Things I need to do for tomorrow lunchtime.

[wesleysgirl]

When can I do them?

Bake gingerbread (the cake kind.) Can I bake it today? Gingerbread isn't served hot anyway, is it? And it won't get stale overnight.

Make a sweet potato casserole. (Don't ask me what recipe, I don't know. I'll probably peel and cube, splash with some fresh OJ and cinnamon, and bake. Very simple.) Can I do that today and re-heat tomorrow, or will the stuff turn to mush?

Make green bean casserole (the kind with cream of mushroom soup and fried onions.) Can I make that today if I don't do the baking part? (Like, just mix everything together and put it in the casserole dish, except for the crunchy-on-top onions?)

Comments

[tx-cronopio.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes, and yes. Anyway, gingerbread is much better the day AFTER you bake it :)

[that_mireille]

Yes (warm gingerbread is very good, but *definitely* not necessary), yes (though depending on how long you think it's likely to be heated tomorrow, you might want to under-bake by a few minutes), and yes.

[bubble-blunder.livejournal.com]

Sometimes gingerbread is served warm, but you can just as easily re-heat it as wait to bake it. And it won't get stale overnight as long as you wrap it up in plastic wrap or an airtight container. So yes, you can do that today.

Ditto on the green bean casserole. I always make mine a day in advance.

As for the sweet potatoes, I would imagine that they may get a little mushy if you make them today. But, that isn't necessarily a bad thing. A lot of sweet potato casserole recipes actually call for mashing them up first. So on that one I'd say it's a matter of how you want your potatoes to be. What you probably could do is go ahead and peel and cube the potatoes, and store them in the fridge in a tupperware or ziplock. That's at least a little less to do tomorrow.

HTH!

~Lisa

[reginagiraffe]

I wouldn't peel the potatoes without immediately cooking them. They turn brown just like white potatoes do.

[reginagiraffe]

Yes, yes, and maybe. I'd worry that the beans might get yucky overnight but I'm not a green bean expert.

I usually make my spiced yams the day before and rebake them the day of the dinner and they're fine.

[orchid-slayer.livejournal.com]

yes, yes, and yes. Everything will be just fine for tomorrow if you make it today. If you really feel you 'have' to, you can always warm up the gingerbread, but its even better the next day after the flavors have blended.

[maxinemayer.livejournal.com]

Can't give you cooking or baking advice - I can just say, "Whew! How do you do it, not WHEN, but how! Such energy, dedication and love! Happy holidays - you go, girl! Love, max

[raveninthewind.livejournal.com]

Yes to gingerbread and sweet potatoes, but I wouldn't actually bake the bean casserole till tomorrow. Remember to adjust the baking time if the dish is refrigerator cold.

[that_mireille]

Remember to adjust the baking time if the dish is refrigerator cold.

Building on that, what I usually do (which seems to work) is put the cold dish in before I turn the oven on, and let it warm up with the oven.

Suggestion

[fierydemise.livejournal.com]

Nutmeg, cinnamon or a little maple syrup also go very well with sweet potato.