28 rice ahead Recipes

sesame oil, rice vinegar or 5 tbsp cider vinegar, sugar (or your choice of sweetener), tamari or 3 tbsp light soy sauce, garlic cloves, minced, salt, to your taste, crushed red pepper flakes, to your taste, fresh ginger, minced (optional), extra firm tofu, well drained (6 cakes), mushrooms, left whole, carrot, grated (or in matchsticks), bell pepper, finely chopped (any colour except green), cabbage, shredded (optional), shallot, minced (optional), fresh mung bean sprouts (optional), coarsely chopped peanuts (optional), minced fresh cilantro (optional), minced fresh parsley (even basil would be nice) (optional), fresh tomato, diced (optional), sesame seeds (optional)

bacon, red onion, finely diced, celery, finely diced, green onion, finely diced, grated carrots, garlic cloves, finely chopped, mushroom, chopped, soy sauce, fish sauce, catsup, brown sugar, crushed coriander seeds, white pepper, curry powder, sambal oelek, basmati rice (can be done a day ahead) or 1 cup jasmine rice, cooked and cooled (can be done a day ahead), eggs, beaten, green onions, chopped, cilantro, chopped, shrimp, peeled and deveined or 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces

dry pinto beans (or 2 cans of beans), brown rice, ground turkey, salsa, cheddar cheese , cabot reduced fat, grated, garlic powder (or fresh garlic), salt (optional), water, olive oil, whole wheat tortillas, hot pepper

canola oil, for frying, chicken wings, parts, plum jelly, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, chopped fresh ginger, chopped red onions, chopped garlic, red pepper flakes (less of you d like less heat!), assorted hot peppers, minced (serranos, jalapenos, and so on), sliced carrots and cucumber (julienne)

olive oil, vegetable broth (i like to use health valley fat-free vegetable broth, purchased at whole foods market), onions or 1/2 large onion, garlic, crushed, carrots, chopped, red pepper, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, tomatoes, chopped, cooked garbanzo beans or 1 can drained garbanzo beans, baking potato , diced carefully (boiled ahead of time until just soft, but not boiled mushy!!!), nice sized zucchini , chopped nicely, ground cumin, ground coriander, cinnamon, nutmeg , tiny, turmeric, cayenne pepper, curry powder, basmati rice (cooked according to package directions), cauliflower, green beans

kulfi ice cream (super easy kulfi (pakistani ice cream), or 6 popsicles), milk, basil seeds (called takmaria in indian or pakistani stores, soak before making dessert), rose syrup (called roohafza in indo or pak store), falooda noodles (you can also use rice noodles in asian stores, boil and cool ahead)