Seasoning

My great grandfather came to America from the Dominican Republic on a boat to provide a better life for the many generations of his family to come. My great-grandfather’s perseverance and courage always inspires me to always work hard. Although my first language was English, I am learning Spanish now so I can become more connected with my heritage. I never had much of a chance to learn about the Dominican Republic from my grandparents because of the language barrier between us. My Dominican…

Have you ever taken time to read the ingredients in one of the foods you buy at the supermarket? Even if you have, do you understand what all those ingredients are? Ingredient labels are required to list everything included in the food, seasonings, and sauces. If you are trying to clean up your diet and eat better, you need to take the time to look for sneaky ingredients that are not good for you. Preservatives Let's start with some of the obvious ones. Preservatives are ingredients used to…

canker sores. When Food Fights Back Some food sensitivities may trigger the problem or make it worse than it was previously. Specifically, some of the products may include strawberries, chocolate, cheese, nuts, and foods containing acid or spicy seasonings. Conditions and Diseases Menstrual cycles produce an imbalance and hormonal changes. HIV or Aids can suppress the body’s immune system and cause the sores. Patients who suffer from gastrointestinal tract diseases, such as Crohn’s, celiac…

since they are low in sodium. I have also learned that canned and frozen fruits are also low in sodium. • When buying frozen vegetables I have learned that reading the label will help you to know if it is fresh frozen or not, and have no added seasonings or sauces. • Begin reading food labels as routine. Sodium content is always listed on the label. Sometimes the high sugar content in a product like apple pie can hide the high sodium content; therefore it's important to check every label…

other families, the problem may be money. Eating out for dinner every night starts to add up and cost large amounts of money. However, there is some belief that home cooking can cost just a much, maybe more, than fast food “because you also spend on seasoning, condiments and gas and electricity whenever you cook at home,” raising the price of home cooked meals (Pritchard).This controversy if widely debated in the cooking community. There is a fight to regulate which ingredients can go into our…

The Disgusting Dish Known as “School-Made Macaroni and Cheese” “You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.” And Kurt Vonnegut is right. Good (and bad) foods are meant to be discussed and talked about. The dish that I will be explaining to you today is a not-so-exotic dish called “macaroni and cheese”. You’re thinking “what can go wrong with a mouth-watering plate of Mac ‘n cheese”, right? Well,…

Its day two alone, and I got no sleep last night. I built my shelter, well I used the plane, but it didn’t turn out very well because doing the work in all this snow is very hard. I didn’t have enough energy, and nothing was going my way. I patched the sides the best I could so I wouldn't be as exposed at night. I layered up will all of my warm clothes, along with some of my friends clothes, that he wouldn't be needing. I laid awake all night thinking about him, how I missed him. And I thought…

“It’s over! It’s over! Cleveland is a city of Champions once again! The Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions! Cleveland’s long sports nightmare has ended; the drought is over! 52 years and time to celebrate a title!” Those were the words of ESPN broadcaster Jeff Van Gundy as the final buzzer sounded in Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA. The Cavaliers had just won the NBA finals and were bringing home a pro sports team championship to the city of Cleveland for the first time in 52 years. The city’s…

Scandinavia Cuisine Introduction The Scandinavian countries include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. These countries are located north of the Baltic and North seas, except Denmark and Iceland, and they share common borders. The population of the Scandinavia is mostly concentrated in the warmer south regions. The harsher northern areas extend above the Arctic Circle. Sweden has different climate zones. It has the widest range of agriculture that is concentrated in the south. It…

All three poems have several moods and tones that allow the readers understand what and why the poet feels this way throughout the poem. ‘Piano’ is a nostalgic, retrospective and reluctant poem although the mood in this poem is toward the dampening and melancholy side, “my manhood is cast,” throughout the poem he explains how he misses her mother in the past memories, “pressing her poised feet” and at the upmost importance that he “weeps like a child for the past,” this represents remembrance…