Cooking Mama

ESSENTIAL KITCHEN APPLIANCES FOR HEALTHY COOKING Eating KFC chicken and potato chip is like a guilty pleasure: you know these deep-fried foods are tasty but are not good for health. In fact, there are alternatives to help you enjoy your foods without worrying about negative health effects: they require using little to no oil at all and preserve food protein in a excellent way. With the growing trend of healthy cooking and cooking, the following appliances also become essential for modern…

My best memory with food is when I used to go over to my grandma and grandpa’s house after every day of school. I would always get my mom to make me a turkey sandwich with mayonnaise, mustard, and cheddar cheese on sweet honey wheat bread. The bread always had a fluffiness to it and it was always soft with a golden brown color. My grandma always had mass amounts of the ingredients that were always better than the ones bought at the grocery store. She always told me that meat and bread freshly…

Long ago, the Aztecs held the tradition that the dead should not be mourned, but should be celebrated, specifically, on the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos. As with almost all holidays, Day of the Dead has many foods associated with this special occasion. Many offerings are put on the altar to feed their ancestors, including tissue paper cutouts, a bowl of water, candles, and food. The food’s essence is thought to be consumed by ancestors and, once the day has past, the living eats what…

The Summary of and Response to “The Student Fear Factor” Resilience can make difficult times easier to bear. For instance, people can learn how to change negative thoughts into positive ones by using confidence to their advantage. Learning how to use confidence can help each individual strive for their own happiness. The fear management strategy I liked from Cox’s article is to re-define success and failure. Resilience is something that’s been honed into my mind after I started living apart…

Throughout history generations of different culture pass down recipes of certain types of dishes or desserts. In my case my Abuelita, and Puerto Rico itself passed down the recipe into making the perfect flan. Flan is a beautiful Spanish dessert made of smooth cream cheese covered in golden caramel. We mostly make this dessert on holidays or even when we just have a craving. Let me start by telling you how I learned and to appreciate the art of making flan. It all starts by following my…

My education is the top priority in my life. Just a little over a year ago, those were the words I reminded myself, it was time to return to school. Who I am now, is greatly defined from my experiences in the last ten years of my life. My perseverance to succeed is not just for myself, but for my family as well. My father and mother, Peruvian immigrants that came to the states chasing a dream of a better life, not for themselves, but for my older sister and me. The most hard-working and caring…

pros from Famous Dave’s the biggest mistake BBQ beginners make is not letting the grill get hot enough before grilling. Give your grill time to heat up before you barbecue! Dazzle your dad on Father’s Day with an awesome backyard BBQ, and if all the cooking and planning feels too overwhelming you can always count on take-out from Famous Dave’s to save the day! Order food now by calling them at (608) 779-4100 and check out their full catering menu…

do some meal prep! Meal prep will make your life so much easier and make eating healthy a breeze. Aside from making your life easier, prepping your meals for the week can actually be relaxing. Being in the kitchen by yourself, chopping vegetables, cooking and storing your meals is very calming. You get to enjoy some quiet and have the opportunity to do a little healthy snacking in the process. Here is how to meal prep properly. The first thing you want to do is pick a day of the week that you…

STREETS OF NEW YORK There are hundreds of mobile eateries selling gourmet global cuisine across the city of New York, alongside traditional hotdog vendors and halal carts to name few of them. According to New York Times, there are great cheap global lunch options in the corners of Manthttan, and not just in ethnic pockets like Koreatown or Little Brazil, but right outside the office building in Midtown. They are saying good bye to the Baja Fresh nacho burrito which I think is very boring food to…

20 things I learned in my first year as a mom! 1. The first meal after childbirth seems so delicious that tears come to your eyes. Even if it is a chicken soup dish with three toasted rye, it seems like your fried pork! 2. Each passing day it seems and easier. After more and more difficult .... Once again easy ... difficult ... and so on! 3. You buy wonderful handmade toys for baby, of course non-toxic materials and organic cotton dolls, but the baby will want to play only with your i phone…