10 easy make 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

warm water (110f), active dry yeast, unsalted butter, melted and cooled, sugar, eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature, salt, all-purpose flour

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

sesame oil, rice vinegar or 5 tbsp cider vinegar, sugar (or your choice of sweetener), tamari or 3 tbsp light soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, salt, to your taste, crushed red pepper flakes, to your taste, fresh ginger, minced (optional), extra firm tofu, well drained (6 cakes), mushrooms, left whole, carrot, grated (or in matchsticks), bell pepper, finely chopped (any colour except green), cabbage, shredded (optional), shallot, minced (optional), fresh mung bean sprouts (optional), coarsely chopped peanuts (optional), minced fresh cilantro (optional), minced fresh parsley (even basil would be nice) (optional), fresh tomato, diced (optional), sesame seeds (optional)

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

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)