Experiments From My Vegan Laboratory

This morning I gathered various chemicals and set out for an experiment. I mixed together mysterious powders and uncapped vials of fragrant fluids, and from these testings, little balls emerged:



I incubated these strange little beings for 11 minutes, and alas, they emerged as something quite different!



I had created Oreo Cookie-Cookies!

I've been enraptured by Celine's recipe for Oreo-Cookie Cookies ever since I saw it, but I was never able to make it because I try to avoid Earth Balance and Ener-G egg replacer. So I took matters into my own hands and used my favorite cookie recipe as a base and followed Celine's instructions to mix in the Oreo cookies. (You can use Trader Joe-Joes or Dairy Free Newman-O's for these cookies, and if you read the labels carefully, many varieties of Oreos are vegan.) I only made enough batter to produce three small cookies, which were thoroughly enjoyed by me and only me. I am so evil. Also, I healthified them by decreasing the oil by a bitty bit and substituting applesauce and by using 3/4 whole wheat pastry flour and 1/4 all-purpose flour.

But wait! The experimentation isn't finished!

I wanted to create my own chicken-free nuggets. I decided to use the Chickpea Cutlet recipe from Veganomicon and molded the batter into little nugget shapes, reminiscent of those lovely little hunks of cruelty we all used to enjoy at the golden arches. My Chickpea Nuggets taste best when they're a few days old and reheated, for some reason, not when they are fresh. The original recipe makes four cutlets, and for me, each cutlet yielded four nuggets; therefore, one recipe makes 16 nuggets.



Yum! They rock with barbecue sauce.

So there you have it, two successful experiments from your friendly vegan scientist. I guess the expensive education and all these chemistry classes are paying off, then, eh?