Cooking Mama

The life of herbs When growing up I was always surrounded by interesting herbs but nothing stands out like basil, parsley and mint. My father being an Italian who loves food and being in the culinary industry as a small manager of a market team for Unileaver’s food and beverage department he was never shy to try new things. I can remember growing up and all recipes he stock piled from books and magazines with pride and how excited he was when he found a new recipe to add to the pile. But even…

Throughout the novel Miss Emma and Tante Lou prepare food for Grant and Jefferson, these offerings symbolize their love for the boys. Grant and Jefferson’s denial or acceptance of the food symbolizes either their love or anger toward the women. One example of Tante Lou offering Grant food, and Grant denying is after they visit Henri Pichot. Grant is livid at Lou for forcing him to help Miss Emma and for making him go through the back door to Pichot’s house. Grant informs Tante Lou that he is…

Christina Tosi isn’t what the industry would call a typical pastry chef. Which isn’t a bad thing! In fact, her bubbly personality and odd habits like eating Tang Toast; toasted white bread with margarine and a sprinkle of Tang drink mix (Tosi, 131) is what makes Momofuku Milk Bar brilliant! Tosi and her employees try hard to embody the “Momofuku Life Style” as they like to call it. The Momofuku Life Style is basically Christina’s philosophy put simple, a guide to “the culture, community, and…

my high blood pressure. In our history books it says butter was founded 4,500 years ago back in ancient time when everything was done by hand. Butter can be salted or unsalted and it spreads on toast so smooth. My mom and I fuss all the time when cooking eggs because she thinks I should use oil but with butter it doesn’t stick to the pan. Seafood lovers use butter for crab legs, shrimp, lobster etc. Margarine is a non-dairy product created as a substitute for butter. While originally made from…

Since I was a little kid, I had always had a love for cooking and baking. I would beg my parents for the large toy kitchen sets with the fake plastic food. I would spend all day “preparing” the food and I would “feed” my parents; asking them if the food I made them was tasty. I even had a tea set that my mom had bought me; I adored it, it was a white set that had little flower details on the pot and cups. When I first got the set I would stop all of my family members who passed by me for some…

Having a Haitian father meant rice came with most dishes he prepared. Diri sauce pwa was always my favorite, because it brought memories of me and my cousins playing around the house. My mother came from the small island of Montserrat where the cooking was similar, with its own signature. Her signature dish is Goat Water; a spiced goat meat cooked in gravy and usually eaten as soup. This is served at every family gathering, especially at Christmas. It is something about how Goat Water and a…

because it is easiest for the reader to follow. This process takes place over three days, so each day has its own paragraph and main idea. The first day is making the dough and meat, the second day is creating the tortellini, and the last day is cooking the soup. In the introduction, I tell why making tortellinis from scratch is important. In the conclusion, I reiterate the steps and main idea of the essay. 7.…

Since our focal company is Pandoras Playground in Storrs, CT, their competitors would be local tattoo shops providing similar services and targeting local college students. The closest tattoo shops with high ratings like Pandoras Playground are Bent N Twitztid Tattooing (Willington, CT) and Eminence Ink (Willimantic, CT). (See figure 1, “Competitor Analysis”). All of these shops have a Facebook page and a Google page with reviews, price range, hours, location, etc. However, unlike Pandoras…

Both skirt and hanger steaks are often categorized as flat steaks. This category includes other budget cuts like flank and flatiron steaks. Up until fairly recently, both hanger and skirt steaks were among cuts that butchers reserved for themselves rather than sell to the general public. How does hanger steak differ from skirt steak? Are there any differences in preparation methods for the two cuts? We will answer these and other questions below. What is the difference between hanger and…

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