“Chef girlardee” has been my grandparents nickname for me since I knew how to use a knife. After school, I would walk in the door and instantly be able to make out exactly what was cooking. As soon as I could make it out, I would rush up the small set of steps into the kitchen to see what I could help my Mamaw with. Even if it was a simple meal that could be prepared in ten minutes, she always let me help with something. This happened almost every day from first to fourth grade. Now at that time my skills were fairly limited I could peel potatoes, stir, mix, and go downstairs to get anything from the pantry she needed. Looking back, I know I wasn’t doing much but she still always told me how helpful and sweet I was for helping. Spend that time with my Mamaw and Papaw is what I looked forward to everyday after school. Going over there as much as I did and watching my Mamaw cook encouraged me to try new things. …show more content…
A few days later when I got to their house from school, she had put two cutting boards, two knives, and some vegetables on the dining table. We spent from them until dinner cutting, cooking, having fun, and telling stories. After about an hour of going back and forth from cooking dinner and cutting, my papaw got home and saw us sitting at the table. Since he’s always telling jokes and having fun when he sees me cooking and says, “hey chef girlardee!” and it just kind of stuck with me since then. A few months later my mom got different work hours so since she could pick me up from school I wasn’t able to go to my Mamaws and Papaws house after school every day anymore. However, I still went over there to cook dinner sometimes, help with thanksgiving and Christmas, and just to hang out. Every time I stepped foot into the kitchen and my Papaw was home that’s what he would call me. Even though it seems silly it’s what pushed me to keep cooking even when I would get
My dad wasn’t the only one I cooked for, I would cook for the whole family and with my grandma of course. I think it’s where I got my love of baking from, especially peanut butter cookies rolled in sugar with a hershey kiss plopped on top. We also would make white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, which by the way storebought will never add up to homemade. My favorite thing to make is garlic bread for spaghetti night. I also liked mash potatoes, I couldn’t help make them, because of how short I was, But they are my favorite food.
As Thanksgiving is being headed into I have multiple things to be thankful for in my life. I am very fortunate for everything in my existence. Many people don’t have the things I do. Citizens in Kenya and Africa and multiple other places live in small shacks and barely get enough to eat. Plus while we’ll be gorging ourselves tomorrow on this thankful holiday they will still only be getting about one small meal to eat. I’m not only thankful for a good source of food, but I have many other things I have to feel grateful for. One of these things being is my house and yard. I live on a lake which is a huge luxury for some people and I am very fortunate to have this. I also have a large yard filled with things to do. Another group i can be grateful
I sat down at our little table with food already served. My mom was just done wiping down our counters just when dad came in the door. “Hello father!” I said cheerfully.
Thanksgiving is a very important holiday in present-day American culture. People all throughout America take extra care to make this day a memorable and happy celebration. This tradition has been in the American lifestyle since 1621 when it first started. Even though this tradition has been altered and changed the significance and meaning remains the same. The first Thanksgiving was an important landmark and made a huge imprint in the American culture today.
When November the 21st hits the calendar, everyone is up for the start. Grocery stores are packed with a whole bunch of people, shopping carts are filled with harvests and the cashiers’ lines are long. But, that’s just the start of grocery shopping which, everyone hates because we’re quite impatient. The best and fun part of Thanksgiving is preparing the food and eating it. For every Thanksgiving, my mom and I and other people within my culture prepare “Soul food”. Soul food includes a variety of different meals, like cheesy baked macaroni, sweet, cinnamon candy yams, rotisserie turkey and more. Many people don’t know a lot about Soul food “until you take a yellow school bus through the African American culture”.
The first thanksgiving was way different today than it was 100 years ago. How the first thanksgiving started with the harvest celebration of pilgrims and the native americans that took place in the autumn of 1621. The first thanksgiving was not a celebration back then it was more like a gathering. Usually on our thanksgiving dinner table we would have turkey, mashed potatoes, corn, rolls, cornbread, and a sweet treat of pumpkin pie. Back then they simply had turkey a little bit of bread because the dough was very rare and hard to make, And pumpkin pie if they were lucky because of the rare dough.
The Pilgrims would go out in groups of 4 with a guide to hunt for turkey for Thanksgiving
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to intervene in reinstating Ohio's so-called "golden week" of voting, a five-week-long period before a presidential election designed to enable as many people who have not yet registered to vote, to do so, and cast their voting ballots at the same time. There were no noted dissents on the unsigned order, the latest voting-rights appeal the Supreme Court has turned down.
According to http://History.com , the first Thanksgiving meal was recorded in 1621. However, turkey was not believed to be the first meal. According to http://www.History.com, the pilgrims killed five deer so venison was definitely on the first Thanksgiving menu and not turkey. Additionally, pilgrims during the 1600’s did not have any modern Thanksgiving items that are currently on the Thanksgiving menu. This means, that instead of the modern items on the Thanksgiving menu like turkey or mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, they had roasted goose, lobster, corn, and codfish. Also noteworthy, Thanksgiving did not become a national holiday until the 19th century. Furthermore, the only reason Thanksgiving became a annual holiday is because of an
This is the student Hodaya. How are you? How have the last few months been?
When I think about my red house, a free and easy feeling rushes over. Worries consisted of macaroni being too hot, swinging too high, and Dora, my first dog, pooping in my room. With bookshelves filled with stuffed animals and countless Pooh Bear toys, I was always content. The playground in my backyard provided days of fun, and nights in my mom and dad’s bed gave me peaceful and comforting sleep, preparing me for the next day of work. The kitchen was where I liked to claim I “worked”. Although I didn’t do a lot of the actual cooking, I liked to be there while my mom was. A love for cooking and baking developed at a young age, around the same time I realized I wanted to be just like my mom. The song “Best Day” by Taylor Swift perfectly describes
Here are popular events in South Phoenix, Arizona, taking place during the 4-day Thanksgiving weekend for seniors to enjoy:
It was Thanksgiving Day and for the Johnson’s that meant football and a classic Thanksgiving meal. In the morning the mom began her long hot day of slaving in the kitchen to get food ready. She started by prepping and stuffing the 10 pound turkey. Then she was cleaning all the dirt off of the potatoes in boiling water to soften and cook them. Once she had finished all of her cooking the house was smelling better that it had ever before. The food looked delicious, perfectly creamy potatoes, a golden brown turkey, corn on the cob covered in butter, and a big bowl of stuffing. It was about 3pm when they decided it was time to eat all of that good food. The Johnsons had 3 teenage boys who play football and are excited to eat and watch the games.
The weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break can make or break a student's semester grades. And for college freshmen, this period may be the first-time students experience final exams or projects, when it's already easy to get distracted with the holidays right around the corner. Your grade in a class has the potential to change significantly in the last few weeks of the semester. Here are some tips for acing finals (and doing well in the weeks prior):
Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen Thesis In the short story “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” by O. Henry, the author is illustrating the idea that we collapse under tradition. People go out of their way to uphold traditions and it ends up destroying them. The story demonstrates two men maintaining a tradition they feel they have no choice but to keep.