If you're the plan-ahead type, we promise you'll find these recipes eminently doable and utterly satisfying. The information below offers general guidelines; for specifics, see the individual recipes.
| RECIPE | 2 WEEKS AHEAD | 1 WEEK AHEAD | 1 DAY AHEAD | DAY OF |
| Crudités with Creamy Pistachio Dip | x | x | make and refrigerate dip | bring dip to room temperature |
| Chicken Liver Mousse with Spiced Prune Chutney | make and refrigerate chutney | make and refrigerate mousse | x | remove from fridge 2 hours before party |
| Ricotta and Prosecco Poached Pear Crostatas | assemble and freeze crostatas | x | x | bake frozen crostatas |
| Crusty Potato Frittatas with Romesco Sauce | x | make and refrigerate sauce | x | remove sauce from fridge, then make frittatas |
| Roasted Winter Squash and Onion Turnovers | assemble and freeze turnovers | x | x | bake frozen turnovers |
| Brandied Apricot Butter | make and freeze butter | x | thaw butter in the refrigerator | x |
| Date-Goat Cheese, Roast Beef and Egg Salad Sandwiches | x | x | make egg salad and celery-chile relish and chill | assemble all sandwiches |
| Hazelnut-Pine Nut Cookies | x | make and freeze cookies | thaw cookies at room temperature | x |
| Persimmons Wrapped in Pancetta | x | x | x | assemble and bake persimmons |
| Cider-Braised Chicken Legs with Onion-Raisin Sauce | x | x | bake and refrigerate chicken | reheat chicken |
| Celery Root-Leek Gratin | x | x | assemble gratin and refrigerate | bake gratin |
| Semolina Cakes with Fig Compote | x | make and refrigerate compote | make cakes and store at room temperature | bring compote to room temperature |
| Chocolate Rosemary-Caramel Nut Bars | x | make bars; store at room temperature | x | x |



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