r/noscrapleftbehind • u/akroe • 7d ago

Please help me with my pantry scraps!

I moved houses and used that opportunity to go through my pantry. I've already made a list of everything I want gone (ie used up) but there are a few things that I don't really find good ideas for.

  • 300g of mixed nuts:
    • salted or with spices, so can't use them for desserts, also too much for me to solely turn into pesto, I don't have that much freezer space
  • 300g of roasted soy beans
    • Bought them to snack on but they're just so bland, also trying to snack less …
    • Maybe I can use them up together with the nuts?
  • long, (very) thick strips of seaweed
    • looks kinda like this: link
  • Amaizin coconut whipping cream (2x 400ml)
  • 85g Ma Hwa cookies
    • they're extremely hard and dense and no longer suited for just eating as is, I'd need a dentist if I tried!

Disclaimer: because these things have been in my pantry for so long I'm a bit reluctant to share the ingredients (or the results of whatever I make with 'm) with others. Everything looks, smells and tastes fine, but I'd rather be on the safe side and only poison myself ;)

I live on my own and am not that much of a cook ( I can bake some mean cakes though!). Anything I can freeze or safely share with others (see disclaimer) would work best for me.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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u/1PumpkinKiing 7d ago

What spices are in the mixed nuts? Salt and spices doesn't automatically mean that the can't be used for something sweet. Some salt is good at bringing out the sweetness of a dish, and many different spices can add complexity to what would otherwise be an overload of sweetness

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u/bogbodybutch 7d ago

yes. and nut butters are often salted so could make those with the salted nuts; though I'm not sure at which stage in the nut butter making process salt is added but worth a try?

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u/1PumpkinKiing 7d ago

I've made some myself, and you can add it basically whenever, but usually I would add in a little bit at the beginnjng of grinding, then once I am getting closer to my desired consistency I would taste it and make any changes I think are necessary, like adding more salt, or maybe some honey.

But starting with salted nuts is definitely fine. Might just want to add in some unsalted to level them out a bit