...impossible for a person to achieve his or her goals or live his or her life. In Like Water for Chocolate, Tita De la Garza’s principle struggle steams from the fact that she has little control over her affairs. From the day she was born, her fate was already sealed, and she would be expected to acknowledge tradition. Her life was not hers to live. Her mother Mama Elena dictated everything that she did. Mama Elena De la Garza is a harsh, cruel woman who is far removed from the traditional view of mothers. Instead, Mama Elena is portrayed as an evil mother. An authoritarian, tyrannical, twisted woman, who takes...
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...The story of Like Water For Chocolate, written by Laura Esquivel, is about a girl named Tita De La Garza and her struggle to pursue true love and claim her independence. In this novel, the protagonist is Tita whereas her mother Mama Elena is an antagonist. Tita and her mother never had a strong relationship or a bond with each other and Tita ends up developing a relationship with food that gives her power to nurture and give out let to her emotions. Tita is good at cooking since she was born on the kitchen table. There is a ranch cook named Nacha, the prime caretake for Tita throughout her childhood, and provides her with the love and supports Mama Elena's family. Nacha is also the source for most of recipes in the novel. Later in March, Nacha died on the day of Rosaura's wedding. Tita has to take over Nacha's ranch cook place since she stayed closely with Nacha. Tita was happy because she became the official ranch cook; however, she feels sad because of Nancha's dead. Tita tried her best to prove that she was the best ranch cooker. According to author Elena, "Tita was the best qualified of all the women in the house to fill the vacant post in the kitchen, and in there flavors, smells textures, and the effects they could have were beyond Mama Elena's iron command."(49) Although Tita had a older sister who has never cook before. According to the book, "As the first meal that Rosaura has cooked it is not bad. Don't you agree, Pedro?"(51) Pedro bought a bouquet of roses to celebrate...
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...had to stop. My breath became short, my heart pounded and my legs gave way. A shower of bombs hit the side of my house. The force of the blast threw me to the ground! There are streets being bombed right this minute; I’m scared. Mama and Papa told me that everything is going to be ok, but I’m still scared. They said that I have to be evacuated out of London soon; I have to go somewhere far away. I will miss them dearly and I’m sure they will miss me too. I’m only 13 but my mama can’t come with me, she said that Churchill our prime minister made up the rules. I have mixed thoughts about being evacuated; I am worried about the type of people I am going to stay with and whether they will care for me or not, however, I love the countryside as it is very peaceful and quiet unlike the streets of London!! I’m going to bed now, speak soon. Mary. Dear diary, November 1, 1940 From late last night until early this morning, I witnessed some indescribable events. Armed soldiers and police paraded the streets looking for Jews. Jews were taken from their houses and other peoples attics where they hid. All I could hear throughout the night were gunshots. Between 200-300 Jews have been killed already. If they weren’t killed, they were taken away as prisoners. Mama told me that they were being taken to concentration camps where they would work themselves to death. It was definitely not tranquil! The sky is always filled with thick black smoke and there is a stench of dead rotting bodies. I...
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...character Tita, was born because of food. “Tita was so sensitive to onions any time they were being chopped she would cry…” and “Once her wailing got so violent that it brought on early labor and Tita was born prematurely on the kitchen table.” Titas mother, Mama Elena was not able to breast feed Tita so Nacha took over for feeding Tita on a diet of teas and thin corn gruels. Growing up Tita has a strong and positive relationship with food and found “the joy of living wrapped around food” this explains how Tita developed a sixth sense about everything concerning food. Tita’s sixth sense allows her emotions go into the food she's preparing, and the food then heavily influences the plot development in the chapter The first episode where Titas sixth sense is shown is at the wedding of Pedro and Rosaura. Tita is so hurt and betrayed by Pedro the man she loves and does not know how he could marry her own sister. But Mama Elena will not let her show these feeling in front of the family so Tita is forced to suppress her emotions. Once Mama Elena leaves the kitchen, Nacha encourages Tita to release her emotions before the wedding. Finally able to express herself, Tita breaks down and cries. After weeping for a while, Tita continues cooking and finds that her tears have made the cake batter soggy. Nacha tastes the cake icing to see if Tita's tears have made it salty. She finds the flavor unchanged, but is suddenly overcome with a sense of loss. She remembers her own lost love and is brought...
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...Mama Dukes Soul Food Café by Good Student Business Management November 1, 2012 Abstract Mama Dukes Soul Food Café is a mom and pop style restaurant that serves home cooked food to carryout and dine in customers. The owner wants to expand the business. By looking at the current business operations of Mama Dukes Soul Food Café we can see what areas need to be considered for expansion which is important for successful growth and longevity. There are many calculated steps that must be taken before such a big move it made. First the form of business ownership must be considered to see if it’s effective and can handle the growth. Marketing strategies have to be evaluated to see what’s working, what’s not, and what’s cost effective. Daily operations and employee inventory are looked at as well. Some employees job descriptions can be changed to help the daily operation run smoother. A general manager can relieve some of the responsibilities the owner currently has. Ethics is probably not considered when most businesses start to expand. The business still has a responsibility to its stakeholders. The stakeholders still needs to be assured the business is committed to upholding itself to high ethical standards. Mama Dukes Soul Food is Café currently operating as a sole proprietorship by Charles Drayton. A sole proprietorship is a legal form of business ownership where there is no legal distinction that separates the sole owner’s status as an individual and as a business owner...
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...HMV Group plc Annual report and accounts 2010 Contents Overview 1 2 4 6 8 Introduction Strategic progress and future focus Market overview Chairman’s statement Business review The basics Inspirational brands HMV and Waterstone’s are renowned for their specialist appeal, offering the widest ranges of entertainment and books in their markets. Our stores and the people who work in them strive to be always passionate and inspirational about the products we sell, and provide great service and value for money to ensure that our customers get closer to the entertainment they love, or feel every word between the covers of a good book. We attract the most enthusiastic customers in our markets, with over 4 million loyalty card holders across both brands. Business and financial review: 18 Financial review Governance 24 Board of Directors 26 Corporate governance 30 Directors’ remuneration report 40 Corporate responsibility 46 Directors’ report 51 Independent auditor’s report to the members of HMV Group plc Financial statements 52 Consolidated income statement 54 Statements of comprehensive income 55 Balance sheets 57 Statements of changes in equity 59 Cash flow statements 60 Notes to the financial statements 103 Group financial record HMV In-store Online & digital Live HMV is evolving rapidly as an entertainment brand. Our market-leading retail businesses operate through 417 stores in the UK, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore and transactional local territory websites...
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...Entry 1: Dear Diary, I am just now leaving The United States of America and on the plane right now as I’m writing this. Mama, Walter, Ruth, and Travis all dropped me off at the airport to say goodbye. It was really hard because I know I will not see them for a while, but they know what’s best for me. I know Mama wanted me to be with George, but he truly just wasn’t for me. He wanted me to be someone who I was not. He tried to push me away from who I am. I am Beneatha and proud of myself and family and since he couldn’t respect that I had to let him go. I hope Mama will understand why I did such a thing. She will never know how much I love her. As I am looking out of this window at the little specks of houses diapering I am thinking about what my future holds. I wonder if I have made the right decision, but I can only hope so. Joseph has changed my view of life. He has changed me for the better. I have always wanted to help others after I had watched the little boy in my neighborhood cut his head open. I know I am not the greatest follower of god, but I think this might be his plan for me. To look after the sick and diseased. I am delighted I have met Asagai. It’s almost like he is my other half because when I am with him I feel so alive and free. He makes me feel wanted and loved. He may not be the rich like George, but I love him just as much, if not more. Looking out into the clouds I see a happy future. Saving lives, curing patients, and caring for all who have been hurt...
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...Southwestern University The Graduate School of Health Science, Management and Pedagogy In Compliance for the Course Requirement in MBA 518 FOOD AND NUTRITION MANAGEMENT Submitted to: Prof. Israel N. Abarratigue Course Adviser Submitted by: Tisha Marie R. Ongcoy MBA- HRM – 1 ASSIGNED TOPIC OUTPUT AND COMPILATION TOPIC : Maintenance of Health through Good Nutrition and Safety Food Practices CONTENTS: 1. Food Related Illness and Allergies 2. Hygiene, Sanitation and Safety Control in Food REFERRENCES: * US NRA ServSafe® Food Manager Certification Course 2011 Module 1. FOOD RELATED ILLNESS AND ALLERGIES 2.1 CLASSIFYING FOODBORNE ILLNESS a. Foodborne Infections * Results when a person eats food contaminating pathogens, which then grow in the intestines and cause illness b. Foodborne Intoxications * Results when a person eats food containing toxins that cause illness c. Foodborne Toxin-Mediated Infections * Result when a person eats food containing pathogens, which then produce illness-causing toxins in the intestines 2.2 BACTERIA THAT CAUSE FOODBORNE ILLNESS a. Bacteria: Basic Characteristic * Living, single-celled organism * Can be carried by food, water, soil, animals, humans or insects * Can be reproduced very rapidly under favorable conditions * Some survive freezing * Some change into a different from called spores to...
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...Falooda seeds (sabza, tukmaria/basil seeds) 2 cup vanilla ice-cream Ice cube as required ½ cup sugar 1 cup water 2 cup milk powder Few drops essence 1 cup boiled noodles 2 table-spoons Mawoa ½ cup boiled sabudana 2-table-spoons china grass ½ tea-spoon rosewater (golapjol) Fruit syrup as required 2-table-spoons sliced cashew nuts (pestabadam kuchi) Strawberry and vanilla flavor jello (crushed coarsely) 2 cups apple, banana, grave (cut in small pieces) Method of Preparation (How to Cook): 01. Mix the water, milk powder and sugar in a pot or pen together, then cook for few minutes. When it’s enough boiled, remove from heat and keeps into refrigerator for cold. 02. Now boil the noodles, then wash noodles with water and pinch water finely, then add table-spoons sugar with noodles and mix together finely. If want you can add few drops essence for color the noodles, and then keeps noodles into refrigerator for cold. 03. Now mix the china grass with 2 cups water in a pot and boil until mix well it with water, then add the jello powder and mix finely and transfer the mixture in a tray and wait for cold. 04. When its enough cold and hard, cut like cube pieces. Like above you need to make three different flavors jello cube. 05. Now make Falooda in a wineglass or mug – first place the noodles into ball, then place sagudana, jello cube, fruites, boiled milk (cold), jello cube (again), mawoa and ice cube one after one. Then place the ice-cream scoop on top and...
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...the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl untill combined. Whisk the egg in a separate medium bowl until well-combined and light-colored, about 20 seconds. Add the sugar and whisk vigorously until thick, about 30 seconds. Add the melted butter in 2 or 3 additions, whisking to combine after each addition. Add the sour cream in 2 additions, whisking just to combine. 3. Add the berries to the dry ingredients and gently toss just to combine. Add the sour cream mixture and fold with a rubber spatula until the batter comes together and the berries are evenly distributed, 25 to 30 seconds. Small spots of flour may remain and the batter will be very thick. Do not overmix. 4. Using a large spoon or a cookie scoop sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, divide the batter amount the muffin cups. Bake until the muffins are light golden brown and a toothpick or thin knife inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating the pan from front to back halfway through the baking time. Immediately remove muffins to a wire rack and cool for at least 5 minutes. Serve immediately or at room temperature. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room...
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...Jessica Riddle 7-15-13 Outline Intro: Hi my name is Jessica Riddle. I’m from Medway, Ohio which is a small town where everybody knows everyone. Trust me, I am so glad to have gotten away from that. My Mom has been raising me by herself since I was 12 due to the fact that my Dad passed away in 2007 because of liver cancer. I have two siblings, my sister, Anna, who is 23 and my brother, TJ, who is 24. I don’t talk to them though because they are weird and we don’t get along. Body: My high school life was tough, and it’s something I never want to experience again. The high school I attended was a career technical school in Springfield, Ohio. We ran a restaurant there for lunch service Tuesday-Friday. Also, we competed in state and national competitions for culinary and baking and pastry. While attending high school, I also worked at The Golden Jersey Inn at Youngs Dairy as a prep/catering cook. During the fall, I plan to intern at the Greenbrier in West Virginia. Then after I get my associates degree here, I plan to get my bachelors at CIA in New York for food science. I would like to someday work at Alinea or The French Laundry. I’m really inspired by Grant Achatz and Thomas Keller. Conclusion: I feel as though if I didn’t attend Springfield Clark Career Technology Center, I probably would have never came to Johnson and Wales. I have my instructors from there to thank for that, Chef Hay and Chef Scott. Coming to Charlotte has opened so many opportunities that I didn’t...
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...Home-made Food and Fast Food These days, most people prefer fast food rather than home-made food. People are alike in needing food in order to survive, but they differ in choosing the kind of food they're having. Fast food and home-made food have considerable dissimilarities in preparation time, convenience, and quality. Nowadays, fast food attracts people more than home-made food does. It's known as the food that you don't have to prepare. Fast food is more common because people are always busy, and in a hurry, so they head towards fast food restaurants to save their time. For example, if a worker works for a long time and doesn't have enough time to cook a meal, (he/she) will definitely consume a fast food meal. Fast food is also common because it's convenient and people can find fast food restaurants in all places. Most fast food restaurants are generally bad for people's health, because bad quality of ingredients is used. For instance, most of the fast food restaurants consume the cheapest kind of chicken, which maybe a potential risk to people's health. On the other hand, home than fast food-made food has less attraction. A reason for this is that home-made food needs lots of time until it gets ready. For instance, people should wait for several hours in order to have a ready home-made meal. Another reason is that home-made food is less convenient than fast food. For example, you may not find all the ingredients you need in one grocery, yet you have to look in several...
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...SCI/165 Food borne illness short answer questions 1. What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example, the name of the bacteria, virus or parasite. Salmonella is an infection with salmonella bacteria. 2. How is this infectious agent transmitted through food or water? Salmonella can definitely be transmitted through food products, mostly raw foods. It can definitely be transmitted on food that has been prepared on surfaces that has already cam in contact with the illness. I have also read that you can get salmonella from handling pets such as reptiles like snakes and turtles. It can be found in water and soil as well. 3. What is an example of a real life outbreak of this food borne illness in the United States? There was recently an outbreak of salmonella illness in spring 2008. It was founded and investigated when hundreds of people through out the United States became sick after eating contaminated food, They actually came to the conclusion that it could have came from fresh jalapeno and Serrano peppers from Mexico. They also considered raw tomatoes as well. They ended up narrowing it down to what farms that were involved. After doing some research and found this article it did shock me because I was 18 years old at the time of this outbreak and I have never heard of this happening. I do think that everyone should be aware of things like this when it happens because it will educate...
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...see the full confidential secret recipe. Preparation Time: Fifteen minutes Cook Time: Thirty minutes Total Time: Fourty-Fives minutes Makes about 4-5 waffles. Ingredients: * 1¾ cups of all-purpose flour * Two teaspoons of baking powder * ½ teaspoon of salt * One tablespoon of granulated sugar * Three eggs * 1¾ cups of whole milk * ½ cup of vegetable oil * ½ teaspoon of pure vanilla extract (optional) Preparation: 1. Pre-heat your waffle iron to its hottest setting. Placing a cookie-sheet under it can help catch any batter drip page during cooking. 2. Pre-heat oven to 200°F. 3. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. 4. Beat eggs thoroughly. Whisk in sugar, milk and oil. 5. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients and mix gently until combined. Don't over mix! 6. Spray both surfaces of your waffle iron with cooking spray. 7. Ladle four to six ounces (½ to ¾ cup) batter on the iron and close it. It's not unusual for a bit of batter to seep out of the edges of the iron. If there's excessive leakage, use less batter for the next waffle. 8. Cook until the waffle iron's indicator light...
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...Book Report What Einstein Told his Cook Two By: Robert K. Wolke Published by: W.W. Norton and Company April 18, 2005 In my foundations one class I chose to do my book report on the predecessor to this book What Einstein Told his Cook. I was looking for something that would entertain me and perhaps educate me as to the actual scientific processes to cook. Actual explanations that go beyond the simple answers of what works well together or not just learning that oil and water can emulsify by using eggs but why on the molecular level that these things happen. I was pleasantly surprised by the method and technique employed by the author in teaching me a multitude of culinary answers to simple everyday questions people have from “Why are champagne corks shaped the way they are” or “why are sweet onions sweet” to even the mundane “why do beans give us gas?”. In the second installment of his Einstein books the main premise is too answer these questions and many more with technical and scientific fact to demystify these culinary quandaries while also employing humor to make what can be a pretty dry subject more palatable. The author wants us to grasp the subjects in question during the various chapters which revolve around answering questions regarding vegetables or desserts to the best kitchen cleaning products by giving practical reasons for why chefs do things the way they do from taste results to financial benefit and recipes that allow us to actually do the methods...
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