Cooking is science & this book is packed with exciting recipes for scientists of all ages. Make cup cakes & find out why beating the eggs & using baking powder makes them rise. Cook a Bolognese sauce & discover why onions make you cry & what happens to the molecules in the meat when you cook it. Reveal the insulating power of meringue when you make a Baked Alaska
- the oven's hot but the ice cream stays frozen. You will also find out about the amazing scientific powers of ingredients such as gelatine, yeast & eggs. There are sections about the history of food, preserving & packaging, growing food, & vitamins & minerals. & if that wasn't enough we have looked at really healthy ways of preparing the food too. Yum!