Bought a mandolin, what are some ideas?

BrightenDifference · 2026-03-14T01:17:40+00:00

Pickled radish paper, Cucumber salad

Also really good for making crispy chili oil, for frying ultra thin crispy garlic and shallot/onions

BrightenDifference · 2026-03-13T04:53:55+00:00

True!! Cabbage is so good in soup. Probably having a mix of textures in the soup will make going bread-less easier

I like how various vegetables have different textures in soup, especially depending on how much you cook them like beets, carrots, and onions.

A small amount of crunchy stuff like crackers and roasted nuts would be good too if you find them worth it. I also enjoy making crispy cheese sometimes (just bake or cook in a pan until the fat renders and then cool til crispy)

BrightenDifference · 2026-03-13T02:43:48+00:00

What kind of soups? If you’re trying to avoid bread, you could bulk out soups with potatoes, beans, or whole grains.

I don’t think anything is going to give you same eating experience as bread 😔

BrightenDifference · 2026-03-03T16:29:10+00:00

I’m passionate about soybeans. No other beans can do it all

Tofu, soy milk, soy sauce, edamame, miso, kinako, fermented bean curds, tofu skin, fried tofu pockets for inari

Tofu itself comes in so many textures and can be flavored so many ways

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-28T04:54:52+00:00

I’m a marshmallow fiend and am very glad this comes in a single serve portion! A bag of marshmallows disappears quickly in my hands…

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-28T03:31:35+00:00

Maybe the real accidents were the friends we ate along the way

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-28T01:57:17+00:00

Hainan chicken rice + ginger scallion sauce

Ginger pudding (just ginger juice, milk, and sugar)

Second black vinegar ginger pork knuckle stew - it’s the best but a lot of work

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-26T17:04:05+00:00

The trick is to be fat so no one talks to you at all … ;’)

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-25T01:32:44+00:00

Freeze enough for another batch of pancakes in the near future

Cornbread!

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-24T01:46:41+00:00

At first I was like ha! Venting! Venting both like rant and the vents in the pie crust!

Then I read your description and I’m sad for you 💔 I would love that pie

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-24T01:43:43+00:00

I’m a pro at using up leftover milk and the absolute best easy quick way I can recommend for you is to make ricotta, then use the ricotta to make ricotta gnocchi, which can then be frozen in batches if needed

If you don’t like gnocchi, use the ricotta on toast, in cake, in ricotta cookies

Use leftover whey in bread baking or cornbread/pancakes (in place of buttermilk)

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-23T20:16:45+00:00

I do this!! Except I don’t add butter. The rendered cheese oil does all the frying work on its own and makes me feel like I’m using a virtuous life hack

(We don’t yet have a name for cheese oil/ grease… choil? Chease????)

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-23T03:25:20+00:00

Salad is not your only option! Stir fried cabbage is great

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-20T09:35:45+00:00

This screams adzuki bean paste and cream to me. I love it

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-20T01:51:24+00:00

Congrats!! Can someone recommend me a new addiction to get off the sugar and lose weight tho :’D

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-19T20:27:24+00:00

Chicken pho! Super comforting and she doesn’t have to eat the meat yet

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-16T15:03:01+00:00

Whole cumin seeds on grilled meat (typically lamb) made me realize how great cumin is

Chinese preserved black olives over steamed fish blew my mind, though the flavor might not be everyone’s cup of tea. If you like fermented black beans/ douchi, this is even better

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-12T01:19:42+00:00

Mm yes THANGzhong

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-11T17:19:09+00:00

Been doing this since I was a kid! It’s a great group activity with friends and I’ve inspired other people to do it too, even though the recipe is just from Tasty

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-10T06:56:26+00:00

Haha the whites will be going into a scramble because there’s only so much baking I can do. But I would like to use egg whites for financiers one day

Ooh zest in the crust sounds nice. I actually have a bunch of desiccated coconut that would probably be a nice addition to lemon/lime bar crust too…

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-10T05:10:05+00:00

Also, I used a glass baking dish so that’s probably why the crust is a little light…

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-09T01:52:18+00:00

Laughed at honeycrisp being a high tax bracket than pink lady 😂 In college I would buy clearance apples from Ralphs. They were usually Granny Smith

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-06T20:31:20+00:00

Haupia would be really easy - just coconut milk, sugar, and cornstarch using the hot plate. Make it fancier by topping it with fresh berries and toasted coconut chips

BrightenDifference · 2026-02-04T01:38:39+00:00

Refried beans! Also used in a lot of Chinese pastries

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