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Friday, March 12, 2010

Cookbook: The Science Chef



The Science Chef
Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummong



Note:   Why does popcorn pop?    Why do onions make you cry?   Why does toast brown?   What makes an apple turn brown?        This is all KITCHEN SCIENCE!!    This has been a fun book for the boys to do on rainy days.     I think this would be a really fun summer science camp!



With the Science Chef you'll learn loads of basic science by doing fun, easy-to-perform cooking projects. The best part is you get to eat your results! You'll discover the answers to such scientific questions such as, why do onions make you cry? How does yeast make bread rise? What makes popcorn pop, whipped cream frothy, and angel food cake fluffy? These are kid-tested recipes for everything from cinnamon toast and baked potatoes to stromboli pizzoli and monkey bread.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Cookbook: The Math Chef




The Math Chef

Joan D'Amico and Karen Eich Drummond
 John Wiley & Sons / 1997 / Paperback

Note:    I knew mixing Little Guy's math lessons with his natural love of cooking would be a home run.     This cookbook includes a little bit of it all:  measuring, multiplying, dividing, fractions, percents, geometry, and more!     Plus, good grief this math tastes good!!

Here is a sample lesson: