Category: Make-Ahead

Hot Chicken Salad
Chicken · Make-Ahead

Hot Chicken Salad

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Southerners love their chicken salad, and stick close to a tried and true recipe, perhaps handed down for generations. These are all wonderful, but friends, have tried Hot Chicken Salad? You haven’t lived until you do!

Earlier last week my hair dresser mentioned she’d had this dish at a restaurant, and I realized I hadn’t made it in years! Then it dawned on me that I had all the ingredients for this it in my fridge and pantry. I immediately knew what we would have for Sunday dinner!

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My Easter Dinner Menu
Dinner · Easter · Make-Ahead

My Easter Dinner Menu

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I’m so excited for my favorite week of the year to be here – EASTER! The hope and promise of eternal life through Christ’s death and resurrection gives my life purpose and joy! That’s reason to celebrate!

Our greatest celebration will be that we will get to attend our church’s Easter service! We’ve been away since February, allowing the transition to go more smoothly. We are excited to worship with our church family and rejoice in the resurrections of our Savior!

After church, we will come home with our family (and I pray a few other guests) for dinner. I’ve already starting prepping for the meal! I like to get as much done ahead of time as possible! I thought I’d share what I’m fixing so you might get some inspiration for your meal!

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The Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Gravy · Make-Ahead · Thanksgiving · turkey

The Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

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If you’re hosting Thanksgiving dinner, I’m going to share my favorite Thanksgiving tip – make the gravy ahead of time! You can make this a couple base DAYS before you need it! This is a time and stress reducer! I had no idea this was possible until a couple years ago. I thought you had to have the turkey drippings to make the gravy. Wrong.

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Make Ahead Breakfasts and Supper
Fast meal · Food Prep · Make-Ahead

Make Ahead Breakfasts and Supper

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Read this post if you want to…

  1. Make daily meal prep easier
  2. Prep food for a special event or vacation
  3. Be prepared for a busy day

Last week I shared about our family vacation and that we ate our meals in our condo. It was simplified in that my girls and I divided up the meals and volunteered to fix the food for that meal. I chose to make the breakfasts for all three days, and also for our Sunday supper. I didn’t want to spend lots of time cooking while we were there, so I prepped as mush as I could ahead of time and stuck it in the freezer, wrapped so it would be fresh.
Let me share what I made and how I worked ahead to simplify things.

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Roasted Shrimp with Orzo
Dinner · Fast meal · Make-Ahead · Seafood · summertime

Roasted Shrimp with Orzo

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I’m so happy to share another Ina Garten recipe with you. We’ve had more hot days, so I searched for more shrimp recipes! Even if it’s not a summer day, this recipe is a perfect quick meal that can even be made ahead of time. It’s one of those dishes that is so savory it tastes like it came from a fancy restaurant

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