20 Feb 2012
by Vinny Grette
in food, science, stories
Tags: art, chemistry, children, colloid, cornstarch, experiments, oobleck, play, starch

Oh… no! Evil Dragon Man tries to blow up Black Hack (our favorite British taxi dude).
Last year we saw how much fun we can have, turning plain old cornstarch into OObleck. How about we have some more of the same? More
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05 Feb 2012
by Vinny Grette
in Holiday foods, science, Side dishes, stories
Tags: alkaline, chemistry, children, Chinese, duck eggs, experiments, New Years, play, preservation, protein, sulfur, thousand year old eggs, traditions

They’re from Land Before Time!
With the Chinese new year just behind us, I invited some friends over to help me look into that famous Asian delicacy, 1000-year-old duck eggs. When the gang arrived, I pulled the brown, grassy ovals from the cupboard.
“These can’t be duck eggs!” Isla gasped.
“They look more like duck-billed dino eggs to me,” Will agreed. More
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20 Nov 2011
by Vinny Grette
in food, health, Holiday foods
Tags: Advent, avoiding sugar, British, calories, children, chocolate, Christmas, London, play, traditions

London Tower helps bring Christmas closer
Only 10 more sleeps until we turn the calendar on a new month – December. Then the fun begins! Many people start counting down the days to Christmas with an advent calendar. Each day comes with More
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08 Jul 2011
by Vinny Grette
in books, food, science
Tags: chemistry, children, cornstarch, experiments, oobleck, play, powder, texture

Dr. Seuss invents OObleck
Cornstarch is a pretty boring food. This silky powder has no taste, no smell and no color. But it has one special thing going for it. It gets sticky when it’s wet. More
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19 Jun 2011
by Vinny Grette
in books, food, health, recipes, stories
Tags: children, cooking lessons, experiments, family, mood, nutrition, play, trivia

A family’s guide to healthy eating. Click pic to order.
Vinny is excited about offering you a chance to read his book! Go ahead and preview a few pages on-line. Just click on the pic! Or log on to www.blurb.com/bookstore and enter “Cook Up A Story” in the search box. More
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05 Feb 2011
by Vinny Grette
in Breakfast foods, food, health
Tags: avoiding sugar, cereal, family, labels, nutrition, play, trivia, yogurt

Sugar bombs!
Just when you think you know what things are good for you to eat, someone throws you a hot potato. More
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