Panera Bread

Food Biography Bread is one of the most staple foods in so many different cultures. There’s the standard American white bread, Jewish Challah, Indian Naan, and so on and so forth. In a wider lens, bread is a language in itself; a language that has always intrigued me/spoken to me. Since I was little, about 3 or 4, I’ve been… intrigued by bread, to say the least. It may’ve had something to do with the fact that bread was the first ‘real food’ to actually enter my mouth. While I may not be able…

Leavening techniques for yeast breads include yeast fermentation. The yeast is activated and when ferments sugar it produces CO2 that increases the dough’s size. Quick breads, biscuits, and muffins all use chemical leavening agents such as baking soda and an acid or baking powder. The acid and the base in the chemical leavening agent react to form CO2 that cause dough rising like yeast fermentation. Gluten free products use yeast and gums to help leaven the product and set its structure to…

According to the USDA, on any given day, 13% of Americans will have consumed pizza (Rhodes). Be it the sauce-on-the-top deep dish of Chicago, the "pizza on a cracker" from St. Louis, or, God forbid, frozen—the United States loves this Italian entrée. However, it seems that many people do not consider the science behind the creation of this popular cuisine. But I have. I worked in an Italian eatery for almost a year-and-a-half and made more pizzas than any human should be subjected to. Because of…

life experience for me. I ate so much food on the cruise ship. The best food was the grilled ham and cheese I had on the boat. I ate so many of them I made myself sick one day. The cooks made them with ham and American cheese toasted on wheat bread. The bread was toasted perfectly for my liking. It was made in buffet style, so there were lines sometimes. When there were lines for the sandwich I would eat pizza. The pizza was also buffet style. The options of pizzas were pepperoni and cheese. I…

of time, money and it can help with the food waste. Another example is the option of freezing left over food and making sure it gets eaten the next day, or taken for a lunch. A few items that you can buy fresh and store in the freezer is bread. If you store bread in the freezer it stays fresh for a much longer period of time. If you buy fresh fruit and you end up not using all of the item you can always freeze the left overs and use them later in a smoothie or ice cream. Finally, a household can…

All of these products have “crossed over from foods to food products” (08). Pollen gives an example of how to properly use this rule by listing out all of in the ingredients in a loaf of Sara Lee bread. A loaf of bread is considered to be a traditional food made up of traditional ingredients, but bread has become a product of modern food science. The list of ingredients that Pollan gives fails every test that the second rule describes. It has unfamiliar ingredients, more than five ingredients,…

The most exquisite invension in the world, an awesome italian coucine fast and delicuious made with cheese and sauce alse named pizza. It has been seen for the first time on 10th century, in central Italy. After some varieties, in Naples, has been perfectioned and converted in the modern pizza that today is popular. The pizza is made of dough and also need salt, sugar, yeast and water. All it mixed creates an elastic dough that can be molded in many different shapes, usually is a round, square,…

Success is different to everyone. For some: baking cookies or winning the lottery. For others: going for a run or getting an A on a test. I am going to talk about my definition of success and why it is important to me. My definition of success is to be financially sound with people who love me surrounding me. This is important to me because I will not have to worry financially, I will be able to spend time with others, and it is important to me because I grew up with these things and would like…

Recipe #61 - Spiced Tomato Bruschetta Ingredients: • 1 slice Crusty salt bread, toasted • 1 tablespoon roasted red peppers pesto sauce • 1 teaspoon olive oil • 1 fresh green tomato, sliced into ⅛-inch medallions • Dash of dried pepper flakes • Pinch of kosher salt • Pinch of white pepper Directions: 1. Spread pesto sauce on one side of bread; heat in toaster oven until warmed through. 2. Meanwhile, pour oil into non-stick skillet set over medium heat. Fry tomato medallions until lightly…

What is the right Griddle Temp for Pancakes? Do you know that pancakes are the ultimate food item for breakfast in many different parts of the world and you can cook them very easily at your home? They are not too much heavy to eat and you can also pair them with the healthy and nutritious fruits. However, there are certain people who do not know the right griddle temp for pancakes. Are you one of them? Then, don’t worry! We have an answer to your problem. Source:…