Why wasn't I making mayonaise from scratch before?

[das_nut]

Made some vegan mayo last night. Biggest expense was a $2 organic package of tofu and it was ridiculously easy (just combing ingredients in a food blender).

What else should I be making from scratch?

 

[Mischief]

What recipe did you use?

 

[Mischief]

You can make your own soy milk, although that's a bit more time consuming, and from that, your own tofu. It's also possible to make your own soy yoghurt.

Here's a quick and simple recipe for sour cream: http://www.food.com/recipe/vegan-sour-cream-441071

 

[Nightshade]

Hummus including making the chick peas from scratch. Dried beans cost way less than canned do and they're very simple to make. After the beans are cooked then it's a matter of just bunging the rest of the hummus ingredients into a food processor

 

[das_nut]

What recipe did you use?

The one from "How It All Vegan". It's good, but a little thin. I may add corn starch next time, or try a slightly difference recipe.

Hummus including making the chick peas from scratch. Dried beans cost way less than canned do and they're very simple to make. After the beans are cooked then it's a matter of just bunging the rest of the hummus ingredients into a food processor

I've done that before. IMO, it's far better than store bought hummus. And cheaper!

 

[SuicideBlonde]

http://cleangreensimple.com/2011/04/vegan-mayonnaise/ I use this one, but add a touch of other seasonings. No tofu, just soy milk.

 

[Mischief]

The comments to this recipe suggest different things that can be done to make it thicker: http://www.food.com/recipe/vegan-mayonnaise-123538

This recipe gets high marks for both taste and thickness (I haven't tried it yet): http://www.food.com/recipe/vegan-mayo-90544

 

[das_nut]

According to my better half, she says part of the problem is I used flaxseed oil for the oil in the recipe. But I'd rather find/tweak a recipe and continue to use flaxseed due to the omega 3/6 ratio and fatty acid conversion.


Anyways, sprouts - are these cost effective to make at home, considering I can buy a container for $1.50 at the co-op?

 

[Mischief]

Try drizzling the flaxseed oil in very, very slowly - that's important to the thickening.

I sprout my own sprouts because of the freshness issue and because sprouts which haven't been handled properly are particularly prone to cause illness.

 

[silva]

http://cleangreensimple.com/2011/04/vegan-mayonnaise/ I use this one, but add a touch of other seasonings. No tofu, just soy milk.

I'm with you on the mayo, I like the salad dressing type-not the healthy type.

Also on making homemade hummus--but--Aldis now has spinach/artichoke hummus that is really, really good.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

I just think is way less expensive to use a cup of soymilk then use tofu. I use light soymilk in general, also.