FWIW, okara also makes a powerful soil amendment in the garden. When I was a farm apprentice, we used to take deliveries by the truckload from the local tofu producer, and distribute the stuff on the fields with tractor bucket and wheelbarrows. Nitrogen hungry plants like brassicas particularly appreciate a big dose.
Thank you, Tamar, for the awesome answer and ideas. Yes, I will google those dishes and try them out. I do have to admit that the last batch of Okara went into the worm bin. I am a (constantly overthinking) gardener that believes in the power of worm poop. The little guys said thank you while munching away. So, I share with the worms in the garden, but would prefer to share with the critters in my microbiome. ;) That peanuts cartoon at the end is sooo me!
I just wanted to make a clarification on the use of OCD here, and thank you Tamar for addressing it at the very end! If the OP does have clinically diagnosed OCD, then my heart goes out to them and perhaps this kitchen woe needs to be addressed differently through a more behavioral lens (ERP).
But if it’s used in an attempt to over-exaggerate one’s overthinking or attention to detail, then I do ask to refrain from using it in this way.
OCD is an incredibly debilitating disorder, in fact the World Health Organization ranks it amongst the top-10 most debilitating disorders on the planet. It can be absolutely crippling and destroy lives, but mainstream media has reduced it to an adjective (“I’m so OCD”). I implore everyone to read more about this awful disorder, and I hope you find more uses for your okara!
Oh, this is super helpful. Thank you for this, Kate. I actually once got a diagnosis of OCD, when I was 14. At the time, it was quite incapacitating. This is a great reminder to keep clinical language to clinical settings!
FWIW, okara also makes a powerful soil amendment in the garden. When I was a farm apprentice, we used to take deliveries by the truckload from the local tofu producer, and distribute the stuff on the fields with tractor bucket and wheelbarrows. Nitrogen hungry plants like brassicas particularly appreciate a big dose.
Thank you, Tamar, for the awesome answer and ideas. Yes, I will google those dishes and try them out. I do have to admit that the last batch of Okara went into the worm bin. I am a (constantly overthinking) gardener that believes in the power of worm poop. The little guys said thank you while munching away. So, I share with the worms in the garden, but would prefer to share with the critters in my microbiome. ;) That peanuts cartoon at the end is sooo me!
I just wanted to make a clarification on the use of OCD here, and thank you Tamar for addressing it at the very end! If the OP does have clinically diagnosed OCD, then my heart goes out to them and perhaps this kitchen woe needs to be addressed differently through a more behavioral lens (ERP).
But if it’s used in an attempt to over-exaggerate one’s overthinking or attention to detail, then I do ask to refrain from using it in this way.
OCD is an incredibly debilitating disorder, in fact the World Health Organization ranks it amongst the top-10 most debilitating disorders on the planet. It can be absolutely crippling and destroy lives, but mainstream media has reduced it to an adjective (“I’m so OCD”). I implore everyone to read more about this awful disorder, and I hope you find more uses for your okara!
https://iocdf.org/about-ocd/
Oh, this is super helpful. Thank you for this, Kate. I actually once got a diagnosis of OCD, when I was 14. At the time, it was quite incapacitating. This is a great reminder to keep clinical language to clinical settings!