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Let's have a party! These delicious make-ahead recipes are dinner party worthy and perfect for the fall season.
Hosting a dinner party doesn't have to be stressful! We've rounded up some of our favorite make-ahead, dinner party-worthy recipes that are perfect for fall. From appetizers to desserts, there are delicious options for every course. So pick a few recipes, invite some friends over and enjoy a wonderful time together!
Herb Marinated Goat Cheese
This easy appetizer is beautiful and outrageously delicious. Serve it with warm crusty bread and be sure to make plenty! It will get gobbled up before you can say "Herb Marinated Goat Cheese"!
Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds
A delicious snack, cocktail nibble or salad topper, all in one easy recipe! But beware: these Sweet and Spicy Roasted Almonds are difficult to stop eating!
Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread
This Ridiculously Easy Rosemary Bread takes 5 minutes to prep, 10 minutes to shape and it looks like it comes from an artisan bakery! Oh, and it's ridiculously delicious too!
Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad
This Caramelized Pear Arugula Salad is a show-stopper with fresh greens, pan-roasted pears, ruby red pomegranates, thin slivers of sweet white onion and butter-roasted pecans. The delicious honey cider dressing ties it all together.
Harvest Apple Arugula Salad
I'm calling this a Harvest Apple Arugula Salad, but it could just as easily be called Fall in a Bowl. It's loaded with delicious autumn-inspired ingredients and finished with a fabulous Pomegranate Ginger Salad Dressing. SO GOOD!
Classic French Bistro Salad
This simple Classic French Bistro Salad, served at cafés, brasseries and bistros all over France, is beyond easy and one of those recipes you'll be turning to again and again (especially when you want to feel a little "fancy")  - with minimal effort on your part.
Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry
Healthy and super delicious, this Butternut Chicken Coconut Curry comes together in less than an hour. It makes a beautiful presentation and can be prepped ahead for easy, elegant entertaining.
French Mustard Chicken Breasts (Poulet à la Moutarde Française)
Dinner party-worthy and super flavorful, this Chicken Andouille Gumbo can be made ahead for easy, relaxed (and delicious) entertaining!
Make-Ahead Chicken Andouille Gumbo
Dinner party-worthy and super flavorful, this Chicken Andouille Gumbo can be made ahead for easy, relaxed (and delicious) entertaining!
Maple-Glazed Red Pear Galette
Need an impressive fall dessert - in a hurry? This beautiful Red Pear Galette recipe is easy - yet looks like it comes from a fine bake shop!
Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème
These make-ahead Maple Pumpkin Pots de Crème have an amazingly silky smooth texture. Each delicious bite is bursting with warm-spiced flavor - a beautiful, gourmet alternative to pie!
Ridiculously Easy Apple Cider Bundt Cake
This Apple Cider Bundt Cake is not only super easy, it's moist, tender and loaded with delicious apple flavor. The crisp candy-like glaze is the crowning glory!
Thought for the  day:
The Lord bless you
    and keep you;
the Lord make his face shine on you
    and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you
    and give you peace."'
Number 6:34-26
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Hi Rita, I find it at my local grocery in the cereal aisle but sometimes it's in the section that has healthy grains and cereals. Stores often have a whole section of Bob's Redmill products and sometimes it will be stocked there.
Thanks so much, Fiona, for taking the time to leave a comment. I do pray before I choose a verse and ask God to show me what Scripture and song someone out there (besides me) might need. Today it was you He had in mind đź’•
Dear Chris
Your recipes are, it goes without saying, absolutely fabulous and I use them all the time. But today I wanted to thank you for the Thought of the Day: my family is going through a particularly harrowing time at the moment and it was just the reminder we all needed that peace is possible even in difficult circumstances. So thank you for nourishing not only our bodies but also our souls.