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Make It Ahead

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For the first time, trusted and beloved cookbook author Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, answers the number one question she receives from cooks: Can I make it ahead?

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in front of the stove at your own party, scrambling to get everything to the table at just the right moment, Ina is here to let you in on her secrets! Thanks to twenty years of running a specialty food store and fifteen years writing cookbooks, she has learned exactly which dishes you can prep, assemble, or cook ahead of time. Whether you’re hosting a party or simply making dinner on a hectic weeknight, Ina gives you lots of amazing recipes that taste just as good—or even better!—when they’re made in advance.

With beautiful photographs and hundreds of invaluable make-ahead tips, this is your new go-to guide for preparing meals that are stress-free yet filled with those fabulously satisfying flavors that you have come to expect from the Barefoot Contessa.

272 pages, 7 3/4 x 10 1/4

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Customer Reviews (5.0 / 5 · 4 reviews)

Andrew ★★★★★

I made the pot roast on Sunday and we ate it Wednesday, still tender. The make-ahead timelines take all the guesswork out of dinner parties. Genuinely changed how I cook for guests.

Kevin ★★★★★

The lemon capellini really does hold up overnight, which I didn't believe until I tried it. What sold me is that each recipe actually tells you how far ahead you can make it and how to reheat or finish it, so nothing turns out soggy.

Riley ★★★★★

I've started planning Sunday dinners around the make-ahead instructions in this book, and it's saved me so much stress on weeknights. The section on what can be prepped a day in advance is the most practical thing I've read in a cookbook in years.