Cuisine of the Southwestern United States

There is a mysterious connection between grandparent and grandchild, one that transcends all ethnicities, religions, and socio-economic groups. In Jimmy Santiago Baca's poem "Green Chile", he explores this connection via the use of chile peppers as a medium. Baca personifies both green and red peppers to illustrate not only that special bond, but also the historical significance of said vegetable amongst the Mexican-American community. The speaker in "Green Chile" begins the poem by stating his

SHREDDED BEEF (Machaca) Traditional machaca is the Mexican equivalent of beef jerky. The beef is marinated, cooked, then dried. When you’re ready to eat, the meat is pounded into shreds and cooked in a broth. Shredded beef, even when not dried, is also called machaca and can be cooked with potatoes or served over eggs for a hearty breakfast. Here’s an easy recipe with plenty of meat for leftovers. MAKES 5 CUPS 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 pounds chuck roast or boneless beef shoulder

The Grade A Home-made Chili Home-made chili is a traditional meal known by everyone. You can enjoy chili almost anytime throughout the year, but mostly in winter. Though making chili home-made requires many steps, this dish is one of the greatest out of all the ones grandma can make. Get all the ingredients together. If you fail to get all the ingredients together the procedure will be more time consuming. It is best to gather the materials beforehand. The ingredients include the vegetables

The chile pepper is a vegetable that has been a part of Americas history. Chile peppers haave been a part of the human's diet for as long as 7500BC. Chiles are used in many Mexican and South American cuisines as whole peppers and also grinded into spaces. In Jimmy Santiago Baca's poem "Green Chile," he refers to green chiles to represent his memories of home. Jimmy Santiago Baca is a mix of Chicano and Apache origins. At the age of two, both of Baca's parents abandoned him (Poets.org). After he was

) Here are four reasons why Taco Bell can replace your significant other. #1: Free Tacos? I think yes. According to spaceref article, "Free Tacos for U.S. If Mir Hits Floating Taco Bell Ocean Target" The author states, “Taco Bell is offering a free taco to everyone in the United States if the core of the Mir space station hits a floating Taco Bell target placed in the South Pacific.” In March 2001 Taco Bell painted their logo in the middle of the 40x40 foot flotation device, surrounded by target

food. The Spanish communications ended after I said Cinco for my five guests, the waitress quickly noticed my Spanish hadn’t been touched since the last day of my freshman year in high school. The menu which features nearly every aspect of Mexican cuisine that you can imagine was full of photographs that made

Chose to go back through a couple companies that I used to work for. I chose Subway, Main St. Liquor, and Taco Bell. I chose these because I had an inside view to the OMM for all three of these companies. The OMM for Subway was a very simple one. Their main focus was on providing excellent customer service with a team effort. They have a certain prodical for making the subs, that they want you to stick with. This will keep food costs down. For example they are suppose to put only six tomatoes on

An amazing homemade recipe, both to cook and to eat, is chicken tamales. Tamales go way back in time in the Hispanic culture. From many centuries ago up until now, tamale recipes have been altered in many ways, they are made in all different sizes, colors, and tastes. Tamales is a traditional dish to serve at holidays, where there is expected to be a big crowd to feed. The homemade recipe is my mother’s; her chicken tamales are enriched with two different savory spicy fillings. Cooking may come

Awesome Stacked Papa Burrito Last week I ate at Acapulco and enjoyed a delicious 12 inch Papa Burrito. The cheesy smell made my nostrils dance. The beefy aroma made my mouth water. The Chile Verde smothered on top of the burrito tingled my nose. The rice had an essence of chicken broth and all these ingredients were inside a soft flour tortilla. The Papa Burrito looks very large and wide with a lot of flavor inside. I grab a fork and when I cut into the burrito I saw a mound of beef with melted cheese

Yesterday two of my friends and I went to a restaurant called the Santa Fe Cattle Company. It is a restaurant that serves food revolving around steaks and other southwestern cuisines. Santa Fe Cattle Company has over twenty locations in the Southeast and Oklahoma. Santa Fe Cattle Co. was started in the mid 90's by veteran restaurateur, Danny York. The criteria for the review of this restaurant has five parts, atmosphere, service, a portion of food versus the cost of the food, taste of the food, and