cj7305
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
I just made a cranberry relish, fresh cranberry sauce and a graham cracker napoleon. Tomorrow I will make:
- sausage stuffing (always make day before, and bake day of. Often add more broth)
-sweet potato casserole (add marshmallows and bake day of)
-mashed potatoes (Pionner Woman recipe)
(add butter dots to the top, cover with foil and pop in oven day of)
-buttered broccoli (will micro right before eating)
-pumpkin bread (regular & chocolate chip)
-brownies (kids requested)
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| Posted 11/25/14 10:41 PM |
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Re: What do you do ahead of time?
Posted by cj7305
I just made a cranberry relish, fresh cranberry sauce and a graham cracker napoleon. Tomorrow I will make:
- sausage stuffing (always make day before, and bake day of. Often add more broth)
-sweet potato casserole (add marshmallows and bake day of)
-mashed potatoes (Pionner Woman recipe)
(add butter dots to the top, cover with foil and pop in oven day of)
-buttered broccoli (will micro right before eating)
-pumpkin bread (regular & chocolate chip)
-brownies (kids requested)
this all sounds soooo delicious and is such a good make ahead menu!! need to save this for next year LOL
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