Stone Soup

Make Your Own Sourdough Starter

April 3, 2017 Michele Redmond

In our household, National Sourdough Bread Day, on April 1, reminds us to be generous. My mom’s habit of giving a loaf of sourdough bread to new neighbors or someone needing comfort became a family

Kitchen Tools

A Whisk for Nearly Every Kitchen Occasion

February 7, 2017 Michele Redmond

Products reviewed: Rösle Kitchen Balloon Whisk, Flat Whisk, Spiral Whisk and Twirl Whisk Deciding which whisk to use involves culinary nutrition science and a hint of physics.  Whisks can mix dry ingredients or aerate and emulsify

Stone Soup

The Tasty Science of Flavorful Grilled Vegetables

August 10, 2016 Michele Redmond

In many backyard barbecues, "Let's grill tonight" translates as "Let's eat meat tonight." That's not really surprising since grilled meat products create hundreds of complex aroma and flavor compounds. While grilled vegetables create less of