Upcoming webcasts live from New Orleans!

The theme of the ACS Meeting this year is the Chemistry of Food and Energy.  They are planning to broadcast some of the seminars in particular one by Dr. Cesar Vega and Shirley Corriher on Egg Science and one by Dr. Timothy Harlan on the Mediterranean diet.

Here are the details:
http://acswebinars.org/new-orleans-live

Event Schedule

Monday, April 8, 2013

11:00am – 12:00pm ET
LIVE Cooking Demo: Egg Science Deconstructed
Dr. Cesar Vega and Ms. Shirley Corriher

3:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Mediterranean Diet: It’s Not Just for the Mediterranean
Dr. Timothy Harlan

Remember that most of these webinars are also available for viewing after the  session as well in case you miss it!

Egg white chemistry

Here is a cool post from the Smithsonian about meringue:
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2012/01/meringue-chemistry-the-secrets-of-fluff/

Felicity's perfect meringue. Photograph: Felicity Cloake

and another one from the Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/aug/19/how-to-make-perfect-meringue

And a very detailed description of all aspects of a lemon meringue pie from Procrastibaking:
http://procrastibaking.co.uk/2011/06/01/the-biochemistry-of-lemon-meringue-pie/

I never really like the meringue on lemon pie and my mom just folded it into the lemon for lemon chiffon pie instead...yummm...but the same tricks apply to make sure it does not lose its fluff.