LAB NOTES: Sunday Night At The Improv… DCL Style
Hello, Wayne, the Mad Food Scientist here.Today’s post is going to be a bit different than my other posts as it is about me attempting to answer the nearly eternal question. “What’s for supper?” It was Sunday Night at the Improv… DCL Style. So I won’t have many specifics, but...
LAB NOTES: Super Creamy Split Pea Milk
Hello all, Wayne AKA The Mad Food Scientist here.A while ago, I was in a discussion with someone on Quora and heard about Pea protein milk. I was interested in it, but my local grocery store doesn’t have it. So, off to YouTube I went searching for a way...
LAB NOTES: Non-Soy Tofu: Four Bean Tofu Challenge.
Last weekend I made two batches of tofu. A batch of tofu made from kidney beans, and a batch of tofu make from Great Northern Beans. I was talking with Azzie about my findings and she asked “What would happen if you mixed them? Would the tofu be firmer”...
LAB NOTES: Rich Simple Syrup
Hello Everyone,Wayne, AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.A few months ago, I became interested in simple syrup because agave nectar, and maple syrup are quite pricey. I’d originally heard of it while I was attending University while watching Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” in one of the episodes about cocktails....
LAB NOTES: Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
Hello and welcome back to the Domestic Culinary Lab. I’m Wayne aka The Mad Food Scientist.Today, I’ll be writing about coldbrew coffee and how it came about that I’m making it. First let me clarify, I’m making coldbrew concentrate and that it will need to be diluted to be...
LAB NOTES: Vegan Buttah ( Version II )
Welcome back to the Domestic Culinary Lab! I’m Wayne aka The Mad Food Scientist.Today I’m going to talk about making vegan butter. For the past few months, I’ve been tinkering with various recipes for vegan butter out of curiosity and, let’s address the elephant in the room. The sticker...
LAB NOTES: Fried “Egg” Sandwich With Runny “Yolk” AKA Banjos
Hello, Wayne, the Mad Food Scientist here. Welcome back to the Domestic Culinary Lab.A week, or two back I was watching a video from Rose on The Chea Lazy Vegan YouTube channel about a vegan fried “egg” sandwich with runny “yolk” during that video Rose pointed out she’d gotten the...
LAB NOTES: Homemade Mushroom Seasoning
Over the past year, I’d been hearing numerous references to mushroom powder and that it was easy to make on the Sauce Stache and Mary’s Test Kitchen YouTube channels. As well as other channels..So I went looking and I found this recipe on the Inspired Taste website ( LINK...
LAB NOTES: Non-Soy Tofu: Kidney Beans
A few weeks back, I found a recipe for vegan Feta. However, I prefer not to use soy, not to mention that tofu costs a packet at the store. The silken tofu on offer costs $3.00 USD for 349g/12.3oz. When I made my first batch of lentil tofu, I used 454g...
LAB NOTES: Bolognese Sauce Made With Homemade Textured Pea Protein.
I recently made homemade textured pea protein, or as close as a home cook can come to the commercial stuff. The question arose, what to do with the stuff once I made it. Since it’s a meat replacer, I decide to try a recipe that I was originally taught...