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indicative of the extent to which the American administration at Camp Cooke was willing to go to satisfy us. On Friday or Saturday afternoons, we received from the food commissary on the main post freshly sliced meat or cutlets. On one occasion, the cooks in our company feigned great anger and refused to accept the meat that was delivered. They said they were planning a meal that required a different type of beef. About an hour later, the Americans replaced the meat with the requested type.…

cookbook column, which appears in Chocolatier, Food & Wine, Fine Cooking, Gourmet and Library Journal. Claudia Roden is a well-known author. Her works include “The Book of Jewish Food”, “Food of Italy”, and many more. She has won numerous awards for her cook books, including the James Beard Award for Cookbook of the Year. Claudia Rodin was born in Cairo, Egypt, where she found an interest in middle eastern cuisine. After completing her studies in the United Kingdom, she became a cultural…

jobs and they were treated very differently. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout states in the text, “ We lived on the main residential street in town-- Atticus, jem, and I, plus Calpurnia our cook.”(6) Being a cook was more of a womens job and since Jem and Scout did not have a mother Calpurnia was their family cook. In the 1930’s women were usually the ones that stayed inside and did the cooking and the cleaning, while the men were out working at their own job or their working out in the fields.…

against what they believed they would have a better understanding of what they disagree with. In “Consider the Lobster” Wallace talks about how to get the best taste out of the lobster which is to boil the lobster. “Boiling is a very easy method to cook a lobster” (Wallace 3) if you are a family that enjoys eating lobster in your home. It does not take long boil a lobster and it is the freshest way to eat your lobster. This is where the debate arises of if it is humane or inhumane to boil a…

a fifteen-year-old is learning to fly. Sully, growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, learned to fly from a war pilot instructor, Mr. Cook. Not often would Mr. Cook compliment Sully, seeing as he was a strict, get-it-done kind of person. It hadn’t been far in the lessons when Mr. Cook told Chesley to fly on his own. Sully was never complimented on his solo flight, but Mr. Cook still showed his appreciation for his talent. Airplanes have changed; less of what the plane does in the air is instructed by…

My two sides American and Honduran People thing is a very unique experience being in born in the USA and having a Hispania or Latino background. In a ways is very unique having two different background; I get to learn two different language English and Spanish. I get to know my American culture and my Honduran culture. It is not always easy being Hispanic American. A good reason being born in the United States is that I have more opportunities here. The downside is that I did not get to grow up…

empowering figure on Masterchef. The reality show judge could be focused on a contestant’s dish in front of her, but her passion about food gives contestants (and viewers) a reason to be inspired. Christina gives constructive feedback and encourages home cooks to do their best by mentoring and being encouraging. Her passion is felt through the television. Christina Tosi is part of the Women Empowerment series highlighting women on TV because of her unwavering passion to share her craft with…

Julia Child was the first American to be in a cooking show about French cuisines. She also was the first person to have deaf captions on her T.V show, which was called The French Chef. Julia Child did many things that brought the average cook closer to fine French cuisine. Julia Carolyn Child (maiden name McWilliams) was born in Pasadena, California to John McWilliams and Julia Weston on August 15th, 1912. She was the oldest of 3 kids, born before John III and Dorothy Dean McWilliams. Julia…

I had a great time volunteering for Trail Tenders at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center. There, I was given the role of preparing administrative work for the second annual Dutch Oven Cook-Off event they had going on. Trail Tenders is an educational group that I had the honor of assisting them in making a community-gathering event successful. Trail Tenders first started in 1987 as an organization originally called the Oregon Trail Preservation Trust. They had a main goal of bringing tourism…

In the novel “Like Water for Chocolate” written by Laura Esquivel she tells a Mexican love story about the youngest daughter of the De La Garza family. Tita struggles with accepting her family’s beliefs and cultural values. A lot of supernatural things occur throughout the novel, but are placed strategically to show the importance of certain things and how Tita feels, so magical realism is of huge importance in this novel. It really helps you picture things more clearly, and turns everyday…