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Janet D. Stemwedel (whose nom de blog is Dr. Free-Ride) is an associate professor of philosophy at San Jose State University. Before becoming a philosopher, she earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry. Email her at dr.freeride@gmail.com.
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Category: Food
There are two main reasons I like harvesting crops from the Free-Ride garden. First, it means we'll have yummy, super-fresh fruits and vegetables to eat. And second, it often means we're freeing up space to plant another crop. Even in...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:34 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Food
Owing to the fact that the snail eradication project (or at least, my direct involvement in it) is on a brief hiatus while I'm on the East Coast (and while my yard is still in Northern California), I'm going to...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 12:04 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Environment
What is an ethicist and a vegetarian doing slaughtering snails each morning?
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 1:49 PM • 20 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chemistry
Tomorrow being Easter, a day on which there is some expectation that there will eggs for which to hunt in the backyard (weather permitting), the Free-Ride offspring and I decorated some eggs. We had an old package of oil-based dyes...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 8:57 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Chemistry
Today I decided to play with some chemicals I ordered to try to spherify V-8. It's the molecular gastronomy thing where you mix a liquid with sodium alginate, then drip it into an aqueous solution of calcium chloride to get...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 11:31 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
Eight pies, described in pictures, words, and charts. Yum!
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:43 AM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
Of all the Pi Day pies I have offered to you here, I'm pretty sure this one is my favorite. It has a fabulous mix of flavors (sparingly sweet chocolate, almonds, a hint of cinnamon) and textures (creamy custard in...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 9:45 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
Saturday is Pi Day, and I figure we need at least one dinner pie to precede the parade of dessert pies currently on hand. (It's the whole parental responsibility thing. I do not judge adults who eat dessert pie for...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:31 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
Given that we have an enthusiastic lemon tree, a lemon pie for Pi Day was inevitable. The kind of berries you use will change the character of the finished pie. My recommendation is to go with berries that are fresh...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 5:51 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Ask a ScienceBlogger
Rhubarb seems to be one of those foods that people either love or hate. I love it, but I didn't feel like using it for strawberry-rhubarb pie, the pie that introduced me to rhubarb. Instead, I decided to make...
Posted by Janet D. Stemwedel at 7:44 PM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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