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    Meet Janice

    I am a baking-obsessed recipe developer with a PhD in Chemistry from McGill University and I live in Montreal, Quebec. A couple of years after I completed my PhD, I enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu Ottawa to learn to be a better baker. Some call it inspiring, others call it crazy.

    I learned food styling and how to photograph food at workshops with Aran Goyoaga and Helene Dujardin. 

    Janice Lawandi @ Kitchen Heals Soul

    I've written articles about the science of baking and cooking for The Kitchn and Food Bloggers of Canada. I've also been interviewed for Chemistry World about the science of baking. I consult with food brands to help answer questions relating to science and food.

    Janice Lawandi @ Kitchen Heals Soul

    I love experimenting in the kitchen, but always with a goal or a lesson in mind. I love to find concrete examples to illustrate a baking lesson, like the effect of cooking temperature on a batch of marmalade or what too much baking soda will actually do to a cake. I am clearly very much a scientist at heart. On this website, I want to share great recipes, but also the whys and the hows of baking.

    Janice Lawandi @ Kitchen Heals Soul

    I may have chosen a different path than the typical chemist, but I feel it’s the right one. I haven’t completely abandoned my background: I apply my knowledge and skills in science every day when I am testing/analyzing recipes. My OXO scale, my pink Thermapen and my KitchenAid stand mixer are probably my most prized kitchen tools, along with my kitchen notebook filled to the brim with scribbles and tidbits.

    Janice Lawandi @ Kitchen Heals Soul

    Today I work in Montreal as a recipe developer, a cookbook tester, as well as a food stylist and food photographer. Please visit my press page to find the online and print publications where I've contributed and shared my baking expertise, and be sure to check out my portfolio to see some of my work!

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    Hi, I'm Janice! I am a baking-obsessed recipe developer with a PhD in Chemistry who writes about baking and the science of baking.

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    Eggless chocolate cake

    Chocolate layer cake with cream cheese frosting and chocolate sprinkles on a cake stand.
    Learn to make an eggless chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting with this easy recipe!

    Baking with rhubarb

    • Strawberry rhubarb jam
    • Rhubarb crumble
    • Rhubarb raspberry upside-down cake
    • Rhubarb muffins with sour cream and streusel
    A plate of scones with rhubarb served with jam.
    Scones with rhubarb

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    How to poach pears

    Poached pears on an enamelware plate.
    This simple poached pears recipe is easy and you can use the fruit for salads, appetizers, and desserts!

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