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The assigned readings are from:

Amazon logo McGee, Harold. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1997. ISBN: 9780684843285.

 


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1How do we do a kitchen experiment?

Recipe: Basic Brownies: Amazon logo  The Best Recipe by the Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine, Brookline, MA: Boston Common Press, 1999, pp. 436. ISBN: 9780936184388.

McGee, Harold, pp. 285-305 and 397-409.

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2Cheese

Recipe: Lemon cheese (PDF)

McGee, Harold, pp. 36-53.

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3Tofu

Recipe: Steamed vegetable dumplings

McGee, Harold, pp. 615-617.

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4Marinades

Recipe: Chicken oriental (PDF)

McGee, Harold, pp. 82-122, 156, 207-208, and 253.

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5Candy

Recipe: Butterscotch lollipop

McGee, Harold, pp. 409-425 and 608-610.

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6Your experiment: Muffins

Recipe: Basic Muffins: Amazon logo Albright, B., and L. Weiner.  Mostly Muffins: Quick and Easy Recipes for Over 75 Delicious Muffins and Spreads. New York, NY: St. Martin's Press, 1984, p. 98. ISBN: 9780312549169.

Take a look at the recipe. This is a basic muffin recipe. It is up to you to decide (and bring to class) the "add-ins" that you can put into your muffins. Be creative, you can add in different flours, sweeteners, fruit, nuts, extracts, spices, chocolate, cheese, just to name a few. The only limitation is your imagination.

McGee, Harold, pp. 560-574.

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7Root beer

Recipe: Root beer

McGee, Harold, pp. 466-481, 505-507, and 160.

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8Make your own cake recipe

You are going to design a cake recipe. All purpose flour, white sugar, eggs, baking powder and vanilla will be supplied. If you need anything else you will need to bring it.

McGee, Harold, pp. 321-326.

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9Ice cream

Recipe: Ice cream (PDF)

McGee, Harold, pp. 23-31.

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10Fruit pizza

Recipe: Fruit pizza

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11Peer teachingYou are the teacher this week. You need to bring 1-3 friends to class to teach them some chemical/cooking principle. You can teach them one of the "experiments" we did in class, or pick one of your favourite recipes. The purpose of the class is to get your student(s) to think about cooking from a scientific point of view. Feel free to assign your student reading assignments, either in the book or on the Web.
12Barbecue

Recipes: 

2. Creme brulee (PDF)

Today we will have a discussion of food safety and barbecueing. 

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