3 almost colorful Recipes

hard-boiled egg, mayonnaise, milk, chili sauce, chopped dill pickles, chopped red bell pepper (or other color ), chopped onion, chipotle chiles in adobo, very finely minced, sugar, romaine lettuce leaves , torn (about 12 cups or 1 1/2 ten-oz bags prepared lettuce), tomato, seeded and chopped, frozen corn, at room temperature, canned black beans, rinsed and drained, red bell pepper, chopped (or a mix of colors), scallions, thinly sliced (almost 1/4 cup), cheddar cheese, shredded, firm ripe avocado, doritos , crushed coarsely then measured (we used spicy sweet chili flavored )

wide flat rice noodles, vegetable oil, garlic cloves, chopped, chopped fresh thai chiles (prik ki nu - unless you want some major heat, rib and seed these and wash your hands carefully afterwards), ground chicken, fish sauce (nam pla or nuoc nam), black soy sauce (siew dam - it is very dark, almost black, in color and thick like light syrup in consistency. its flavor is sweet, almost like molasses), golden mountain sauce (could substitute maggi seasoning which is very similar in taste or - in a pinch, use light soy sauce), sugar, tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges, anaheim chiles or italian frying peppers (can substitute 2 green bell peppers, about 12 oz total, cut into strips...but i really like the italian peppers), fresh thai basil leaves (can use regular basil leaves - but the thai basil is stronger in taste than most sweet basils. it has small leaves, purple stems and a subtle licorice taste)