13 easy ahead Recipes

soft bread cubes (crusts removed ), milk, eggs, lightly beaten, salt, pepper, butter, divided, shredded swiss cheese, dry bread crumbs, bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

celery ribs, white onion, butter, bulk pork sausage, crumb seasoned stuffing mix , like pepperidge farms, sage , no more, chicken broth

french bread, eggs, beaten, cream cheese, cut into 1 inch cubes, maple syrup, sugar, cinnamon, powdered sugar

ricotta cheese , not skim, mozzarella cheese , not skim, shredded and divided, egg beaters egg substitute, parmesan cheese, frozen spinach, thawed and wrung dry (or 1/4 cup parsley, flat leaf, chopped), cracked black pepper, lasagna noodles (i use the trader joe no boil brand and they are perfect for an 8-inch brownie pan), spaghetti sauce (or your favorite sauce) or 28 oz alfredo sauce (or your favorite sauce), chiffonade basil (to garnish )

cucumbers, peeled and sliced in disks (if you want to remove the seeds, go ahead), white sugar, white vinegar (3 %), salt, pepper, celery seed

butter, flour, chicken broth or 4 cups turkey broth, salt and pepper, pan drippings from turkey

french bread , day-old and cubed, cheddar cheese, shredded, eggs, lightly beaten, milk (1 quart), mustard powder, salt, onion powder, fresh ground pepper , to taste, bacon, fried crispy and crumbled, mushroom, sliced, tomato, peeled and chopped

boneless pork loin chops (3/4 oz thick and 6 oz each), canola oil, onions, sliced, green pepper , cut into strips, yellow sweet pepper , cut into strips, condensed tomato soup, undiluted, water, creole seasoning (tony chachere s is the best or see note at bottom of recipe if you don tsp have any on hand), pepper, salt, hot cooked rice , for serving

butter, eggs, salt, black pepper, frozen potatoes (1/2-inch potato cubes, onions, peppers), skim milk, ground pork breakfast sausage, cooked, sliced mushrooms, cheddar cheese (double this if you are making the whole pan cheesy) (optional)

butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, bread, eggs, water, salt, pepper