Well, the Big Day is getting closer and I need to come up with some yummy food that I can make most of the day ahead. We have Play tickets that day and will be home in time for the game, but not much before that. Son will be working and then running in at the game's start.

So, I'm in need of inspiration! What are ya'll having?

We do chili or pulled pork in the crockpot to serve. You can make ahead along with dips for chips. WE also like little wrapped wienies but they can't be done ahead.

Ana

How does this make-ahead yummy bread sound? Cheesy Jalapeño Pull Apart Bread

I'm making my home-made pizza. Everything is done ahead except for the dough for the crust.

Spinach/mushroom/pepper Jack cheese quiche.
Made it today and it's so yummy
I'm going to have to make more.

How about some shelled, frozen, cooked cocktail shrimp and sauce! You can defrost the day before.

Thank you Drac, that recipe is now printed out and part of my plan, yuuum! Go Pats...after all I am originally from Boston, lol!

Thanks Ana, will have to find a pulled pork crock recipe.

Drac, the bread sounds yummy. Thanks

Bea, I love Quiche but sadly, eggs don't love me or son lately.

Gerry, son and hubby love shrimp. Thanks for reminding me....I don't like seafood so don't cook it but the guys would be in heaven.

This one is amazing - it uses root beer!

Pulled Pork

L4l you can buy the shrimp fully cooked in the freezer section of the grocery store. All you have to do is defrost it. I would never eat shrimp when I was young. Now I love it!

Here's an easy one....Wrap sliced, quartered pineapple with bacon, stick a toothpick in each one, put them on a broiler pan and bake until bacon is crisp on one side, then flip them over and cook until that side is brown. Rob loves them. (yum) I also do a shrimp platter.

Midgie

Midge, I'm so stealing that pineapple one - it sounds great and easy to boot.

I usually make up a batch of guacamole and have with tortilla chips and chile (sorry the chile recipe is a family secret so can't reveal).
Best to make this tomorrow so all ingrediants meld together for Sunday.

5 avocados (the smaller ones)
2 limes
5 cloves garlic
1 jalapeno pepper
1 med. onion
1 bunch cilantro

1 When avocados are ripe scoop out from shells and mash.
2 Squeeze the limes till all juice is out.
3 crush the garlic cloves.
4 Deseed the jalapeno and dice fine (would advise wearing gloves when working with the pepper otherwise if you touch your eyes or lips they may start burning).
5 Dice the onion fine.
6 Chop up half the leaves from the cilantro fine(if large bunch all if not)
Mix all ingrediants and let sit in the refrigerator for a day.


Enjoy,
Barry

L4L...Ana has a Great Pulled pork recipe I use all the time...She gave it to me about two years ago

Using the crock pot makes it so easy..

Darleen, if you still have it can you pass it along to her. It's hubby's recipe and I keep forgetting to ask him when he is home. Everyone that's had it here has enjoyed it above the others they have tried.

I am glad to hear you are enjoying it also.

OH ,Ana

I just went to look for the recipe that was in my Betty crock er cook book...I haven't made the pulled pork since last winter....I thought maybe it was in the top cabinet...I am still sorting boxs out everyday..

The book, and all my recipes were on the bottom kitchen cabinet....All gone with the flood

If hubby is home sometime...Maybe he will give it to you again....I also lost my Boston baked bean recipe ,Midge gave me..<Sigh> My mothers bread pudding recipe...:(

I will have hubby give it to me tonight. I am sorry you lost your recipes.

Darleen, you might be surprised to find some of your old recipes - even your mother's bread pudding one - on the internet. My mom and I were trying to find an old Norwegian recipe that was my grandmother's. Sure enough, we found it on the internet. Mom remembered a couple of special things that grandma did with the recipe, so we were back in business!

Thanks, Ana...I appreciate it..

Drac....My "Moms" recipe was written in her handwriting..Thats why I am so upset...I know you can get many from the internet, but when its written from 20 years ago...Its just so "Special"

I couldn't agree more. I have a tattered and stained recipe for "Taverns" from my mother-in-law who passed away some time ago. That's Sloppy Joes to the rest of us! I found it and immediately scanned it into my computer and sent it to my sons. I could send them the simple recipe, but the recipe written in her hand and stained over many years of use was the real value of it.

Thanks Guys! Those handwritten notes are precious aren't they?