Elizabeth Perez, the author of Religion in the Kitchen, focuses on the backstage efforts, made by women and sometimes me, to feed the gods of the Lucumi religion. The Lucumi religion consists of certa…
Cooking
Today our goal will be to bake a red velvet cake topped with cream cheese frosting, and not to burn down the kitchen. Before we do anything we should know why we're baking a cake personally, it's to r…
The best sandwich is a bologna sandwich. A lot of people would probably say that bologna is gross but personally I like it. The smooth spongy texture is satisfying to eat. The sandwich was eaten durin…
You might have been thinking your whole life or came across an argument or discussion about if a hotdog is a sandwich. I know that my opinion doesn't matter, but I think it isn't. Yet similar to that …
Baking has always been something my momand I do together. Looking back, I can see how patient she always was with me in the kitchen. My small hands would take forever to mix the batter, and I always w…
Many chefs are talented, some even gain fame. But very few make a lasting impact on the industry as a whole. Julia Child is one of these people. Julia Child is a changemaker. She took American cooking…
I am going to write this essay based on my love for cooking. Cooking makes me feel alive. I started to cook when I was about 8 years old. The first time I cooked something myself was when I was at hom…
Food has changed over the last fifty years and in the article: "Out of the kitchen, onto the couch: the collapse of home cooking" (481), Michael Pollan conveys the idea perfectly. This article expres…
Food has changed over the last fifty years and in the article: "Out of the kitchen, onto the couch: the collapse of home cooking" (481), Michael Pollan conveys the idea perfectly. This article expres…
Have you ever heard of Aunt Jemima's pancakes? Now it is time you hear about Abuelita Ofelia's cookies. Her delicious treats are not like any other, originating from Mexico. The delicious treat is enj…