Leftover

large eggs • leftover shrimp and pork stir-fry • Green onions and cilantro • Seasonings

rice flour (about 150 grams) • tapioca starch (about 150 grams) • cooked white rice (about 50 grams) • water (about 600 ml) • Fried shallots • dried wood ear mushrooms • salt

Almost 1 large cantaloupe (leftover, no one wanted to eat it, but everyone fights for the ice cream!) • Whipping cream • whole milk (150 ml) • sweetened condensed milk • Toasted coconut crumbs • rolled wafer cookies for garnish

Leftover bánh tét (Vietnamese sticky rice cake) from offerings • Vegetable oil • Pickled shallots with dried shrimp • Pickled vegetables • Marinated pork • Pickled mustard greens • Chinese sausage—use your favorites

roll of leftover bánh tét (cut into 10 slices) • little cooking oil • Pickled scallion heads for serving

ladles leftover cooked rice (about 1/2 cup packed) • Water • Sweet rice flour (glutinous rice flour) • Tapioca starch • Wood ear mushrooms • Ground pork belly • Vegetable oil • Green onions • Black pepper • Oyster sauce • Soy sauce • Seasoning powder (or chicken bouillon powder) •

Pork chops and pork belly (I had a little leftover pork belly, so I marinated it together) • Turmeric powder • Garlic cloves, ginger, shallots, chili peppers • Seasonings: honey, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper

Pork spare ribs • Leftover cooked rice • Carrot, bean sprouts • Green onion, cilantro • Seasonings: fish sauce, sugar, salt, chicken bouillon powder, black pepper, fried shallots

ripe bananas • coconut milk or canned coconut water (350 ml) • Salt • Sugar • Banana • medium bowl glutinous rice (I forgot to weigh it, but you can cook extra and enjoy the leftovers) • Roasted peanuts or toasted sesame seeds

small bowl of leftover rice • cauliflower • bell pepper • carrot • corn • green onions • egg • Seasoning

Chinese sausage • green beans • carrots • leftover rice • eggs • Green onions, garlic, chili • Seasoning powder, fish sauce, soy sauce, cooking oil, annatto oil

White rice and sticky rice (I used leftover cooked rice from last night) • dried squid • dried shrimp (about 100 grams) • century eggs • pork blood • pork skin (about 300 grams) • Chinese crullers (youtiao) • Ginger, onion, garlic • Green onion, cilantro, bean sprouts • Seasonings: black pepper, salt, sugar, MSG, bouillon powder

Ham, rotisserie chicken • Cooked rice (leftover, cold) • eggs • green beans • carrot • corn kernels

cooked rice (about 200 grams) • eggs • sausages • Seasoned seaweed for rice • soy sauce (15 ml) • oyster sauce (15 ml)

Bananas (preferably ripe, small variety) • Coconut milk • Tapioca pearls, tapioca starch, cornstarch • Sugar, salt

eggplants (about 1 1/2 pounds or 680 grams) • king oyster mushrooms (about 6 ounces or 170 grams) • large tomato • Perilla leaves, wild betel leaves, shallot • Basic seasonings (such as fish sauce, soy sauce, salt, or vegetarian seasoning)

mixed seafood (such as crab meat, snails, etc.) (about 100 grams) • large eggs • chopped green onion (about 15 ml) • chopped cilantro and onion (about 15 ml) • cooked rice • Seasonings

baguette • mozzarella cheese (about 100 grams) • ketchup

bánh tét • Thinly sliced deli meats (such as ham, sausage, Chinese sausage, pork roll, etc.) • Pork floss • Pickled shallots or pickled vegetables

white shimeji mushrooms • brown beech mushrooms • cilantro • shredded ginger • little ground black pepper • cooked white rice • finely chopped leek

cooked brown rice (about 200 grams) • egg, beaten • avocado oil • medium onion, diced • minced garlic • mushrooms, cut into large pieces • small carrot, finely diced • broccoli florets, cut into bite-sized pieces • freshly grated ginger • tamari sauce (a gluten-free or low-gluten soy sauce) • Chopped scallions, cilantro, toasted sesame oil (optional) • cooked chicken, diced (optional)

cooked white rice (about 600 grams) • cooked pork (about 80 grams) • Assorted pork rolls or sausage, sliced • kimchi (about 80 grams) • minced garlic (about 10 grams) • chopped green onions (about 10 grams) • Seasonings

fresh noodle sheets (mandu wrappers) (50 grams) • tomato • –1.4 oz ground meat (30–40 grams) • small shallot • green onion or garlic chives • fish sauce or seasoning powder • cooking oil

bánh chưng (Vietnamese sticky rice cake) • vegetable oil (about 100 ml)

pork shoulder (about 300 grams) • Fresh herbs: lettuce, cilantro, Thai basil, cucumber • Pickled carrots and daikon radish • Fried shallots, roasted peanuts • Fish sauce, garlic, chili

French baguette • beef tenderloin (about 200 grams) • large eggs • German-style sausage • Kiri cheese (or substitute with Laughing Cow cheese) • store-bought pâté • onion • oyster sauce (30 ml) • sugar (5 ml) • soy sauce (15 ml) • chili sauce (30 ml) • black pepper •

This dish usually uses leftover ingredients from holiday meals to change up the flavors, but it's also easy to make in the summer for a refreshing meal • pork belly (300 g) • shrimp (200 g) • Vietnamese pork sausage (chả) (200 g) • eggs • bean sprouts and assorted fresh herbs (200 g) • rice vermicelli noodles (2 kg) • cucumbers, 1 carrot • Ingredients can be varied based on your preference

tofu, crumbled into a bowl • Soak glass noodles in cold water until soft • dried shiitake mushrooms, a handful of bean sprouts, wood ear mushrooms soaked in hot water and rinsed clean • Carrot, onion, salt, cilantro • Spring roll wrappers (I used the Safoco brand from Vinmart; use any spring roll wrappers available) • (Use leftover carrot to make soup with chayote and enoki mushrooms, etc.)

rice vermicelli (about 1 kg; you can use 1.3 lbs/600 g instead) • fresh rice noodle sheets or dried phở cuốn wrappers (about 1 kg; use whichever you prefer) • large eggs • pork leg (about 300 g; I used pork shank) • large carrot • cucumbers • green mangoes • Lettuce, cilantro, mint (very fragrant) • Lime, garlic, chili, sugar, fish sauce, black pepper • Chili garlic soy sauce (use your favorite brand)

bánh chưng (Vietnamese sticky rice cake)