Colten Barrett Comp II 9/5/2012 Dr. Smith Thanksgiving Dinner Thanksgiving is a holiday filled with feasting, joy, bonding and memories. My family along with millions of other American families every year, come together to celebrate everything that we have been grateful for throughout the year. We celebrate by feasting on some of our most savored dishes; some dishes happen to be a family tradition and are served at every Thanksgiving. Every year my family celebrates Thanksgiving at my grandma and grandpa’s house. By the time every one gets to Grandma’s house, the house is already filling up with fabulous smells of pie, meat, and other wonderful foods and to top it off the smell of fresh cut grass blowing in for the opened windows throughout the house.
The employees are dress regular. The rice and the bean taste so good I could eat it everyday! My friend Anna comes to this restaurant three or four times a month. I recommend the restaurant Chipotle to anyone who likes to eat Mexican or vegetarian food. This is why Chipotle is a good
Bharati, the speaker in the story has her citizenship and her sister Mira, only has her green card. The author Bharati and Mira are two sisters from Calcutta, India. Mukherjee’s story “Two ways to belong in America” compares and contrast paradigms on Mira and Bharati who were raised in the same house but developed different views on immigration. Bharati’s is the one who easily adapts to the American culture and becomes Americanize. She feels the need of being part of a community.
Zhang Zhongjing lived during the Han dynasty around 1800 years ago. Zhang Zhongjing traveled across China, but one winter when he returned to his home village, he noticed that several people’s ears were frostbitten. To attempt to cure this, he wrapped mutton, chili, and other warming medicinal herbs in dough skin, which he then folded into the shape of an ear and boiled it in water. He fed his villagers the Jiaozi, and it cured the frostbite. The Jiaozi also had a very interesting taste, which made it well received by the villagers.
Her mother holding a baby in her arms, while he father and other stays together to keep warm, and eager to count the earnings from the years harvest. “Lalu, tossing the baby triumphantly, followed by her father, mother, and brother into the kitchen.” (Pg.15) This was a home for Lalu that she always wanted. Her dream was to be with her family, and be able to help out her father. Polly's first home, China was where her dreams were possible;e and she was happy with her
Walking into Nonna’s house smelling homemade sugo(pasta sauce) being dumped onto the fresh pasta she had probably made that very day was the best! On the table was chicken cutlets, salad, rapine, and so many other dishes along with tutto la familia(The whole family) I remember having to kiss everyone two times on the cheek, I didn’t understand this then but as I got older, I realised the importance of the kissing on the cheeks. After a big lunch, my Zio Stefano brought out a cake and everyone sang to me, they brought me gifts and I hold dear to me the gift I received from my mother. She had given me a necklace that was my great grandmothers. At that moment I didn’t care for it until I later learned that it was a necklace passed down from generation to generation.
She has seven grandchildren between her three kids and they also come to visit quite a lot. She also told me she very happy with what Wood River Village has to offer. Like birthday parties, ice cream socials, story time, musical events, holiday programs, exercises, pet therapy, gardening, sewing, and painting. She also mentioned how blessed she is for her health and she don’t have much to complain about, and on holidays, she still helps prepare the family meals. She said she is particularly proud of her hot tamales, which she makes with chili powder, even though the
The mud has long been prized by pregnant women and children here as an antacid and source of calcium. But in places such as Cité Soleil, the oceanside slum where Charlene shares a two-room house with her baby, five siblings, and two unemployed parents, cookies made of dirt, salt, and vegetable shortening have become a regular meal” (National Geographic). They look a lot like pancakes or cookies. Recipes passed down from generations in Haiti. Women spend entire day making them.
The answer isn’t based on how a person dresses, looks or acts. Mira, an Indian woman who came to America said, “I am here to maintain an identity, not to transform it.” Mira shows that because she has lived more than thirty years in America that has nothing to do with her being considered American. Being an American is not just living in the country, but being able to love it, contribute to it and willing to call yourself an American. An American is a person who loves the country and is willing to do anything for it. A person can get closer to America by knowing the beliefs, important dates in history and contributing to the country.
I was relieved that I successfully managed the stove since it was the first time using it. Later that day, my mother to notice some rice near the back of the stove, and asked me if I had cooked. I said yes. She told me I still have a lot of learning to do. Over the years, I’ve become familiar with cooking and the culture I came from.