just things that recommend "cornstarch" and "cornstarch slurry"

blech

no thanks.

D: I didn't know this was a thing and now I'm cringing out of my skin

who would suggest eating oobleck??

apparently it's ... an alternative to adding flour for thickener?

It's a way to thicken things slightly--like in egg drop soup, for the texture.

it's just ... ew. no.

egg drop makes sense

but broccoli cheddar and potato?

I mean yeah a little bit, but cornstarch slurry??

yeah apparently Instant Pot Broccoli Cheese Soup

it's this

that should already be plenty starchy from the taters!

just ew.

yeah I made potato bacon soup without it and was like sour cream?

it thickens?

not a ton, but it thickens

it doesn't need to be in everything

she says, as she puts garlic cloves in everything.

XD

so same concept applied to the broccoli cheese

It wasn't really cheddar cause I used diff cheese

but still

like I get it is an ALTERNATIVE but ... it doesn't' need to be everything. /rant

I've had this rant re; rolled oats/instant oats/chopped oats in chocolate chip cookies

it depends on how you like them? I think? what works better do you think? It's been a minute since I was like THIS IS WRONG when it came to cooking

I think my ire at that point was that nine out of ten recipes I'd found called for them as a mandatory non-optional ingredient

and at least two recipes required a food processor to grind them with first

that sounds like a lot of work

also I'm pretty sure rolled/chopped are more expense than just regular quick/instant?

I don't think it matters?

it's more the butter and egg quota

probably? But I don't like the texture and was getting increasingly frustrated at the time

I personally don't think oats belong in chocolate chip

but then I like chewy, soft melty cookies

that too, they have their own cookie, they need to stop invading mine

LOL

XD

crispy edges, chewy middles

YES

also not floury either

chocolate chip be finicky

it's true