Like many people on Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekend, you might be making plans to go camping, or are planning a BBQ, or even go somewhere for a picnic.
Whatever the case, if you are the one responsible for planning meals and cooking, if time allows, try some of my make-ahead food ideas before, so you can have more time to relax and enjoy yourself and his family on the actual day of the event!
just because they are one in charge of planning and cooking, it does not mean that you must be busy doing everything associated with food that day. Think about these make-ahead food ideas:
Make-Ahead Marinated Chicken and Steak
Add the steak and chicken on a hamburger and hotdog menu is simple.
prep. time for any of my marinated steak, teriyaki chicken and Thai chicken recipes for 15 minutes at most. For a few days or weeks before, combine the marinade and meat in a freezer bag and freeze according to recipe instructions. Remove from freezer the day before the event and put in refrigerator to thaw. Or prepare a day ahead, marinate and refrigerate for 24 hours. When your grill is preheated, you will be ready.
Make-Ahead Stuffed steak
for a special, out-of-the ordinary indulgence, as steak stuffed with spinach, Swiss cheese, garlic and mushrooms and cook slowly on the rotisserie grill sound? While steak is very expensive per pound (check your local wholesale club for the best price), it is definitely worth a once-a-year memorial day event! Estimate ½ pounds per person, £ 5 eggs easily will feed about 10 people. My stuffed steak recipe includes make-ahead directions for filling, allowing you to make the stuffing a day ahead.
as you're ready to grill, rinse under cold water, beef and pat dry with paper towels. Cut lengthwise pocket into the side of beef and fill with filling. Tie the beef tightly with 5 or 6 separate lines to keep the pocket closed. Cut off excess wire if you are hanging. Rub the outside of beef with minced garlic and season with salt and pepper. Insert a cooking thermometer in the center of the thickest part of beef (not stuffing). Grill on the rotisserie (or bake in oven at 375 ° F) until thermometer registers rare in the center. Do not overcook. ends will be done. Let the beef rest for 15 minutes before you cut it. Remove the wire. Cut into ½ inch slices. Your guests will think you labored over extravagant cooking recipes, and you sit back and enjoy this delicacy.
Make-Ahead Cole Slaw, and Pasta Salads
My cookbook contains some easy make-ahead cole slaw and broccoli slaw recipes. It was Broccoli Salad, Hawaiian Cole Slaw, Broccoli Slaw or healthy, it's easy to do these days in advance. Make the dressing the day before and refrigerate. Assemble other ingredients and refrigerate. To avoid soggy Cole Slaw, add dressing and toss your cole slaw right before your BBQ.
My Italian sub and penne pasta salad recipes can be a day ahead and chilled, and it will taste delicious day event.
Make-Ahead Desserts
dessert breads are great finger food for a picnic or barbecue after treatment. Many of my simple dessert bread recipes such as banana bread, cinnamon bread, bread, strawberry or blueberry bread, leave it for making ahead and freezing.
After baking two loaves of bread (many of my bread recipes will give you two loaves) to wait until completely cool. Next, wrap them in plastic wrap before placing them in a vacuum freezer bags. Remove them from the vacuum sealed bags to thaw, so the bread has already wrapped and ready to serve you in about 4 hours.
Kids always go for the cookies, even large (adult sizes), kids! Homemade cookies are simple, make-ahead desserts that are a great finish to any picnic or barbecue. Making Ahead is easy when you flash freeze your cookie dough. using the method of flash freezing of my cookie recipes and you'll be fantastic. These results cookie recipes include: a large ginger cookies, brownie cookies, macadamia nut cookies, oatmeal cookies, peanut butter chocolate chip crackles, peanut butter kiss cookies, snickerdoodles, and everyone favorite, chocolate chip cookies as you can. find these cookie recipes, as well as all of these recipes, and do forward my direction in my Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms cookbook.
more prep. work you do beforehand, the more fun you have on your grill. You want to be in the fresh air and sun in your kitchen!
