201413 super easy make ahead appetizer fig compote and cheese Recipes

make ahead cookie mix, white sugar, butter, vanilla extract, egg, chopped walnuts, any flavor fruit jam, egg white

make ahead cookie mix, white sugar, butter, vanilla extract, egg, chopped walnuts, raisins, maraschino cherries, chopped, maraschino cherries, halved

make ahead cookie mix, brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract, egg, semisweet chocolate chips, chopped walnuts

white sugar, butter, softened, almond extract, cream cheese, make ahead cookie mix, egg, separated, sliced almonds

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

turkey pastrami, sliced 1/4-inch thick, cream cheese, softened, beaver hot cream-style horseradish sauce, garlic clove, minced, kosher salt, freshly cracked black pepper, leaves curly green leaf lettuce, toothpick

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 )

zucchini - sliced on your mandolin, very thin (1/16 inch), onion - sliced on your mandolin , super thin (paper thin), seasoned bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, shredded mozarella cheese, olive oil, salt/pepper to taste

fresh figs, gorgonzola cheese, crumbled, olive oil, brown sugar, balsamic vinegar, picked watercress leaves

figs, blue cheese to your taste, chopped nuts (i like walnits with this dish), honey

bisquick baking mix (measured out to exactly 3 cups), uncooked italian sausage (casings removed ), fresh minced garlic (about 1 large clove, can use more ), chopped fresh parsley, shredded old cheddar cheese, grated parmesan cheese, half-and-half cream or 1/2 cup milk, dried rosemary, black pepper (or to taste), cayenne pepper (optional or to taste, or can use tabasco sauce), seasoning salt (optional, can use white salt )

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

make ahead creole-stuffed potatoes, chopped onion, chopped green pepper, butter or margarine, chopped tomatoes, potatoes, baked, milk, salt and pepper to taste, butter or margarine, paprika to taste, saute onions and green pepper in 2 tsp. butter or margarine in skillet. add tomatoes; simmer for 2 minutes. cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp; reserve shells. mash pulp with milk, salt and pepper. fold in tomato mixture; spoon into shells on baking sheet. dot with butter; sprinkle with paprika. chill, covered, for several hours if desired., make ahead to this point., bake in preheated 400* f. oven for 20 minutes.

frozen chopped spinach, thawed, ground turkey, onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, egg, milk, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, salt, pepper, extra virgin olive oil, butter, flour, chicken broth, shredded italian-blend cheese, freshly grated nutmeg, chopped parsley

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)

softened cream cheese, budding brand thin sliced lunch meat (smoked beef flavor), stalks celery

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