As part of my new weekly video interview series, I met with Chicago food scientist, Gwen Graff. We had such a lively conversation before I turned the camera on I was worried that we had used up all of our good words and energy. (Hi, I'm an introvert.) But no, after I turned the camera on, we had a similar, but equally great conversation! Only the video file was corrupt, so you'll just have to take my word for it. Because Gwen is awesome, despite ... [ Read More ]
Make Your Own Gummies Review + Giveaway
You may recall that I'm coaching the Food Science event for the Maker Tween's Science Olympiad team. So when the makers of Glee Gum asked me if I wanted to review one of their Make Your Own Candy Kits (affiliate link), I wanted to pick one that would complement my work with the team. I chose the Make Your Own Gummies Kit, certain that there was no better way to study carageenan than to extract and use it. After all, last year carageenan, a ... [ Read More ]