This south Indian recipe is a great way to use up leftover rice, says Karan Gokani. You can make up a big batch of the lemon mix and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to a week.

Lisa Gardner, pastry chef at Maple Drive in Beverly Hills, has incorporated lemon grass into a rice pudding. “It’s really nice and fresh tasting,” she says, explaining that chef Eric Klein “wanted to ...