✼ We may earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase through links on our site.
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition by Liz Lee Heinecke is a cookbook that is packed full of fun and educational recipes. This book turns everyday food into a science experiment that both kids and adults can learn from. Topics such as fermentation and emulsion are presented in an interesting and engaging manner to spark your quest for knowledge.
Title: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition: 52 Mouth-Watering Recipes and the Everyday Science That Makes Them Taste AmazingAuthor: Liz Lee Heinecke
Publisher: Quarry Books
Genres: Cookbook, Lifestyle
Publication Date: June 11, 2019
Rating:
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: EDIBLE EDITION gives you 52 delicious ways to explore food science in your own kitchen by making everything from healthy homemade snacks to scrumptious main dishes and mind-boggling desserts.
When you step into your kitchen to cook or bake, you put science to work. Physics and chemistry come into play each time you simmer, steam, bake, freeze, boil, puree, saute, or ferment food. Knowing something about the physics, biology, and chemistry of food will give you the basic tools to be the best chef you can be.
Bodacious Bubble Tea, Flavorful Fruit Leather, Super Spring Rolls, Mouthwatering Meatballs…divided by course, each lab presents a step-by-step recipe for a delicious drink, snack, sauce, main dish, dessert, or decoration. The Science Behind the Food section included with each recipe will help you understand the science concepts and nutrition behind the ingredients. Have fun learning about:
Bacteria and the chemical process of fermentation by making your own pickled vegetables.
Emulsion as you create your own vinaigrette.
How trapped water vapor causes a popover to inflate as you make your own.
Crystals by making your own ice cream.Mix and match the recipes to pair pasta with your favorite sauce, make ice cream to serve in homemade chocolate bowls, or whip up the perfect frosting for your cake. There are plenty of fun, edible decorations included for the art lovers in the crowd. Before long, you’ll have the confidence to throw together a feast, bake and decorate show-worthy cakes, or use what you’ve learned to create your own recipes.
For those with food allergies, all recipes are nut-free and other allergens are clearly labeled throughout.
Let’s get cooking—and learning!
The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circus—all authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids
❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃
Review: Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition
Hands-on learning is one of the best ways to excite kids about science and food. The collection of recipes in this book are kid-friendly instructional “labs.” As you make foods like pizza and ice cream, the science behind how the ingredients work together are presented in easy, yet fascinating experiments.
Bodacious Bubble Tea
❀ Delicious and educational
What is unique about this recipe book for kids is the fact that many of the recipes are adapted from ones by well-known chefs, such as Julia Child and Yotam Ottolenghi. This makes creating the recipes with kids more thrilling as an adult because these dishes provide not only learning, but a delicious treat to enjoy. I tried the Bodacious Bubble Tea and found the process to be both simple and yummy.
❀ Suitable for All Ages
Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition is a book that I highly recommend to anyone wanting to know a bit more about the scientific aspects of the food we eat. It is a suitable book for all ages, and I am sure that these authentic learning experiences will be thrilling for kids. I am looking forward to checking out the other books in this series as well.
About Liz Lee Heinecke
Liz Lee Heinecke has loved science since she was old enough to inspect her first butterfly. After working in molecular biology research for 10 years and earning her master’s degree, she left the lab to kick off a new chapter in her life as a stay-at-home mom. Soon, she found herself sharing her love of science with her three kids as they grew, chronicling their science adventures on her KitchenPantryScientist website. Her desire to share her enthusiasm for science led to regular television appearances, an opportunity to serve as an Earth Ambassador for NASA, and the creation of an iPhone app. Her goal is to make it simple for parents to do science with kids of all ages, and for kids to experiment safely on their own. Liz graduated from Luther College and received her master’s degree in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She is the author of Kitchen Science Lab for Kids, Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition, Outdoor Science Lab for Kids, and STEAM Lab for Kids.
About Lori
Avid reader. Contributor to The Candid Cover. Educator.
My daughter would love this book.
I hope that she enjoys it if you give it a try!
This looks like a really fun book to get!
It really is!
I would have loved this when I was young and I’d like to try some of the recipes now:)
Laura Thomas recently posted…The Friday 56 #216 ~ The Invisible Heiress
I have really enjoyed making some of these! 😉
This sounds like a great book for my kiddos! We would have a fun time with this!
I love activities like this with the kids, too!
Nice review! This sounds fun!
Raven @ Dreamy Addictions recently posted…Dual Reviews: Touch (Selfish Myths #1) By Natalia Jaster | Clouded By Envy By Candace Robinshon
It is such a fun book!
This sounds good like to give it to my grandson
It would make a great gift!
I think my niece and nephew would love this. They’re big on being creative! Thanks for sharing.
-Lauren
ShootingStarsMag recently posted…Leave a Mark Auctions: AUTOGRAPHED only copy of One of Us Is Lying
It is such a fun collection! I hope that they enjoy it if you do give it a try.
My daughter says she wants to try bubble tea. I’ll have to look up a recipe; never thought about making it at home!
Dianna recently posted…Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson @WmMorrowBooks
I hadn’t either and it is surprisingly easy to do!
This sounds like a great way to get kids in the kitchen. I think that is a life skill that should be taught early and this looks like a fun way to do it!
Absolutely! It is a really fun way to motivate kids.
My daughter love this Great creative activities, Thank you for sharing.
Fun interactive book. Bubble tea for the win!
Right?! I love bubble tea. 😉
I would enjoy this along with my daughters! Looks like a lot of fun ideas.
It is a perfect book for some mother-daughter time!
I thought I would check out your cookbook reviews and discovered this gem. My granddaughter would really enjoy this and her mother would be excited to have something “STEM”. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
This is a perfect book to share with them! I hope that they enjoy the activities. 🙂
Lovely tasty experiments for them to do!
This sounds like a great book for my son and my nieces.
Sounds like a fun cookbook for the family, thanks for sharing!
This would be a fun book! I love cookbooks with story and more information, I’m intrigued by how things are made. It would be great for teens interested in food science, too!
This is a terrific idea. Wish it had been around when I was learning to cook.
This book looks like a lot of fun! I know that my grandchildren would love to experiment.
oh but this sounds wonderful. my great niece loves to cook in the kitchen with her m om and grandma. she is a little young for this now, but I can get it for her still and gift it to her in a year or two
this sounds wonderful. thanks for your review. that tea sounds great. I know my niece will love this addition to her kitchen and playing with my great niece