Cooking Essay

theme of identity negotiation. Her characters are often immigrants to the United States, who struggle to preserve their own identity in their adopted home. Her writings are characterized by an omnipresent image of food consumption and rituals of cooking. Food represents cultures. By consuming certain kinds of food, we human beings mark our membership of a particular community conforming ourselves to a collective identity and, by the same token, we distinguish ourselves from other communities…

For my final site visit I chose to examine my own kitchen. Just one day in my kitchen and I start to realize that we have a definite dilemma in our family. It seems to me that a family should eat the same foods especially when it comes to dinner time, but unfortunately my family does not eat the same foods. Since my paper is due in the next few days and I spent all day preparing food in my kitchen I thought today December 13, 2014 was a perfect example of food production in the 21st Century…

conduction. Although it may have resistance to high and low temperatures, it doesn’t have a superior or outstanding heat conducting and transferring core. This slows down the cooling off as well as the heating up, making it a less effective solution for cooking food since it takes a longer time. Furthermore, Stainless steel wouldn’t be a good material for stove-to-oven dishes since the materials needed would need to be much stronger and capable to high temperatures. Therefore, iron cookware’s…

in some cases can very fun. My Grandmother taught me how to make this meal. The meal is called Cheez-It Delight. The ingredients for this meal are: sour cream, chicken breasts, and a box of Cheez-Its. The kitchen items needed for this meal are: a cooking sheet, one large spoon, one tasting spoon, a plastic ziplock bag, and two of any kind of large or medium sized bowl you desire to use.…

About the Chef Mihoko Jones Executive Chef Growing up, I hadn’t realized that I wanted to be a chef. It took one meal from The French Laundry by Thomas Keller to inspire my passion. I was already an undergraduate student at Skidmore College when I decided to transfer to the Culinary Institute of America, where I completed an externship at Le Cirque under Daniel Boulud. After my graduation from the Culinary Institute, I did what many young chefs do. I moved to New York City with aspirations to…

What is Processed Food? When you think of processed foods most people just think chips, pop, cookies etc. but it is any food that has been modified before we consume it. From foods that are fermented, frozen, heated to dried to foods. Some examples include: • Fresh cut fruit/vegetables that have been packaged • Canned foods • Breakfast cereals, oatmeal’s, crackers • Convenience foods such as microwaveable meals/ready meals There are three main categories to be considered for processed food.…

I’ve lived in Junction City my whole life and my journey started when I was eight years old after my parents divorced. Since there was only one parent to carry the burden of taking care of me and my sister, I became more independent because I felt that I needed to help my Mom with household chores and meal preparations. She appreciated my contributions as it helped take the extra burden off of her and made her less stressed. In fourth grade, my friend Lacey asked me if I wanted to attend a…

Lovage is a member of the parsley family with a long history in European cooking. It provides an intense flavor that is perfect for potato dishes but that is versatile enough to be used in soups and stews. If you plan to cook authentic-tasting German or Eastern European dishes, you should do your best to get your hands on this herb. If there is no lovage in your grocery store's produce section, you can still create a good dish with any one of the alternatives below. Your Best Bet: Celery Not…

Have you ever had a craving for something sweet in the middle of the night but didn’t want to run to the store? If you have, you are in luck with this easy 7 ingredient sugar cookie recipe. Making cookies can be a fun activity for the family, the kids can decorate them and well the adults can eat them. Sugar cookies could also make a great snack to bring to a small get together. Before gathering your ingredients, you will want to preheat your oven to the temperature of 375 degrees Fahrenheit.…

“what! You want us to make bread in the sand? How is that even possible!” he laughed at me and replied with “Just wait and see.” The day finally came and we were all getting ready to leave we had to bring a lot of materials that consisted of dough, a cooking rack, a pail of water, and a big stick. After we got everything packed up we started to walk in the scorching heat with our feet sinking in the sand.…