LAB NOTES: Vegan Lasagna with “Meaty” Lentil Ragout
Hello All, I recently came across a great simple vegan lasagna recipe on the Tasty, Thrifty, Timely YouTube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SKr4q6X9Oc ) and blog. ( https://tastythriftytimely.com/simple-vegan-lasagna-with-lentil-meat/ )I mostly followed the recipe, but tweaked it on the fly.Here’s the original from the blog post. ORIGINAL:1.2 L pasta sauce (about 2 jars, you will likely have extra)500 g lasagna...
LAB NOTES: Mee Mee’s Real Southern Cornbread Veganised
  Hello All,Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.Recently, I made a batch of chili. I was searching for a good Southern style cornbread recipe. A friend, Ms. Lia was kind enough to share her Grandmother’s recipe with me.I’ve taken it and veganised it. I’ll show the original and...
LAB NOTES: Vegan Worcestershire Sauce Take II
 Hello all,Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.A while back I made an attempt at Vegan Worcestershire Sauce.I used the recipe on the Loving It Vegan blog( https://lovingitvegan.com/vegan-worcestershire-sauce/#recipe ). For this attempt, I tweaked it a bit. ORIGINAL: Ingredients▢½ cup Apple Cider Vinegar (120ml)▢¼ cup Water (60ml)▢2 Tbsp Light Brown Sugar▢2 Tbsp Maple Syrup▢3 Tbsp Soy Sauce▢½ tsp Onion Powder▢½ tsp Garlic...
LAB NOTES: Clone of Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise
Hello All, I know it’s been a bit since last I posted.Today, I decided to try making mayonnaise from eggs, to balance out my experience and to contrast it with the vegan mayonnaise I’ve been making. Azzie, a friend of mine, gave me the link to this recipe:( https://www.justonecookbook.com/japanese-mayonnaise/ ) INGREDIENTS:Base...
LAB NOTES: NON-Soy Fava Bean Tofu
Hello All! Wayne AKA The Mad Food Scientist here. Today I’m continuing my experimental series on Non-Soy tofu.This time Fava beans are in the hot seat. When I originally started researching homemade Non-Soy tofu, I stumbled upon: Sam Lin of the Sam’s Home Kitchen YouTube channel ( LINK HERE: https://youtu.be/6N8KE4o4xMw )....
LAB NOTES: Super Creamy Split Pea Milk TakeTwo: Yellow Split Peas.
 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...
LAB NOTES: Aquafaba Ice Cream. A fun way to beat the heat!
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...
LAB NOTES: Vegan Bacon, Lettuce, And Tomato Sandwich
Hello, Wayne AKA the Mad Food Scientist here.This is another slightly different post. It’s not so much an experiment as a telling of a tale.There were a lot of moving parts. I had decided that I wanted to make pumpkin seed tofu so that I could make vegan bacon. Then I got...