
The Science Chef
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Break out your best aprons and spatulas: The Science Chef: 100 Fun Food Experiments and Recipes for Kids, 2nd Edition teaches children the basics of science through a variety of fun experiments, activities, and recipes. Each chapter explores a different science topic by giving you an experiment or activity you can do right in your kitchen, followed by easy-to-make recipes using ingredients from the experiment. Altogether there are over 100 experiments, activities, and recipes for you to try. From learning why an onion makes you cry to how to bake the perfect cupcake, you'll bring the fundamentals of science to life in a new, magical way.
The Science Chef covers a wide variety of scientific areas, like:
* How plants grow and produce seeds
* How the process of fermentation produces pickles
* The basics of nutrition
* How acids and bases react together to make baked items rise up in the oven
While the first edition of this classic book has delighted readers for over twenty years, this new edition is sure to be an even bigger hit with the kids in your home. Bon Appetit!
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Dr. Karen Drummond, Ed.D., is Lecturer of Nutrition at Gwynedd Mercy University, Pennsylvania, and has taught food preparation at Drexel University. Karen is the senior co-author of Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals (9th Edition).
Joan D'Amico and Karen Drummond have also coauthored The Science Chef Travels Around the World, The Math Chef, The Healthy Body Cookbook, The United States Cookbook, The Coming to America Cookbook, and The U.S. History Cookbook, all from Wiley.
Content
- Cover
- The Science Chef
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- About This Book
- Discovering Science in the Kitchen
- Preparation and Cooking Skills
- Equivalents
- Pots, Pans, and More!
- Safety Rules!
- Nutrition in a Nutshell
- Rules of the Game for Food Safety
- Part I Questions, Questions, Questions!
- 1 How Does Food Cook?
- Experiment: Which Potato Cooks Faster?
- Heat Transfer and Cooking
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Basic Baked Potatoes
- Broccoli and Cheddar Stuffed Potatoes
- Smashed Potatoes
- Air-Fried French Fries
- Potato Skins with Cheddar and Salsa
- Crunchy Country Potato Salad
- Create-a-Potato Party
- Quinoa-and-Salsa-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes with Awesome Avocado Sauce
- Awesome Avocado Sauce
- 2 Why Does Popcorn Pop?
- Experiment: How Do You Get the Most Pops?
- Popcorn Science
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- The Best Popcorn
- "New" Fashioned Kettle Corn
- Popcorn Power Bars
- Trail Mix Popcorn
- "Movie Time" Cheddar Cheese and Chive Popcorn
- Popcorn Santa Fe
- Springtime Pastel Popcorn Treats
- 3 Why Do Onions Make You Cry?
- How Can I Cut Onions Without Crying?
- Onions and Enzymes
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- "A Plus" Air-Fried Onion Rings
- Cheesy Cauliflower and Onion Bake
- 4 Why Does Toast Brown?
- Experiment: Which Toasts Better?
- The Science of Browning
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Awesome Avocado Toast
- High Tea Cinnamon Toast
- Peanut Butter and Jelly French Toast Cutouts
- Linzer Tart French Toast
- Strawberry Butter
- Creamy Herb and Chive Spread
- Ralph's Zippy Hummus
- 5 How Does a Bean Sprout?
- Experiment: Which Beans Will Start to Grow?
- From Seed to Plant
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Southwestern Dinner Salad
- "Aquafabulous" Cornbread
- Santa Fe Cheesy Black Bean Soup
- Quick-and-Easy Lunchtime Burrito
- 6 How Do Sauces Thicken?
- Experiment: Which Is the Better Thickener?
- All About Thickeners
- What Happened in This Experiment?
- Recipes
- Over-the-Rainbow Mac and Cheese
- Chile Con Queso Dip
- 7 How Does Bread Rise?
- Experiment: How Does Sugar AffectYeast's Growth?
- Steps to Make Bread
- What Happened in theExperiment?
- Recipes
- All-American White Bread
- Basic Pizza Dough
- Possibilities Pizza
- "Saucy" Sausage and Veggie Stromboli
- Monkey Bread
- 8 What Is Baking Powder?
- Experiment:Does Temperature Affect How Much Baking Powder Bubbles?
- Baking Powder and Quick Breads
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Baking Powder Drop Biscuits
- Breakfast Strawberry Shortcakes
- Picnic Time Carrot, Coconut, and Currant Bread
- Protein-Packed Blueberry Pancakes
- Basic Muffins with Variations
- 9 What Happens When You Beat Egg Whites or Cook Eggs?
- Experiment: Which Egg Whites Whip Up Faster?
- All About Eggs
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- The Best Veggie Quiche Recipe
- Custom Omelets
- Angel Food Cake
- Part II No More Boxes, Cans, or Jars: Do It Yourself!
- 10 Make-Your-Own Salad Dressings
- Activity: Make-Your-Own Mayonnaise
- Emulsions
- What Happened in the Activity?
- Recipes
- Trendy Tuna Salad
- Italian Dressing
- Rich Raspberry Dressing
- Layered Lunchtime Salads in a Jar
- Default Delicious Three Bean Salad
- Paninis with Mayo Pesto Dressing
- Fresh Fruit Cocktail with HoneyYogurt Dressing
- 11 Grow-Your-Own Herbs
- Activity: Plant an Indoor Herb Garden
- Common Herbs and Spices
- What Happened in the Activity?
- Recipes
- Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce
- Creamy Blender Pesto Sauce
- Roasted Red Pepper Pesto Sauce with Artichokes, Olives, and Tomatoes
- 12 Make-Your-Own Fermented Foods
- Activity: Use Bacteria to Make Yogurt from Milk
- Making Pickles
- What Happened in the Activity?
- Recipes
- Aunt Teresa's Old-Fashioned Bread-and-Butter Pickles
- Cool Crunchy Refrigerator Pickles
- 13 Make-Your-Own Smoothies
- Experiment: Test the Viscosity of Fluids
- Smoothies and HeterogeneousMixtures
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Vita-Packed Tri-Berry Smoothie
- "Tropicalicious" Island Mango Smoothie
- Green-n-Lean Warrior Smoothie
- 14 Make-Your-Own Popsicles
- Activity: Test What Happens When WaterTurns to Ice
- Ice
- What Happened in the Activity?
- Recipes
- Fruity Popsicles
- Yogurt-Fruit Swirl Popsicles
- Pudding Popsicles
- 15 Make-Your-Own Power Cookie Mix
- Activity: Make Sugar Crystals
- Sugars and Health
- What Happened in the Activity?
- Recipes
- Power Cookie Mix
- Peanut Butter Cookie Treats
- M&M Cookies
- Major Molasses Cookie Bites
- Delicious Double Chocolate Honey Brownies
- 16 Make-Your-Own Nut Butter
- Experiment: Compare the Freezing Point of Oils Such as Peanut Oil
- Freezing Points of Oils
- What Happenedin the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Homemade Honey-Roasted Peanut Butter
- The Best Banana Almond Milkshake
- "Peanutty" Coco-Chocolate Energy Treats
- Easy Cashew Fettuccini with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chives
- 17 Make-Your-Own Jam
- Experiment: Compare Pectin Content of Fruits
- Pectin and Colloids
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Jammin' Red Raspberry Jam
- Whole-Wheat Snickerdoodle Surprise Muffins
- Chicken Breasts Glazed with Peach Jam
- 18 Make-Your-Own Dried Fruits
- Experiment: Compare Water Content of Freshand Dried Fruit
- Dehydration of Fruit
- What Happened in the Experiment?
- Recipes
- Overnight Slow-Cooked Maple Apple Oatmeal
- Crunchy Granola
- Bread Pudding with Raisins
- "No-Yeast" Holiday Stollen
- Appendix A Nutrient Content of Recipes
- Glossary
- Index
- EULA
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