Ina Garten is serving up her top make-ahead dishes from over the years. For guests, there's Moroccan Lamb Tagine and a showstopping dessert of Chocolate Banana Cream Pie. When only pasta will do, Crusty Baked Shells and Cauliflower is perfect for weeknights, and Palomas are a refreshing make-ahead cocktail.
This is all about the desserts in Ina's hall of fame. There's incredible make-ahead Frozen Mocha Mousse, shortcut French Apple Galettes, easy Balsamic Strawberries, Fruit Salad With Limoncello, Eton Mess and delicious Skillet Brownies.
It's beet harvest pre-haul time, and Molly Yeh is making the coziest foods imaginable to keep her husband, Nick, primed for the work ahead. She whips up her tender Spiced Beef Hotdish with Bacon Jalapeno Cornbread, Loaded Potato Skins and, for dessert, dreamy Tahini Fudge Pie.
Gesine Prado is sharing her tips and tricks for stocking a freezer full of baked goodies ready to go in a pinch. Whether for unexpected guests or a last-minute dinner party, Gesine has all the bases covered with make-ahead, bake-ahead dishes like Shaker Chicken Pot Pie, Cinnamon Crumble Buns and Devil's Cream Cake. For summertime sweets when it's too hot to turn on the oven, she shares her Frozen Crumble, an easy, no-bake dessert that every baker should have in their arsenal.
Ree Drummond is sneaking a few store-bought shortcuts into her make-ahead Thanksgiving feast. First up is her epic Make Ahead Thanksgiving Turkey, which is cooked and portioned out in advance. She makes Delicious Doctored Up Dressing and Gussied Up Gravy to go alongside it. A freezer treasure becomes a stunning seasonal side dish, Roasted Sprouts and Onions, and Spiked Cranberry Sauce and Herby Butter Dinner Rolls round out the meal. For a showstopping dessert, Ree transforms a store-bought pie into her Chocolate Marshmallow Pumpkin Pie.
Four chefs duke it out over pigs' ears and poblano peppers. We find out which chefs will rocket ahead when beef hearts and turkey breast appear together in the entree basket. It's a vegetable filled dessert round with a tree tomato, eggplant dip and carrot juice all standing in the way of the final victory.