Introduction-: I have been in interested in culinary arts from a very young age, when I helped my grandmother prepare meals in her cramped kitchen. When she passed on, I took up cooking alone by trying out recipes I found online. Beyond tweaking recipes I found, I had not really created my own recipes. This capstone project based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy was a perfect opportunity for me to explore how to create recipes and do so using natural ingredients,…
always a second, third and etc. My roommate, Joselin was not into baking but when she saw me doing it mostly everyday she got inspired to trying it. She has harder classes then me so she gets stressed more and one day she told me “I tried baked a chocolate bread and felt good to take a break from always doing homework.” That made me happy to see she got a time to herself because she is usually always doing her doing homework it is good to have a stress reliever once in a while. It should show…
The novel Like Water for Chocolate takes place on a ranch in Mexico during the Mexican Revolution during 1910-1917. The book contains many characters with many characteristics. Tita, the main character, is a young eighteen year old female that lives with her mother, Mama Elena, on their ranch. Tita is the youngest daughter in her family. She has two sisters, Rosaura and Gertrudis. According to the family tradition, the youngest daughter, which happens to be Tita, cannot marry and has to take…
called in for an interview to work for an ice cream parlor in downtown Asheville. I walked into the stereotypical “shoppe” which consisted of a sticky tile floor, 24 irresistable flavors, and of course, a display of obnoxiously overpriced ice cream cakes. When I walked to the man who was to be interviewing me he introduced himself with a stern “ Hi, I’m Kyle, regional manager. And you might be?” and to my own horror as I Reach out to shake his hand I hear myself reply “Hi I’m Kyle”.... Much…
First, it was dark. Then, I opened my eyes. Damn this daylight savings time, it's 7:50 and it's still dark outside. I don't care that it's morning. I'm already late for school. There's no reason to not sleep even more. It's not like anyone at school is going to care that i'm not there. Except Maxine, but she's my best friend. She kind of has to care about me, but no one is forcing her to care about me. I was asleep for a little while before I received a text from Maxine that woke me up. Her…
is visible, for it is covered by various types of pies, cakes and other desserts. Although I am already stuffed to the brim, I can’t resist. The sight makes my mouth water. I feel like a child on Christmas morning. The only difference is that there are no presents and a table of food instead. I make my way to the table and gaze at the options. There are so many to choose from. I see my grandmother's famous homemade peanut butter chocolate cake, and decide on that. As I go back to my seat, I am…
Choices Become Habits Which Become Lifestyles Stressed. Wobbly. Uneasy. Shaky. Triggered. Pull out cigarette. Light up. Inhale. Exhale. Function again. Repeat. And repeat. And repeat again to the point that even the slightest inconvenience is what prompt the cycle. This particular example is in reference to something that unfortunately a whopping “36.5 million Americans” (CDC article, sect. 2) suffer with-- the endless habit of smoking cigarettes. Although every single human being…
should come as of no surprise when I say yummy chocolates, but how if I say yummy chocolate greeting card? Yes, of course it would be an untold surprise for everyone. Chocolates are always a best friend for every person from children to old age. So why not to surprise your loved ones with all-time favorite food chocolate. No, it's not only a chocolate, but a personalized chocolate greeting card. Now you might be thinking of what are personalized chocolate greeting card! Yes, you are right what…
small cakes and cupcakes with sweet frosting. One of Freya’s and Lucy’s favorite cakes that they get every time is the famous red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. This is one of the girl’s favorite baked goods they always get when they go to the tea shop. Whenever you bite into the red velvet cupcakes you will want to buy another and another because the cake is just right it’s not to sweet and not to dry. It’s just right and when you first take a bite of this luscious and smooth cake…
Professor Cain English 1301-309 18 October 2017 Chocolate Cupcakes: Lazy People Edition Baking is an amazing way to show someone your affection. From birthday cakes to a simple cupcake for when a loved one is feeling down, or for a special occasion. But what happens when you are lazy person? Or you are too busy, but you already told someone that you would take your special baked cupcakes to the party? So here you have an easier way to bake those delicious chocolate cupcakes and still have time…