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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.

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.

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.