Sweet potato pie

me, the soothing scent of rain that falls in fall is different from the one in other seasons; the scent mixes the smell of bubbling water and the jasmine that permeates Chongqing from the just ended summer, in addition to the smell of smoky baked sweet potatoes and the crispness of air from the upcoming…

was the ultimate car ride that I would have with my brother and not knowing that he would be dead two weeks later. Once we arrived at Long Lake, my pastor called people down for baptisms. We hastily walked to the the lake missing the sweet aroma of ribs, sweet potato pie, baked mac and cheese and much more. The instant we arrived to the first set of trees that were along the sandy trail the smell was gone, and we were instantly consuming the smell of the…

churns throughout the 1500s and 1600s. (Alchin, “Elizabethan Food.”) Renaissance chefs took full advantage of the many spices on hand. Parsley, dill, oregano, pepper, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon are just a few ingredients used to flavor savory and sweet dishes alike.…

In 2004, Chef Claus Meyer, and Chef Rene Redzepi opened a Danish restaurant named NOMA, in Copenhagen. The name NOMA is a contraction of the Danish words for “Nordic” and “Food”. NOMA is currently the most important restaurant in the world. Together Chef Rene Redzepi and Chef Claus Meyer popularized, and invented the idea of Nordic cuisine. They populated their menu with items such as wild berries, musk ox, and sauces made with beer rather than wine. NOMA’s success has empowered other…

The flexibility of language is a highly controversial topic in the field of linguistics. How easily does language acquisition occur and in what ways may it be limited? Through his text Language and Symbolic Power, French linguist Pierre Bourdieu introduces a market metaphor in order to explain the ways that communicative exchanges relay both messages contained in words and nonlinguistic information about a person’s social status. He explains that in the process of “linguistic exchange,”…

High Risk Nutritional Practices Health care providers understand that food is needed for physical survival, however to provide culturally competent care it is imperative to have a broader comprehension of the meaning of food to a culture. (Purnell, 2013). The types of food eaten, the order they are ingested, and avoidance of certain foods are often interwoven in the religious and spiritual beliefs of specific ethnic groups. Understanding these concepts provides the knowledge needed for…

My Culture as an African American African American culture is so diverse, it is combined with so many different things like original African culture fused with slavery, oppression, poverty, the struggle, success, and things alike. African Americans have richly impacted the American culture. Although Africans were stolen from their homeland and brought to America as slaves, despite the cruel and unjust treatment blacks still brought a lot of influence in the ways of; entertainment, food,…

What is a goal? To me, a goal is something that a person sets for themselves to work towards in order to improve their skills, knowledge, or well-being. Every single day, I set goals for myself; some goals are relatively effortless to achieve, while others are deeply challenging. Recently I was asked to challenge myself for a period of thirty days. To start, I had to decide what my challenge would be and what I needed to do in order to be successful in my challenge (SC15). The challenge I…

the rural and urban communities, this staple food acts in many ways as the potato in the western diet. Along with the prominence of yams in the Nigerian diet, corn and rice are also key crops. Rice is not only grown locally but also imported and it is used for porridge, as well as a traditional ceremonial meal known as Jollof Rice…

voices of Obama by saying, “He says one thing but he means another”—this is the essence of the fear of the campaign. He says he’s a capitalist, but he’ll spread your wealth. He says he’s a Christian, but he’s going to empower the Muslims…. He says sweet potato pie in Philly and Main Street in Iowa” (Smith 253)! Obama simply wants to unify everyone together and therefore refrains to share a one-sided opinion about a particular topic. He wants everyone to feel a sense of belonging, which makes him…