Category: Miscellaneous

LAB NOTES: Aquafaba a HOW-TO

Hello All, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.Today in the hopper is a How-To for a versatile building block ingredient. I make my own because I am a frugal sort and don’t buy canned beans any longer.Considering that a typical 15oz can of beans only contains 9oz of actual beans,...

Exploration: Kitten style….

This afternoon, I introduced the six month old kitties to the rest of the house. I’ve kept the kitterlings in my bedroom since I brought them home because I was treating an ulcerated cornea in Cookie’s right eye. Cornea ulcerations are something I’m quite familiar with since my left...

The Future…

Hello All, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.I’m writing the following to, so to speak, hold my feet to the fire.I’m here to write down some of the future posts that I have in the pipeline.Homemade falafel, hummus, tzatziki, apple taquitos, pierogi, agua fresca, churros, popcicles, pickled beets,...

Small eye emergency: averted.

On 07/02/2023 the scleral bandage lens in my right eye came out. This was bad, really, really bad. I have have a keratoprothetic installed in my right eye since 2010 and the contact lens needs to be in place to keep the tissue around the installation from melting. Which,...