The Southern Living Complete Do-Ahead Cookbook (Today's Gourmet)

By: Oxmoor House Staff

Book Overview

This valuable cookbook is filled with timesaving recipes that are designed to be made ahead and served later. Includes tips on storage, how to reheat without loss of flavor, garnishing suggestions,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0848710568
• ISBN13: 9780848710569
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Oxmoor House
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.8" x 1.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Must Have Book for entertaining

This is a great book! I have made the Delta Shrimp recipe several times and always get asked for the recipe. I make it even easier using frozen uncooked, peeled and cleaned shrimp, and always get rave reviews. The Company Artichoke Chicken Bake is also excellent! For anyone who loves to entertain, and do most of the preparation ahead of time, this is the book to get!

One of the best cookbooks I own

This has become one of the books I reference most often. I like the individual recipes, but I absolutely LOVE the recipes for full dinners and buffets. I have made the cocktail for 40 not once, but twice, and it was a smashing success both times. My new mother-in-law so enjoyed the frozen apple waldorf salads I made for an inlaws visit recently, she asked for the recipe - when I removed it from my cupboard, she said, oh, I have that cookbook, but I haven't looked at it. What a shame! It's one of my all-time favorites!

A Tried & True Find

The time saving tips you will find here are worth their weight in gold. I like to entertain but still have enought time and energy left to enjoy my company. This book teaches you how to prepare foods well in advance so you are not running around at the last frazzled minute before dinner guests arrive. I had a Christmas part for 60- prepared all the food myself and did minimal preparation that day. I was able to freeze the cream puffs for Curried Chicken Salad Puffs a month ahead and fill them that day. The section Coctail Buffet for Forty took all the hassle out of planning for a large affair and I used every recipe I found there- the Beef Tenderloin with Horseradish was elegant to serve and thrilled my guests. Also, the Rasberry Vinaigrette is the best I've ever come across. This is almost exclusively the only cookbook I use and has become my standard present for soon-to-be brides.

This is the one my friends borrow most often

I've had this cookbook for 4 years and still use it just as much today as I did when I got it. Every recipe is a winner. Favorite sections include "Double Duty" which gives you a recipe for a big "Sunday Dinner" and then four or five recipes for using the leftovers. What a money saver! Other don't miss recipes include Orange Brownies, Cranberry-Glazed Ham, and Tropical Nut Bread Sandwiches.