A Scientist in the Kitchen

I’m writing a paper on pathogens of rice and for the life of me, I cannot seem to go past the hemibiotrophs. So I’m taking a break, catch up with the blogging, and show off these veggies.

A salad is easy to make. Get some greens like lettuce, reds like tomatoes and yellows like pepper. And [...]

Whenever we have guests at home for lunch, noodles is always in the menu. Now, traditionally, for lunch or dinner, noodles are served sauteed and not in soups. And it is not the only dish served, there are usually other meats and of course the ubiquitous rice, steamed or fried. If noodles is in the [...]

We don’t celebrate Thanskgiving here in the Philippines so turkey dishes are not as popular. And they are so expensive here as well. But my dad happens to raise turkeys so on special occasions we serve turkey to our guests. It is usually cooked roasted or as caldereta, a kind of stew. For this post, [...]

A scientist in the kitchen is my foray into food blogging. I’m a molecular biology major about to finish my PhD. I love to cook and it helps me relax away from the lab. Science and cooking? You bet!
Laboratory = Kitchen
Chemicals/enzymes = Food ingredients
Protcols = Recipes
Pipettors = Cooking utensils
Lab gown = Apron
Burner = Stove
Vortex [...]