I always make my turkey gravy ahead of time and freeze it. I use turkey necks to make it and it is good enough to elevate even the driest, dullest breast of turkey to sublime. There are only two things in this world that I think I make better than anyone else - peanut butter cookies and turkey gravy. I wish I thought my MIL would let me supply the gravy, but she likes the drama of the last minute gravy prep.
I think I would actually like that Cantonese Chicken Salad, @heidih! It calls for "rice sticks". Do you reckon that these would work just as well?