A peanut butter with cucumber sandwich, is that a very weird combination? It’s how I like to eat my peanut butter sandwich though. Peanut butter seems to be one of those foods that are combined with just about anything. There’s peanut butter cookies (= photo on top of this post) and pies, it’s part of …
Most of us may know flatbreads as being a simple flat wheat based dishes. Flatbreads tend to be relatively simple, flour, some salt, maybe a leavening agent such as baking soda or yeast and that’s about it. Chapati and pita breads are both examples of these simple varieties. But just like …
I can keep on being surprised by discovering that some sort of basic food such as rosemary, apples, or, in this case, frying oils has been researched extensively! When diving into ‘frying with oil’ I found complete books dedicated on the topic and loads of articles. Who would have thought …
Just the other day we went out for dinner to celebrate a special occasion. The weather was great and we sat outside in the sun until late in the evening. We chose the surprise menu, so had no clue what we would get. It all turned out great, and the …
Welcome to the second week of this mini course, making you familiar with the basics of food science and hopefully igniting a little food science spark in you. Last week was all about introductions. This week will be all about food chemistry basics. You can follow this course in two …
Today’s not going to be a long post evaluating the deep science of food and food production, instead, it’s a really simple trick for chopping nuts that I discovered a little while ago when making a raisin and hazelnut bread (unfortunately, I forgot to make photos…). Recipes often call for …
Not too long ago I felt like baking something new and saw a beautiful photo flashing by of a chocolate babka. It looked like delicious, a bread (I love bread in case you forgot) with chocolate (which I also happens to enjoy quite a bit). So I decided to give …
Food chemistry is one of my favorite topics to discuss, especially when combined with actual food :-)! That’s why this month is food chemistry month. Today we focus on the science of fats, zooming in on rancidity of fats and olive oil. Food chemistry studies molecules and their reactions, as I …
One of my favorite lunches is a freshly baked slice of bread drizzled with a little honey, covered with goat’s cheese and a few slices of cucumber. And, last, but not least, some freshly roasted walnuts on top. Perfecto! There are also a lot of other recipes (mostly pies) calling …
Everthing new starts by understanding the basics. One of the basic ingredients used in food is butter. This one-page infographic should help you understand all the science basics when it comes to butter. Just a heads up, I’m based in Europe so the composition of butter I mention is the …
