Do-Ahead Timeline

This timeline shows you how far in advance food preparation for the menu can take place. Following these tips allows maximum time with your guests and minimum fuss.

• Prepare pie dough. Shape into disk, wrap well, and freeze.

• Thaw pie dough in refrigerator.

• Bake empty piecrust as directed in recipe; cool.
• Prepare Strawberry Chiffon Pie. Cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare duck through step 1.
• Prepare all ingredients for soup, but do not cook. Cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare all ingredients for Asparagus Snow Pea Stir-Fry, but do not cook. Cover and refrigerate.
• Prepare all ingredients for Broccoli and Peppers with Walnuts, but do not cook. Cover and refrigerate.

• Prepare Fried Rice and set aside.

• Cook duck in skillet as directed in recipe. Prepare the rest of the duck recipe, including glaze.

• Cook soup and keep warm.

• Stir fry Broccoli and Peppers with Walnuts.

• Roast duck in 425-degree oven for 15-20 minutes until thermometer registers 160 degrees F.
• Cook stir-fry on stovetop.
• Reheat Fried Rice in microwave at 50 percent power until hot.