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A glimpse into the world of the Sweet Escapes Puzzle Game

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Sweet Escapes: Design a Bakery is a puzzle game that uses the matching of sweets to gain coins in order to design your own bakery. Sweet Escapes falls under the Puzzle Game Genre. It also contains a story line that can relate to a role-playing/storybook game. The game contains NPC that help build a story around the game play. The game is rated E for everyone and has a community of players ranging in all demographics and age groups. According to the Google Play account for the game, 1,000,000+ people have downloaded Sweet Escapes.The game specifically appeals to those who want an easy puzzle game to play casually. Reviewers enjoy the fact that the game contains no ads and can be played without spending any real money.  I downloaded and played the game via my Iphone. The game is also available to play on a tablet or any desktop computer equipped with the Google App Store. I played the game for approximately an hour to get the basic game play down. The game in gene...
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A reflection on "The science of spiciness"

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My love of all things spicy combined with the need to find a TED talk video led me to " The science of spiciness " by Rose Eveleth.  In her video Rose explains how the body responds to spicy foods, the distinguishes between one another and the different historical explanations for how and why humans first started consuming spicy foods. I learned that you do not actually taste spicy, it is a bodily response to heat. When you eat spicy foods your Polymodal Nociceptors on your tongue are activated causing your brain to think your mouth is on fire. I found it interesting that your body reacts differently to spicy foods depending on the molecules that make up the food. Peppers contain Capsaicin, a heavier molecule that adheres to the tongue. Foods such as Wasabi and Mustard are made up of smaller molecules that float up to the sinuses, causing a runny nose and watery eyes. I liked that the video went into great detail and used scientific names while still keeping the ...
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Fall Cravings: A Caramel Apple Desire

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After a recent trip to the Arizona State Fair, my husband and I left with a huge craving for caramel apples. Of course we could have just paid $12 to one of the vendors, but unfortunately our pocket books can not endure a small splurge at this time. Feeling like our caramel apple wishes had been crushed, I came up with the idea to make our own apples from scratch. Seeing as the ingredients alone cost half the price of a single apple at the fair, I had high hopes for a cure to our hunger. With a recipe in hand, I successfully obtained sticks, granny smith apples, sugar, peanuts and heavy cream for under $7 at my local grocer.  Below is a step by step how-to on making your own delectable caramel apples from scratch. Please be advised, the recipe includes working with high temperatures of sugar that may result in burns if not proceeded with caution. 1. Wash and completely dry your apples. I prefer to use Granny Smith Apples since their tartness tends to pair wel...
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