Perfect popcorn, the physicist’s way
Tired of unpopped kernels and burnt popcorn? Sick of that yellow salty/greasy artificial “butter”? Upgrade your popcorn experience with these simple tricks a...
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food
Liquid Nitrogen: making ice cream the physicist’s way
Making ice cream with liquid nitrogen is a delicious way to observe the phenomenon of phase transition, but the real reason physicists make ice cream that wa...
The cycling physicist
This summer, the knitting physicist will focus on touring, that fabulous activity where you travel great distances on your bike while being in the outdoors a...
The macaron disaster
It all started with a good meal and a bottle of wine. I somewhat had this crazy idea to make crème brûlée, which is dessert I love but have never made before...
Halifax chowder (and food in general)
I went to Halifax last weekend and I did what I always do to discover a new city : sample it’s cuisine. Being a natural harbor, Halifax is strategically situ...
Montreal lemonade
The sun is back and it makes me think soon enough Montreal will be steaming hot (OK, two months from now but let’s be prepared). Refreshing drinks are a good...
Ginger tea
I spent the night shivering under a pile of blankets, my skin piping hot and my stomach wanting to start a rebellion every minute. Yep, I must have ate somet...
What to do with a bucket of bananas?
At the small outdoor market near were I live, ripe fruits are routinely sold for really cheap. So I bought a bucket of Granny Smith apples for 1$ and a bucke...
Shojin ryori
I’m back from a trip to Japan where I made a delicious encounter with shojin ryori, the Buddhist monks’ cuisine. I had fabulous meal at Izusen, a restaurant ...
Sushi feast
Like I said earlier, Louis-Vincent’s birthday dinner was a sushi feast crowned by a crème de marrons fondant. Here are some pictures and recipes from that de...
Crème de marrons fondant with fleur de lys marzipan decorations
We celebrated the birthday of my good friend Louis-Vincent yesterday, and what is a birthday without a birthday cake? Since I wanted to make him a real feast...
My first bento
I’m quite passionate with Japanese culture these days, because I’m going there to “disseminate my research” this summer (lucky me!). So I’m learning Japanese...
Fettuccines with roasted nuts and sun-dried tomatoes
Thomas made an amazing couscous last week, and I ran out of superlatives to describe it to my boyfriend. How can you go wrong with nuts, seeds, butter and lo...
Italian Pignoli Cookies
The one food-blog I read weekly (if not more often) is Food Blogga. Although Susan doesn’t seem to be strictly vegetarian, most of her recipes are, which I a...
knit
Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
Nanotube mitts
Ever seen a sheet of graphene? Carbon atoms in a sheet of graphene assemble into an hexagonal lattice, which resembles a honey comb. Take a sheet of graphene...
Knitting and men in uniform
Last week in Halifax, a beautiful ship named Esmeralda (complete with lots of men in uniform) was about to leave the harbor. So I sat in a ray of sun and wat...
Knitting libido is back
Fall is here and we had a couple of cold nights here in Montreal, which urges me to knit a couple of warm items. After a hot and humid summer, my knitting l...
Skinny sari scarf
A couple of weeks ago, I knitted nearly a whole scarf at a conference. It’s a new bad habit of mine. Eh.
Pierrot’s Scarf
I live in Montreal where winter can be very rude at times (like -30C in January). On one of those freezing evening, I was waiting for the bus with my friend ...
Feather and fan shawl
My sister in law got married this summer, and I bought a new dress for this special occasion. It was a beautiful sleeveless blue and green silk dress with su...
Baby booties
Three of my friends are pregnant. Three! A couple of years ago, we were wild party animals (well, sort of) and now we are all settled down, serious and well-...
Conference baby hat
As I already said, last week I was at a conference. In fact, I attended various symposia for four days in a row and sitting on an straight chair for several ...
Mom’s mitts
My favorite hand-warmers for everyday use is an hybrid between mittens and fingerless gloves. The fingerless part is useful to manipulate my keys, bus pass, ...
Fembot progress
The fembot knits up quickly, even if I have tons of other things to do. Here’s a picture of her head :
Le robot
What was this yarn I bought yesterday for? Hmmm… I’ll give you clue :
gift
Last minute handmade gifts: vouchers
Every body needs a little help from his friends. So why not offer your time and talent as a gift this Christmas? Homemade vouchers make excellent gifts and s...
Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
Floppy disk pencil holder
I can’t resist the charm of old technology upcycled into something useful. I saw the instructions for making a pencil holder out of old floppy disks on Espri...
Pierrot’s Scarf
I live in Montreal where winter can be very rude at times (like -30C in January). On one of those freezing evening, I was waiting for the bus with my friend ...
Mom’s mitts
My favorite hand-warmers for everyday use is an hybrid between mittens and fingerless gloves. The fingerless part is useful to manipulate my keys, bus pass, ...
Stash enhancement : sari yarn
I skipped a week of blogging because I was away for a conference, but now I am back with this gorgeous new acquisition :
Magnet Galore (pt 2)
This set of ladybugs magnet was inspired by the work of Suntaree Palasingh, an awesome artist who makes beautiful decorative - as well as useful - objects us...
Magnet Galore (pt 1)
One of the successful handmade gift I made was fridge magnets. We all have a bunch of ugly magnets on our fridge gathered from eclectic sources, so a themed ...
Christmas is here… in November
You probably have seen it too : cheap plastic Santas and red and green (too sweet) chocolates (with paraffin) taking over the shelf space in every store. For...
pattern
Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
Skinny sari scarf
A couple of weeks ago, I knitted nearly a whole scarf at a conference. It’s a new bad habit of mine. Eh.
Pierrot’s Scarf
I live in Montreal where winter can be very rude at times (like -30C in January). On one of those freezing evening, I was waiting for the bus with my friend ...
Feather and fan shawl
My sister in law got married this summer, and I bought a new dress for this special occasion. It was a beautiful sleeveless blue and green silk dress with su...
Conference baby hat
As I already said, last week I was at a conference. In fact, I attended various symposia for four days in a row and sitting on an straight chair for several ...
Mom’s mitts
My favorite hand-warmers for everyday use is an hybrid between mittens and fingerless gloves. The fingerless part is useful to manipulate my keys, bus pass, ...
yarn
Knitting and men in uniform
Last week in Halifax, a beautiful ship named Esmeralda (complete with lots of men in uniform) was about to leave the harbor. So I sat in a ray of sun and wat...
Spinnin’
I am probably not the only knitter who is curious to know how yarn is made. I quenched that thirst of knowledge by taking a first class introduction to the w...
Stash enhancement : sari yarn
I skipped a week of blogging because I was away for a conference, but now I am back with this gorgeous new acquisition :
Yarn hunt
I went yarn hunting today for my boyfriend’s gift, and this is what I’‘ve found :
Japan
Peace one day, peace today!
Peace is a preoccupation of mine. I directed a short film about it. I wrote an electroacoustic music work about it. I spent my vacations in Hiroshima, think...
Shojin ryori
I’m back from a trip to Japan where I made a delicious encounter with shojin ryori, the Buddhist monks’ cuisine. I had fabulous meal at Izusen, a restaurant ...
My first bento
I’m quite passionate with Japanese culture these days, because I’m going there to “disseminate my research” this summer (lucky me!). So I’m learning Japanese...
diy
Last minute handmade gifts: vouchers
Every body needs a little help from his friends. So why not offer your time and talent as a gift this Christmas? Homemade vouchers make excellent gifts and s...
Floppy disk pencil holder
I can’t resist the charm of old technology upcycled into something useful. I saw the instructions for making a pencil holder out of old floppy disks on Espri...
T-shirt upcycling tutorials
I have a bunch of old t-shirts I would want to put to a better use. Some of them are to big and boxy for me to wear, some of them are too small and some of t...
magnet
Magnet Galore (pt 2)
This set of ladybugs magnet was inspired by the work of Suntaree Palasingh, an awesome artist who makes beautiful decorative - as well as useful - objects us...
Magnet Galore (pt 1)
One of the successful handmade gift I made was fridge magnets. We all have a bunch of ugly magnets on our fridge gathered from eclectic sources, so a themed ...
robot
Feminine?
One challenge when making a female robot is to make her look feminine even if she is square and bulky, like le robot. An obvious way to do that would be to m...
Le robot
What was this yarn I bought yesterday for? Hmmm… I’ll give you clue :
crochet
Movember and my award winning Zappa moustache
Movember is all about moustaches and raising awareness about prostate cancer. My friends have been growing their moustache for several weeks, sporting their ...
Stash enhancement : sari yarn
I skipped a week of blogging because I was away for a conference, but now I am back with this gorgeous new acquisition :
scarf
Skinny sari scarf
A couple of weeks ago, I knitted nearly a whole scarf at a conference. It’s a new bad habit of mine. Eh.
Pierrot’s Scarf
I live in Montreal where winter can be very rude at times (like -30C in January). On one of those freezing evening, I was waiting for the bus with my friend ...
spinning
Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
Spinnin’
I am probably not the only knitter who is curious to know how yarn is made. I quenched that thirst of knowledge by taking a first class introduction to the w...
drink
Montreal lemonade
The sun is back and it makes me think soon enough Montreal will be steaming hot (OK, two months from now but let’s be prepared). Refreshing drinks are a good...
Ginger tea
I spent the night shivering under a pile of blankets, my skin piping hot and my stomach wanting to start a rebellion every minute. Yep, I must have ate somet...
physics
Perfect popcorn, the physicist’s way
Tired of unpopped kernels and burnt popcorn? Sick of that yellow salty/greasy artificial “butter”? Upgrade your popcorn experience with these simple tricks a...
Liquid Nitrogen: making ice cream the physicist’s way
Making ice cream with liquid nitrogen is a delicious way to observe the phenomenon of phase transition, but the real reason physicists make ice cream that wa...
woman
Feminine?
One challenge when making a female robot is to make her look feminine even if she is square and bulky, like le robot. An obvious way to do that would be to m...
fembot
Fembot progress
The fembot knits up quickly, even if I have tons of other things to do. Here’s a picture of her head :
hat
Conference baby hat
As I already said, last week I was at a conference. In fact, I attended various symposia for four days in a row and sitting on an straight chair for several ...
baby
Baby booties
Three of my friends are pregnant. Three! A couple of years ago, we were wild party animals (well, sort of) and now we are all settled down, serious and well-...
shawl
Feather and fan shawl
My sister in law got married this summer, and I bought a new dress for this special occasion. It was a beautiful sleeveless blue and green silk dress with su...
sari
Skinny sari scarf
A couple of weeks ago, I knitted nearly a whole scarf at a conference. It’s a new bad habit of mine. Eh.
Albert
Albert
This blog has been silent for a while, partly because I was too occupied with other stuff to knit, partly because I didn’t have a digital camera to show off ...
bento
My first bento
I’m quite passionate with Japanese culture these days, because I’m going there to “disseminate my research” this summer (lucky me!). So I’m learning Japanese...
friends
Crème de marrons fondant with fleur de lys marzipan decorations
We celebrated the birthday of my good friend Louis-Vincent yesterday, and what is a birthday without a birthday cake? Since I wanted to make him a real feast...
sushi
Sushi feast
Like I said earlier, Louis-Vincent’s birthday dinner was a sushi feast crowned by a crème de marrons fondant. Here are some pictures and recipes from that de...
thoughts
The hungry physicist
This blog should have been called “The Hungry Physicist” instead of “The Knitting Physicist”. It has been months since my last knitting post and it has been ...
Montreal
Montreal lemonade
The sun is back and it makes me think soon enough Montreal will be steaming hot (OK, two months from now but let’s be prepared). Refreshing drinks are a good...
travel
Halifax chowder (and food in general)
I went to Halifax last weekend and I did what I always do to discover a new city : sample it’s cuisine. Being a natural harbor, Halifax is strategically situ...
beer
Montreal’s “Mondial de la bière”
The beer-enthusiast’s biggest event of the year is back for it’s 16th edition during June 3rd-7th. We went there yesterday and complained that it’s not like ...
bike
The cycling physicist
This summer, the knitting physicist will focus on touring, that fabulous activity where you travel great distances on your bike while being in the outdoors a...
sewing
T-shirt upcycling tutorials
I have a bunch of old t-shirts I would want to put to a better use. Some of them are to big and boxy for me to wear, some of them are too small and some of t...
t-shirt
T-shirt upcycling tutorials
I have a bunch of old t-shirts I would want to put to a better use. Some of them are to big and boxy for me to wear, some of them are too small and some of t...
tutorial
T-shirt upcycling tutorials
I have a bunch of old t-shirts I would want to put to a better use. Some of them are to big and boxy for me to wear, some of them are too small and some of t...
upcyling
T-shirt upcycling tutorials
I have a bunch of old t-shirts I would want to put to a better use. Some of them are to big and boxy for me to wear, some of them are too small and some of t...
software
Best free softwares for your Mac
My best friend got a new MacBook and asked me what useful free software she should install. Well, this is my top list of what softwares I use regularly on my...
geek
Floppy disk pencil holder
I can’t resist the charm of old technology upcycled into something useful. I saw the instructions for making a pencil holder out of old floppy disks on Espri...
peace
Peace one day, peace today!
Peace is a preoccupation of mine. I directed a short film about it. I wrote an electroacoustic music work about it. I spent my vacations in Hiroshima, think...
upcycling
Champagne
I designed this neckwarmer last year for my friend’s birthday. Within 48 hours, I had spun and knitted it. I could not find a decent set of buttons in my st...
moustache
Movember and my award winning Zappa moustache
Movember is all about moustaches and raising awareness about prostate cancer. My friends have been growing their moustache for several weeks, sporting their ...
Zappa
Movember and my award winning Zappa moustache
Movember is all about moustaches and raising awareness about prostate cancer. My friends have been growing their moustache for several weeks, sporting their ...