Topic: Connecting cooking to science – Together by Book Girls Guide

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- July 28, 2023 at 6:43 pm #960
  Jaimette
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  There are so many subtopics in this book, but as a registered dietitian I really appreciated the connection it made between science and the kitchen. I think it gets overlooked in day- to- day activities and the popularity of this book can highlight it. For those not as food focused did the connection make an impact?
- July 29, 2023 at 7:09 pm #995
  Anne Goff
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  My daughter is a cook and always refers to things as kitchen math and kitchen science. I think the connection came through quite well pointing out things we might not think about as science.
- July 29, 2023 at 7:31 pm #1000
  MelissaFromBookGirlsGuide
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  I really liked this too! I’m not focused on food as a career, but enjoy cooking AND eating. The book Salt Fat Acid Heat made me slow down and think about the science and be more aware when a dish needs acid or salt. While that is a wildly different non-fiction cookbook/food education book, I thought about it a couple of times while reading Lessons in Chemistry.
  - July 29, 2023 at 7:34 pm #1002
    Jaimette
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    @jaimettemcculley
    That is a new title for me, I’ll have to look it up.
- July 31, 2023 at 1:33 pm #1056
  Pam Fleming
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  @pamf
  I enjoy cooking and found it interesting to see the connections to Science
- August 5, 2023 at 4:26 pm #1115
  Patty O’Connor
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  I think for women at that time, it was valuable to learn that something they did every day (preparing meals) was actually doing chemistry, a field they were undoubtedly discouraged to pursue.
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