Pop Quiz: What are four things you SHOULDN’T eat when on a date? If you said… Onions, Garlic, Mustards, and Chili Peppers …you are correct! Your breath will pay a heavy price after tackling this clan of vegetables. Without doubt, your date for the evening will thank you dearly by going easy on any...
I’ve been known to run across the neighborhood for a bowl of strawberries and ice cream. I’ve turned my nose at the thought of cooked broccoli (sorry Mom.) And I’ve happily consumed enough spaghetti and marinara to feed a small army. However, there are certain foods I truly love which bring out the most...
During the month of April, I offered a discount on all of my Classic Science Series Textbooks in exchange for some of the most used online resources for science education. This discount offer expires on midnight Friday April 30th. So if you are interested, act fast! The responses I received were exceptional! Thank you...
The days are getting longer, bugs are flying all over the place, and shorts are rapidly becoming the standard outfit for the day. This means one thing: It’s almost summertime. And I don’t know about you, but I log in several hours around the grill over the summer. So this week, let’s take a...
Last we, we explored just a little bit about the science behind salads. We specifically looked at how to bring leaf lettuce back from the dead (almost). Don’t think for one minute that we are done looking at vegetables and salads. We’re NOT! This week, we have to add something to our salad. Something...
I’ve spent many years asking for a side of fries with my meal. Unfortunately, I’ve reached an age where (perhaps) that is not the best idea all of the time. Don’t get me wrong! I love the salty crunch of a deep-fried potato. However, the more I look at my eating habits over the...
This week we are going to dig even deeper from a previous post on pizza by studying a few concepts I have included within the Classic Science: Physical Science curriculum. Let’s see how our four main concepts of science relates to the concepts of heat and temperature… Okay… It is dinner time and you...
Whether it comes from a box (ewww…) or is made from scratch (oh yeah!) you have to enjoy the cheesy goodness of the ever-popular… Macaroni and Cheese! I’ve put down more bowls of this gooey comfort food than I can count. Despite the MASSIVE amounts of recipes out there (I received nearly 700,000 results...
Oh yes. Pizza. What more can be said? Most of us have tried many different kinds of pizza and have found at least one favorite for the dinner (or breakfast) table. So this week, let’s pull a little information from my Classic Science Chemistry book and dig into a little of the science behind...
I mentioned in my most recent monthly LabNotes newsletter that we were going to start looking at the Science of Dinner. And we are! But before I do, I feel that I need to provide at least one post on a very important menu item that is found within our dinner nearly every day. ...