Don, your pie sounds delicious!

I have the ingredients for several things I can make ahead. One is a rich cranberry bar that calls for things like a cake mix, eggs, butter, and nuts. (The mix is the flour part of the recipe, you don't make the cake then do something with it.) I cut 1" squares and freeze them so they're handy if I have guests over or put together a plate of cookies (I usually make 2 - 3 types of cookies for those gifts to the neighbors).