Monday, September 7, 2009

Science Experiments with Rachel

I am pretty sure this wont be the last science experiment post.

It all started a few weeks ago when peter and I went out to vapiano with joe and kate. If you've ever been to vapiano you'd know that instead of after dinner mints they offer gummy bears! my fave!! It was raining outside, and kate throws out there in our efforts to stay dry something about how when gummy bears get wet they blow up. She said it so casually as if "oh yeah, dont you know that? eeeeeeeveryone knows that".

I played it cool and tried not to act to excited at this new tidbit of information I just learned, but the next day at the grocery store I casually threw a bag of gummy bears into the cart to see for myself the amazing growing gummy bears.

I put the gummy bear into the water and watched excitedly. Nothing happened :( I must have been called away and ended up accidentally leaving the gummy bear in the glass for a few hours. When i returned I was pleasantly surprised to see that the gummy bear was now twice the size of the initial bear. The coolest part was that while the bear was still under water the colored part was concentrated in the center, surrounded by a clear bear form of gelatinous goo.

We took the bear out and it felt (and tasted) just like jello!!!


Profile of both bears


Straight on Shot

Incase Leslie's Blog didnt convince you

Last week Leslie posted this blog about a delicious corn/tomato/chive/cheese pie.

One of my favorite things is corn cut right from the cob. You know the kind, where the kernels are still packed together and its at the peak of freshness. I am also a huge fan of cheese. On the other hand i HATE warm tomatoes (a fact Jessica and Robbie think is very odd). I mean i'll eat pureed warm tomatoes, but if its just a tomato in tomato form warmed up i'll pass.

what leslie may have neglected to point out (or in my haste to get from her photos to my kitchen to make the same i missed it) the crust of the pie is a delicious biscuit!

I modified the recipe just slightly. First and foremost I cut the amount of salt (not in the crust part) in half if not even less. They wanted an entire teaspoon of salt mixed in with the corn and tomatoes! I just used a pinch for each layer. Second, I used half the amt of tomatoes and cut out the seeds and pressed each slice with a paper towel to get out any liquid possible. This pressing of the tomatoes actually kept the tomatoes pretty crisp and bearable once cooked!.

Leslie's blog did not do this pie justice! it was DELICIOUS!!! like ridiculously delicious!!