An Overachiever's Guide to Getting It Done


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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