Holiday Meal Ideas You Can
Prepare Ahead Of Time
Preparing large holiday
meals for a crowd is time consuming and a lot of work, too. If you prepare some parts of your meal ahead
of time, you will find that pulling it all together becomes a lot faster and
easier. Don't spend the day of the big
holiday gathering slaving in the kitchen-smart cooks prepare ahead of time!
Your Freezer Is Your
Friend
By preparing side dishes
that freeze well ahead of time and stashing them in the freezer, you can break
up the cooking over a number of days.
Potatoes, vegetables, and other side dishes are freezer friendly, and
all you will have to do is pull them out and heat them up when you are ready
for them. Desserts can be frozen as well
and thawed when needed-cakes freeze very well and thaw nicely, saving you the
work of preparing that delicious dessert at the last minute.
Slow Cooker Meals
Today's slow cookers can
be used to make just about anything. You
can prepare the meal ahead of time and just turn the slow cooker on in the
morning. Come meal time, you will have
hot food ready to go, and you won't have spent a minute in the kitchen. You can create an entire meal using slow
cookers, saving you a lot of hassle.
Christmas Morning Quickies
Creating a breakfast
casserole that you can simply throw in the oven on the big morning will prevent
making a mess of the kitchen to go along with the wrapping paper mess
everywhere else. There is a wide range
of different breakfast casseroles you can make.
Another quick Christmas
morning idea-try an overnight cinnamon roll recipe. Make the dough the day before and let the
rolls rise overnight in the fridge. Come
Christmas morning, pop them in the oven for a delicious treat with no effort at
all.
The more you can prepare
ahead of time, the more time you can spend enjoying the holiday with family and
friends. With all of the make-ahead
recipes out there, you can have just about everything ready to go before the
big day arrives, and be in and out of the kitchen quickly, ready to sit down
and enjoy a meal with your loved ones.