Which recipes can be frozen or made in advance?
Here's a list of all the recipes in I WANT DOPAMINE FOR DINNER which can be frozen or made in advance!
FREEZER-FRIENDLY:
- Herbed Spinach Beans (p. 19)
- All vegetarian mince-containing meatballs + sausage rolls
- Tantanmen Ramen with Ginger Miso Tofu (p. 37), broth only
- Green Curry Laksa Noodle Soup (p. 37), broth only
- Spinach and Feta Triangles (p. 54), uncooked dough and finished triangles (cooked or uncooked - just defrost before baking)
- Shokupan (p. 59), sliced baked bread - toast or microwave to serve
- Dairy-Free Butter (p. 59) + marinating butters (p. 43)
- Finished buns, scrolls + hot cross buns (p. 69–74), unfrosted is best and eat warm
- Coconut and White Chocolate Cakes (p. 76), unfrosted
- Chai Spiced Carrot Cakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting (p. 79), unfrosted
- All Four Small Cakes (p. 84-85), including frosting
- Miso & Vegemite Ramen Dumplings (p. 102), see recipe for details
- Pesto (p. 104)
- Broccoli Cream Cheese Pasta (p. 106), sauce only
MAKE AHEAD:
- Marinated tofu, tofu including burgers and meatballs, up to 2 days in advance (before cooking)
- Herbed Spinach Beans (p. 19), up to 3 days in advance
- All vegetarian mince + “chicken sausage” containing recipes, up to 3 days in advance (before cooking)
- Feta Hummus (p. 23), up to 3 days in advance
- Pickled Cabbage (p. 23), lasts 3+ weeks
- Peanut Hoisin Dipping Sauce (p. 32), up to 3 days in advance
- All noodle marinades and sauces, up to 3 days in advance
- Tantanmen Ramen with Ginger Miso Tofu (p. 37), make broth up to 3 days in advance
- Green Curry Laksa Noodle Soup (p. 37), make broth up to 3 days in advance
- Basil Butter Tofu, Pumpkin and Squash (p. 39), prep vegetables, tofu and basil butter separately up to 1 day in advance
- Japanese Potato Salad (p. 39), lasts 5 days
- Greek Cabbage Salad (p. 40), lasts 2 days
- Warm Cabbage, Fennel and Potato Slaw (p. 41), lasts 3 days
- Marinated butters (p. 43), up to 3 days in advance
- Tofu Katsu (p. 46), lasts 5 days (after cooking)
- Green Goddess Tofu Sandwich (p. 47), filling lasts 3 days
- Five Spice Animal Fries (p. 49), sauce 3+ days in advance and uncooked five spice tofu 2 days in advance
- Karaage-Style Tofu (p. 49), uncooked tofu 2 days in advance
- Spinach and Feta Triangles (p. 54), uncooked filling 1 day in advance and dough 3 days in advance
- Swedish Sandwich Cake (p. 57), details written in recipe blurb
- Dairy-Free Butter (p. 59), lasts 3 weeks
- Finished buns, scrolls + hot cross buns (p. 69–74), all can be proved overnight (see recipe method)
- All cake dry ingredients can be prepped and combined up to 2 days in advance (keep airtight)
- Pistachio and White Chocolate Tiramisu (p. 87), 1–3 days in advance (only add cocoa powder before serving)
- Most slices last 3–7 days
- Apricot Coconut Slice, Lemon Hedgehog + Passionfruit Slice (p. 96–97), lasts 2 weeks
- Pesto (p. 104), lasts 1 week (ensure oil covers top of pesto)
- Crunchy Nut Cereal (p. 107), lasts 10 days
- Puppy Chow (p. 107), lasts 2 weeks