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Make-Ahead Recipe: Twice Baked Potatoes

These twice baked potatoes hit a lot of the things we love! We get the creamy mashed potatoes, the tender veggies, and gooey cheese - all served up in a crispy little potato boat. Plus, it's just as e...

Make-Ahead Meals: Asian Dumplings

This month, we're talking about quick meals, and the time-consuming dumpling might not seem to fit the bill. But if you assemble dumplings on the weekend or a quiet evening, by the time that busy week...

Save Time Later! Make Ahead Tips for Weeknight Meals

Sometimes the secret to quick but satisfying weeknight meals isn't finding ways to cut corners, but spreading out the work. We try to do a little extra prep work when we have the time so that meals co...

Good Question: Fast, Cheap and Healthy Breakfast Ideas?

Here's a great question from Nick, who asks: I eat breakfast at my desk at work. It usually consists of store-bought cereal, a cup of yogurt, or oatmeal from the cafeteria. But I'm bored with all that...

Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipe Review: Oatmeal Clafoutis

We've been talking about make-ahead lunches with recipes that can carry you through the week, but what about make-ahead breakfasts too? You've asked us for easy, portable breakfast recipes, and here's...

Quick Tip: Freeze Pre-Baked Cakes

When we're throwing a dinner party or any other kind of gathering, we like to do as much of the cooking ahead of time as we possibly can. We love this trick of freezing baked, unfrosted cake rounds be...

Make-Ahead Lunch Template: Pasta Salad with Veggies, Cheese, and Greens

Earlier today, we started talking about strategies for making lunch ahead of time for bringing to work. This pasta salad is one of our favorite templates for make-ahead lunches. Everything can be prep...

Weekend Project: Make Your Weekday Lunches Ahead!

We know many of you are trying to bring your own lunch to work with you these days, and we're here to help! This weekend, let's get our acts together and make sure we have a plan for the week....

Quick Tip: Freeze Caramelized Onions

Did you know you can actually freeze caramelized onions? Indeed, you can! Faith mentioned this great tip in her post on using up a bunch of onions, and it's such a good one that we didn't want anyone ...

From the Files: Recipes that Freeze Well

Many of you have been asking for more recipes that freeze well, and we're happy to deliver! Making big batches of food and freezing the leftovers is a good way to capitalize on abundant seasonal ingre...

Entertaining: Make-Ahead Tips for Dinner Parties

It's still home cooking month around here, and, to us, nothing embodies that phrase more than a small dinner party. You cook. You enjoy your home. And, best of all, you show a little love to your frie...

Hospitality: What Meals Do You Take to Friends?

Cooking a meal for someone else is a generous expression of love, we think. But when that meal needs to be schlepped across town to a new mom or sick friend — and possibly sit in their fridge for ...