Rice

Time: until the rice is done
Ingredients: water, rice

1. Put rice in humid environment, preferably submersed in simmering water
2. Continue exposing rice to warmth and humidity until the rice is done.

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Disaster

Time: never
Ingredients: bad things

1. observe bad things and optionally good things
2. prevent the bad things you observed from being addressed. optionally prevent the good things.

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Happiness

Time: instant
Ingredients: dreams, hope, freedom

1. Consider dreams and hope.
2. Use freedom to drop everything else and pursue what you just considered.
3. Don't stop.

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Frozen Dinner

Time: 2-18 minutes
Ingredients: frozen dinner, microwave

1. Read microwaving instructions on frozen dinner.
2. Open frozen dinner.
3. Follow instructions.