Category: Drinks

This time in the hopper:Homemade Ssparkling water.This is an offshoot of an experiment that I ran last fall.Basically, I’m just naturally carbonating some flavoured water.So the ABV is going to be very, very low, limited by the sugar in the citrus juice and the 42g of priming sugar I’ve...

   Hello all, Wayne AKA The Mad Food Scientist here.I’m revisiting split pea milk again. This time with yellow split peas. First a quick recapitulation.Since I began using plant based milks, then later making them myself.  I have found that milk made from split peas to be my favourite...

Hello all, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.Recently, I’ve been tinkering with a way to beat the heat.I came across the Foodtech 101 YouTube channel hosted by Mr. Liburd, a teacher from the United Kingdom. The video that caught my eye was making a completely plant based scoopable ice cream...

Hello All, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.This time around, I am exploring agua fresca, a refreshing drink I’d never heard of before a week or so ago. A coworker gave me her family’s recipe for Watermelon Chia agua fresca.The idea intrigued me, but I wasn’t feeling watermelon...

Hello, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.Today’s post is a first of its kind. It’s based on a question from a reader. Monica, a  friend, posed a question to me. Monica asked me if  I make almond milk. I told Monica that I hadn’t made almond milk, as of yet, but that...

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....

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...

This post is dedicated to Azzie, a close friend, that did me the honour of choosing the topic of my first experimental Post. She chose this to be the lead-off. Many, many thanks Azzie! This experiment is an ongoing here at The DCL and has been running since March...