Tortilla

“Immigrants are the lifeblood of this country- we are a nation of immigrants…” Within The Tortilla Curtain” written by T.C. Boyle, and “Child, Dead, in the Rose Garden” written by E.L. Doctorow, many examples of social commentary can be found. The above quote is only one example provided by Boyle of the hypocrisy that goes on within the book. The reason the quote would be identified as hypocrisy is because Delaney, the character who said the quote, later goes on to terrorize an immigrant and…

usually given instructions, and even though I have learned to question materials once in a while, I have also learned to not give a damn about things people believe is right. I like my tortilla burned while others seem to like their tortilla almost raw. That is the way of life. When you are given only one corn tortilla and told, Okay, here,…

First, the tortilla shell must be folded at an angle, into equal thirds. The triangles have to be folded on top of each other to give it a crease. There must be ten triangles, and any extra have to be removed. The triangles have to be sorted properly so that they make a hexagon shape, and the triangles have to be creased a certain way so that there is no overlap and they support each other. The tortilla then has to be scored with a knife to roughen it out…

Place the hummus tortilla over the veggie tortilla, hummus side facing the vegetables. Press lightly to adhere. 6. Wipe the skillet dry and cook each quesadilla for about 1 minute or until lightly toasted. Set aside and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. 7. To make the guacamole,…

In the stories, Confetti Girl and Tortilla Sun, they both show the main problem. In Confetti Girl, the narrator of the story feels like her dad never wants to express anything she says and focuses on school work and knowledge. In Tortilla Sun, the main character is affected by her mom leaving the whole summer to finish her college degree. From this, both pieces of text have tension from the problem. To conclude with, in both passages, the narrator has a different point of view which creates…

because I seen people and my self cutting down on corn tortillas and food. As you see tortillas are made from corn that is processed in factories. Me and family are Mexican which means that you have to have tortillas with everything even if it means with fried chicken. See, Mexican will eat about a good amount of tortillas with every meal, even for breakfast when we just have our eggs either boiled or scramble. I used too eat about five to seven tortillas with every meal of the day. About five…

In CG and TS the difference in POV’S cause tension. Confetti girl by Diana Lopez, and tortilla sun by Jennifer Cervantes. In CG the father doesn’t do exactly what the girl wants and in turn the girl is upset, while in tortilla sun the mother does what she wants but sadly could not find a better way to occupy her daughter than how she did. In the two stories the tension is caused by parent not doing what their child wants. In confetti girl the girl wants to do soccer instead of her homework…

Mexico. The rich lived in houses made of sun dried brick, and sometimes stone, and the poor lived in huts with thatched roofs. They grew chili peppers, corn, tomatoes, beans, and squash. They put chili on almost everything they ate, they made stew, tortillas, and stuffed flat breads. At home women cooked and cleaned, and the men mostly spent time at war. Aztec society was divided into eight different social classes. Rulers, warriors, nobility, priest and priestesses, middle class, free poor,…

the early 19th century as a Mexican dish. The Mexican taco is most commonly prepared with a small flour tortilla. The tortilla is then filled with either pork or beef as the main ingredient.…

usually the biggest is eaten sometime around 1 to 4 in the afternoon. During lunch people will usually have some sort of appetizer and followed by the main dish which is usually consists of rice, beans, some sort of protein, and some warm homemade tortillas. Lunch is also usually when the whole family will get together to have a nice chat before going back to work or back to school. Then sometime around 8 to 9 people will have dinner, which is called “la cena”, dinner is usually the smallest…