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If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in front of the stove at your own party, scrambling to get everything to the table at just the right moment, Ina is here to let you in on her secrets! Thanks to twenty years of running a specialty food store and fifteen years writing cookbooks, she has learned exactly which dishes you can prep, assemble, or cook ahead of time. Whether you’re hosting a party or simply making dinner on a hectic weeknight, Ina gives you lots of amazing recipes that taste just as good— or even better! —when they’re made in advance. In Make It Ahead, each recipe includes clear instructions for what you can do ahead of time, and how far in advance, so you can cook with confidence and eliminate last-minute surprises. Make a pitcher of Summer Rosé Sangria filled with red berries, let it chill overnight for the flavors to develop, and you have a delicious drink to offer your friends the minute they arrive. Simmer a pot of Wild Mushroom & Farro Soup , enjoy a bowl for lunch, and freeze the rest for a chilly evening. You can prep the kale, Brussels sprouts, and lemon vinaigrette for Winter Slaw ahead of time and simply toss them together before serving. Assemble French Chicken Pot Pies filled with artichokes and fresh tarragon a day in advance and then pop them in the oven half an hour before dinner. And for dessert, everyone needs the recipe for Ina’s Decadent (gluten-free!) Chocolate Cake topped with Make-Ahead Whipped Cream . Ina also includes recipes for the biggest cooking day of the year—Thanksgiving! Her Ultimate Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy with Onions & Sage may just change your life. With beautiful photographs and hundreds of invaluable make-ahead tips, this is your new go-to guide for preparing meals that are stress-free yet filled with those fabulously satisfying flavors that you have come to expect from the Barefoot Contessa. Review: Ina Garten, you hit this one right out of the ballpark! - I just read this book from cover to cover, and I'm itching to get into the kitchen and make a lot of these recipes. This book delivered more than I had hoped for. The first thing that makes me fall in-love with a cookbook are pictures. This book has them, as in a gorgeous photo of each and every recipe. The reason I'm such a fan of Ina Garten is that she makes fancy looking food, that is actually quite simple. Of course, it's not processed meals, that you microwave. She's cooking from scratch, but I find her recipes to be user-friendly, and always successful. I say that her recipes work, with confidence, because I own all of her cookbooks and have made (and blogged) over a dozen of them. Not one recipe of hers, that I've made, has flopped. Sure, some of her ingredients might be on the pricey side (like a 4-5 pound beef tenderloin), but not all of her recipes are super expensive. What appeals to me about Ina's recipes is that many of them look healthy, colorful and I want to dive right into a dish of whatever the recipe photo looks like. This book gives great tips on how to prepare recipes ahead of time. We're not talking spending two days of making freezer meals. Ina's approach is how to prepare dishes just enough so that when company arrives, it's a matter of heating, baking or serving some dishes at room temperature. Some recipes taste even better, when left for a few hours (or a day) for all the flavors to marry. We enjoy entertaining, but sometimes I wear myself out (yes, I am can be a perfectionist), and I know this book will become my new best cooking/baking friend. In the cocktail section, my eyes locked onto a beautiful Greeke mezze Thyme Roasted Red Pepper plate. It's totally doable and a whole lot more impressive than chip and dip. The Summer Rose' Sangria looks like something I'd be proud to serve guests. For starters, I zeroed in on making the Caesar Salad with Blue Cheese & Bacon (a deconstructed version, if you will) The Cauliflower and Celery Root soup looks awesome. I want to make practically all of the starters, such as Spanish Tapas & Peppers, Tomatoes and Burrata, Zucchini Basil Soup. For lunch, I'll take two servings of the Ham & Leek Empenadas. They look simple to prepare and undoubtedly they are very flavorful. The dinner recipes made me so hungry and I've bookmarked many of them. The first one I'm making for a small dinner party will be the Easy Coquilles Saint Jacques, because I adore scallops. The French Chicken Pot Pies will be a perfect way to use my garden tarragon herbs. There's so much! Grilled New York Strip steaks, Herbed Pork Tenderloins with Apple Chutney, Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy, Moroccan Lamb Tagine, Pastitsio and that mouth-watering photo of the Summer Filet of Beef with Bearnaise Sauce... be still my heart. (Well, not literally, from high cholesterol.) The sides dishes are awesome, and I already see a couple that will be part of my Thanksgiving feast: Carrot & Cauliflower Puree, Leek & Artichoke Bread Pudding (instead of stuffing, which I don't like), Peas & Pancetta, Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes. The Spinach & Ricotta Noodle Pudding looks fabulous. The desserts look decadent and mouth-watering, included a gluten free chocolate cake. I'll take two slices of the chocolate cake with Mocha frosting, please. For Fall, I must make the fresh Apple Spice Cake. There's Fresh Blueberry Pie, Lemon Poppy Seed cake, and whoa, a Make-Ahead Zabaglione with Amaretti. I'm so there! There's so much more, like Skillet brownies and Tri-Berry crumbles. The breakfast section didn't disappoint, either. The Mini Italian Frittatas look fabulous, and I'd love to try the Overnight Belgian Waffles. Raspberry Baked French toast... and more. Yes, I did read the whole book, and now I need to prioritize where to start. Ina Garten, you did it again. I have no doubt I'll cook and bake my way through here, and I look forward to sitting down with my dinner guests feeling as relaxed as she says her tips will help me to be. Great cookbook! Review: The Most Common Cooking Problem- Making It Ahead - Ina Garten writes the most perfect, wonderful cookbooks. I have every one, and I think this is the 9th.This one might be the most helpful cookbook of all. Who doesn't want to know how to plan and make meals ahead? Ina talks about her history of planning and making meals ahead. When she had her own store, The Barefoot Contessa, she made most of the food ahead,so that customers could take it home and pop it in the oven. She talks about cooking and baking ahead, entertaining and prepping ahead. And, then, there is a short paragraph about using the book. She writes the recipes so that they can be used that day, and then gives instructions on how to make it ahead. Her first recipe is whole wheat peanut butter dog biscuits, so she includes most of the family. At the start of each chapter, Ina talks about her experiences or gives us some advice. Chapters include Cocktails, To Start, Luncheon, Dinner, Vegetables, Dessert, Breakfast, Make Ahead Menus, Index, and then Recipe Index. There are 272 pages, packed full of the most delicious looking food. Photos accompany each recipe, and if you are an Ina follower, you know how gorgeous her cookbook photography is. Pear and parsnip gratin is my first recipe. This is just luscious. And, since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, we now have ideas on how to plan and make our meal ahead. No more anxiety about the food. Now, if you could only control the family, that would be the best Thanksgiving feast! Recommended. prisrob 10-30-14 ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #25,267 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #29 in Gluten Free Recipes #127 in Entertaining & Holiday Cooking #182 in Quick & Easy Cooking (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 2,665 Reviews | ## Images ![Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81O4tsC1RAL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ina Garten, you hit this one right out of the ballpark! *by F***E on October 28, 2014* I just read this book from cover to cover, and I'm itching to get into the kitchen and make a lot of these recipes. This book delivered more than I had hoped for. The first thing that makes me fall in-love with a cookbook are pictures. This book has them, as in a gorgeous photo of each and every recipe. The reason I'm such a fan of Ina Garten is that she makes fancy looking food, that is actually quite simple. Of course, it's not processed meals, that you microwave. She's cooking from scratch, but I find her recipes to be user-friendly, and always successful. I say that her recipes work, with confidence, because I own all of her cookbooks and have made (and blogged) over a dozen of them. Not one recipe of hers, that I've made, has flopped. Sure, some of her ingredients might be on the pricey side (like a 4-5 pound beef tenderloin), but not all of her recipes are super expensive. What appeals to me about Ina's recipes is that many of them look healthy, colorful and I want to dive right into a dish of whatever the recipe photo looks like. This book gives great tips on how to prepare recipes ahead of time. We're not talking spending two days of making freezer meals. Ina's approach is how to prepare dishes just enough so that when company arrives, it's a matter of heating, baking or serving some dishes at room temperature. Some recipes taste even better, when left for a few hours (or a day) for all the flavors to marry. We enjoy entertaining, but sometimes I wear myself out (yes, I am can be a perfectionist), and I know this book will become my new best cooking/baking friend. In the cocktail section, my eyes locked onto a beautiful Greeke mezze Thyme Roasted Red Pepper plate. It's totally doable and a whole lot more impressive than chip and dip. The Summer Rose' Sangria looks like something I'd be proud to serve guests. For starters, I zeroed in on making the Caesar Salad with Blue Cheese & Bacon (a deconstructed version, if you will) The Cauliflower and Celery Root soup looks awesome. I want to make practically all of the starters, such as Spanish Tapas & Peppers, Tomatoes and Burrata, Zucchini Basil Soup. For lunch, I'll take two servings of the Ham & Leek Empenadas. They look simple to prepare and undoubtedly they are very flavorful. The dinner recipes made me so hungry and I've bookmarked many of them. The first one I'm making for a small dinner party will be the Easy Coquilles Saint Jacques, because I adore scallops. The French Chicken Pot Pies will be a perfect way to use my garden tarragon herbs. There's so much! Grilled New York Strip steaks, Herbed Pork Tenderloins with Apple Chutney, Make-Ahead Roast Turkey and Gravy, Moroccan Lamb Tagine, Pastitsio and that mouth-watering photo of the Summer Filet of Beef with Bearnaise Sauce... be still my heart. (Well, not literally, from high cholesterol.) The sides dishes are awesome, and I already see a couple that will be part of my Thanksgiving feast: Carrot & Cauliflower Puree, Leek & Artichoke Bread Pudding (instead of stuffing, which I don't like), Peas & Pancetta, Twice-Baked Sweet Potatoes. The Spinach & Ricotta Noodle Pudding looks fabulous. The desserts look decadent and mouth-watering, included a gluten free chocolate cake. I'll take two slices of the chocolate cake with Mocha frosting, please. For Fall, I must make the fresh Apple Spice Cake. There's Fresh Blueberry Pie, Lemon Poppy Seed cake, and whoa, a Make-Ahead Zabaglione with Amaretti. I'm so there! There's so much more, like Skillet brownies and Tri-Berry crumbles. The breakfast section didn't disappoint, either. The Mini Italian Frittatas look fabulous, and I'd love to try the Overnight Belgian Waffles. Raspberry Baked French toast... and more. Yes, I did read the whole book, and now I need to prioritize where to start. Ina Garten, you did it again. I have no doubt I'll cook and bake my way through here, and I look forward to sitting down with my dinner guests feeling as relaxed as she says her tips will help me to be. Great cookbook! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Most Common Cooking Problem- Making It Ahead *by P***B on October 30, 2014* Ina Garten writes the most perfect, wonderful cookbooks. I have every one, and I think this is the 9th.This one might be the most helpful cookbook of all. Who doesn't want to know how to plan and make meals ahead? Ina talks about her history of planning and making meals ahead. When she had her own store, The Barefoot Contessa, she made most of the food ahead,so that customers could take it home and pop it in the oven. She talks about cooking and baking ahead, entertaining and prepping ahead. And, then, there is a short paragraph about using the book. She writes the recipes so that they can be used that day, and then gives instructions on how to make it ahead. Her first recipe is whole wheat peanut butter dog biscuits, so she includes most of the family. At the start of each chapter, Ina talks about her experiences or gives us some advice. Chapters include Cocktails, To Start, Luncheon, Dinner, Vegetables, Dessert, Breakfast, Make Ahead Menus, Index, and then Recipe Index. There are 272 pages, packed full of the most delicious looking food. Photos accompany each recipe, and if you are an Ina follower, you know how gorgeous her cookbook photography is. Pear and parsnip gratin is my first recipe. This is just luscious. And, since Thanksgiving is right around the corner, we now have ideas on how to plan and make our meal ahead. No more anxiety about the food. Now, if you could only control the family, that would be the best Thanksgiving feast! Recommended. prisrob 10-30-14 ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ How Good Is That? *by M***R on January 30, 2015* I think the reviewers who are critical of this book for repeating previously published recipes and for providing only brief "after notes" about how to make these recipes ahead have missed the point of this book. Everyone who entertains wants to do so effortlessly. We want to enjoy our experience along with our guests, rather than be just the cook and wait staff. What Ina Garten does, here, is tell us how to do that. She ultimately changes our thinking about how to enjoy entertaining by making recipes ahead. Her years as a caterer have given her the "make ahead" experience that home cooks lack. As you read this book, you automatically start to think about your own recipes and their "make ahead" potential. As a result of this book, I have developed an entirely new approach to a luncheon I'm planning. My plan includes experimenting with some of her recipes in advance. Two of them - The Kale Chips and the Zucchini & Goat Cheese Tart are both wonderful and can be made ahead just as she describes. I ate kale chips for four days just to make sure. This is a wonderful cookbook for all the right reasons. The photography is fabulous, the recipes are accessible (few exotic ingredients) and when you're done, your food looks just like the pictures. In the end though, the value of this book is that it permanently changes your thinking about entertaining. And, as Ina would say, "How good is that?" ## Frequently Bought Together - Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook - Modern Comfort Food: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook - Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.ph/products/7522001-make-it-ahead-a-barefoot-contessa-cookbook](https://www.desertcart.ph/products/7522001-make-it-ahead-a-barefoot-contessa-cookbook) --- *Product available on Desertcart Philippines* *Store origin: PH* *Last updated: 2026-07-06*