Food contributes not only to our physical survival, but to the quality of our family, cultural, spiritual and national life and celebrations as well. We all have different beliefs and traditions, and often different foods play important roles in them.
Food is important for living life with dignity because...
Food in Family Life
Food contributes to family life by...
Food/Mealtime gives us all a reason to sit down for a while and enjoy doing something together. Not only do we eat together, but we also cook together. For example, learning recipes that our families teach us is a fun activity that brings us closer together.
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Food may be one of the reasons that glues our families together and gives us a chance to chat with each other no matter how busy we may be. The good thing about food is that they remind us of our heritage and our culture because a lot about food can decipher a person’s history. Food helps us preserve some family memories ranging from recipes to traditions. While foods are being distributed from generation to generation, the style also changes depending on our time. Now, cooking isn’t specifically categorized for women because men are also enjoying the experience as much as women...the sonny,kim,leo,chris,and allen group.......
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Everyone seems to like pasta, salad, and barbequed meats and vegetables, except for people who are vegan. Vegans don’t eat meat or dairy products, so they get their protein from beans and tofu instead.
~The DSIS group
Typical American families are always rushing and in a hurry because they are so busy with work, school and sports. The best meals that are generally healthy and convenient for families today are spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, as well as the American favorite, pizza. These meals are well liked by generally everyone and can be healthily made at home, as well as dining out.
Related recipes: Macaroni and cheese
INGREDIENTS:
· 5 cups cooked macaroni (8 ounces raw)
· 4 tablespoons butter
· 4 tablespoons flour
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/8 pepper, or to taste
· 2 cups milk
· 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
· paprika, optional
PREPARATION:
In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir flour into the butter until smooth and bubbly. Stir in salt. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. continue to cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Add cheese and continue to cook and stir until melted. In an 8x10-inch baking dish, alternate layers of macaroni and cheese sauce. Sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
Serves 6.
Spaghetti and Meatsauce
1/2 lb. bacon
2 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
2 C. chopped onion
1 C. green pepper
6 lbs. 9 oz plum tomatoes (put in blender)
18 oz. tomato paste
1 1/2 C. red wine
1 1/2 C. water
4 t. oregano
4 t. basil
1 t. thyme
1/2 C. parsley
1 bay leaf
2 T. salt
1/4 C. brown sugar
In a 5-6 qt. pan, fry bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and crumble. Brown ground beef in bacon fat. Add onions and green pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Add the rest of ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil. Add bacon bits. Cook 2 hours.
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|| Dough Ingredients:1 cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon shortening 1 tablespoon corn meal 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 package yeast 3 cups all-purpose flour or unbleached white flour Sauce Ingredients & Prep: Combine the following ingredients in a sauce pan and cook into a smooth sauce, on medium heat, stirring regularly. Then, refrigerate or cool to room temperature before applying to the pizza. 2 cans (14.5 oz.) Roma or Furmano's Whole Peeled Tomatoes* 1 can (14.5 oz.) Roma or Furmano's Pizza Sauce* 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed 1/2 teaspoon California Garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne black pepper Cheese & Toppings: 2-3 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Your favorite toppings
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Dough Preparation In a large bowl, mix water, milk, brown sugar, salt and shortening with an electric mixer on a low speed for about 1 minute. Add corn meal, olive oil and yeast, and continue mixing it for one minute. Let it rest for 5 minutes. Add the remaining flour and mix it with your hands. Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead the dough about 8 to 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and place it in a covered bowl at an ambient temperature of 70°F-85°F. Let it rest about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Push down the dough and make a 12" to 14" circle with your hands or a rolling pin, if you prefer. See more specific instructions for Panning the Pizza Dough in our "How To Make Pizza" section. Rub the olive oil on the baking sheet and place the pizza dough on it, let it rest for another 45 minutes. Assembly & Baking Preheat your oven to 400°F. Brush the olive oil in the area of the pizza dough on the center, but not brush on the outer ring of the dough. Spread the pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings on the dough. Place the pizza into the oven on the lowest rack, reduce your oven temperature to 375°F, and bake about 8 to 10 minutes, or, until the crust has browned and the toppings are bubbly.
Mealtimes with Families
Mealtimes in families are different depending on thier daily activities. Some families make time to eat together as a family and communicate to others about their day. Other families dont make time to eat together and eat dinner or supper whenever they can fit it into their schedules. We did a poll in our class and it turns out that most people do eat with their their families. But its almost even in between families that don't eat together and families that do eat together.
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Mealtimes in our families vary for different reasons, depending on our schedules and specially our culture. Most of our parents are preoccupied with their occupation and not all the members of our families are home simultaneously, making mealtimes for us a little different. Our different agendas may keeps us apart from mealtimes but our food as a culture is what brings us together even though were apart, it helps us remind the very essence of our traditions. While other familes spend their mealtime seperately, other spends it together. Where we often all sit together at the table to celebrate holidays. The conversations presented during our mealtime involves our daily experiences, which also helps us reminisce the past and the future, reminding what the future may hold for us individualy and as a family.....by the sonny,kim,leo,chris, and allen group
We all sit with our family at dinner most days of the week. We discuss how our day went and anything else that might come to discussion. Sometimes, we eat breakfast or lunch with our families as well, but this happens less often because of work and school. ~The DSIS group
.......................................................................................................................................................................................... Special Family Traditons
For the Filipino section of our class, goat meat is cooked in celebration of special events. For those that have a Mexican or Hispanic background, tamales are a special somewhat difficult food to cook in celebration.
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We all have family traditions, but a tradition that gravitates around food is different. For us, when we celebrate centering food as the main asset of the party, it is most likely a birthday party or holidays and sometimes accomplishments. Different cultures celebrate differently depending on the occasions. Filipino descents has a “debut” party, usually when a lady turns eighteen, which presents a deeper look into our culture, bringing out the elegance out of our traditions with different dishes, whereas for Latin descents, a somewhat similar situation recurs, but instead of 18 it occurs at the age of 15 called “quincenera”. Most of the foods that are served aren’t regular foods for dinner tables, because they concoct the best recipes to celebrate a special occasion. The occasion celebrates a lady’s journey to womanhood, which transcends to the journey of life....sonny,kim,leo,chris,allen group
On birthdays we eat cake. The person who is celebrating their birthday blows out candles on the cake. Jewish people celebrate Shabbat every Friday evening. The Jewish girl in our group says prayers and then eats with her family. She eats different meals, but always the traditional braided bread, called challah
~The DSIS group
Favorite Family Recipes
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Filipino and Mexican dishes
Menudo Empanadas
Filipino and Mexican Dessert Dishes
Halo-Halo Horchata
Food in Cultural Life
Food contributes to our cultural life by...
Coffee is very popular in America. The most popular place to get coffee is Starbucks. Starbucks orginated in Seattle, WA. They offer a wide selection of coffee, tea, and snacks. Not only is Starbucks a coffee shop it is a popular hang out place. They offer WIFI internet service so you can take your work with you and access the internet.
-Potlucks are dinner parties where every family brings a different kind of food. We all share our food so that there’s one big meal. They’re a lot of fun and a big part of our culture. -We all eat cultural foods from our own religions and original countries. However, all of us eat Chinese, Thai, Mexican, and Italian cuisine, to name a few. -In Judaism there are many foods such as challah, matzo, and wine
~DSIS group
Filipino Food
Pancit: a dish that includes thin or thick noodles and vegetables (bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, bean sprouts and green beans). It may also include chicken, pork, beef or seafood (i.e. shrimp).
Lumpias: eggrolls that contain a filling of vegetables and meat wrapped in a thin sheet flour and water.
arroz caldo: a rice soup which usually includes chicken and ginger.
Lechon: A whole pig cooked on a rotary.
Paella: a rice dish usually colored with saffron and steamed with seafood (i.e. squid and muscles), chicken or beef.
Mexican:
Tamales: a shredded beef or chicken wrapped in corn meal and wrapped corn stalks. Steamed and unwrapped from the corn stalks to eat.
Ochepos: a corn meal, with a tamale shape, that is served with red sauce, white sour cream and cheese.
Menudo:
Horchata
Halo-Halo
Special Cultural Traditions
Cultural Foods and Their Significance
Favorite Cultural Recipes
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Food and Culture in Sussex, Wisconsin
Food is an important aspect of cultural life in the U.S. Some foods, such as tacos and sweet and sour chicken, pertain to specific ethnicities—Mexican and Chinese. Other foods, such as the hamburger, symbolize the American way of life. The hamburger generated the fast-food industry, which is very popular in the U.S. Simple to make, and satisfying to eat, the hamburger is popular among people of all ages and backgrounds. Some popular restaurants with cultural ties include Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Wong’s Wok. Cultural foods bring families together and bring back old family traditions.
How to Make a Hamburger
Place the hamburger meat in a large bowl. Begin gently shaping the meat into palm sized ¾” thick patties, and about a ¼ - ½ inch larger than the buns. Each pattie should be about 1/2 pound. Do not overwork the meat. Place the patties on a pre-heated, pre-oiled grill over medium-high heat. Cook both sides approximately 5-7 minutes each, flipping only once. No need for fancy grill marks since the bun hides them anyway. To determine if they are done, a thermometer inserted on the side of the patty should register 160F towards the center. Once cooked, remove from the grill and let the patties rest for about 3 – 5 minutes before serving to really make sure you don’t lose any moisture. Place on a bun along with condiments, such as: ketchup, mustard, onions, pickles, tomatoes, mayo, and lettuce.
Food in Spiritual Life
Food contributes to our spiritual life and our spiritual beliefs by...
Food is an element in a holiday that creates a sense of togetherness and love. Eating dinner together with family members on a special holiday is a common tradition in many American families. The family gathers in the dining room and engages in meaningful conversation while eating food and sharing the blessings they have received.
Holidays and Holiday Foods
Food plays a major role in most of the holidays celebrated in the United States. Some of these holidays include Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Independence Day, and Easter. In the Muslim religion, food is also apart of the holiday, Ramadon. Many of the foods prepared by different ethnic groups here are traditional foods from their native lands.
Some of the most common foods are: Honey-baked ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy with meat, lechon, lumpias, pancit, arroz caldo, paella, tamales, ochepos, mole,Roscon de Reyes, Sambusa (main dish), Sheya (main dish), Dolshi (dessert) with tea, and different types of salads. The majority of these dishes are passed down from generation to generation, therefore traditions are passed down and bonds are formed amongst families. Spiritual Foods In America
We don’t necessarily have foods that are considered “spiritual”, however we do have a couple types of foods that represent spiritual meanings. Bread and wine are 2 examples of food that have so called “spiritual meanings” like for communion the bread represents Jesus’ body that was broken and the wine represents the blood that was spilled. Foods at certain holidays also have a lot of meaning to us, for example for Thanksgiving we come together to bless the food that we have and also to be thankful for the food that we have. For Christmas, food brings us together and the traditional foods are put on a table around all those that we love. This makes the event so much more meaningful and important in our lives. Those are the ways that food are considered spiritual because they make our live much more connected with our family and our self and most importantly it makes our everyday lives much more enjoyable.
Filipino Foods:
Lumpia: A roll in which meat with vegetables like cabbage, carrots, sprouts, and green beans are wrapped in thin sheet of flour and water. The role is slow cooked in a pan inundated with oil until the wrapper turns golden brown.
Pancit: A dish of noodles cooked with a variety of vegetables such as cabbage, green beans, carrots, sprouts. Meat is also added. Some people like to add chicken; some people like to add pork; others like to add shrimp instead. According to older generations, eating pancit is lucky on special days because it is said that it provides a long and healthy life because the noodles are long and smooth.
Lechon: A whole pig is cooked on a rotary over fire. This way, the fat drips away and a lot of people like the to eat the pork with "Mang Tomas" sauce. Little kids also like to munch on the crunchy pork skin.
Arroz Caldo: Rice soup that is usually cooked with chicken.
Round fruits: Round fruits symbolize wholeness. It's traditional to place round fruits around the house and in the bedrooms when the New Year is approaching so that a new year will come again and again and again endlessly -- like a circle without end.
Mexican Foods:
Tamales: Shredded chicken/pork/beef wrapped in corn meal. A corn stalk is spread out and cornmeal is spread over the corn stalk. The meat is then placed onto the cornmeal thus creating three layers. The whole thing is folded over and then it is steamed. The tamale is eaten after the corn stalk wrap is removed.
Mole:
Ochepos:
Spanish Foods:
Paella: A rice dish that is usually colored with saffron. Vegetables and meat are stir fried in a pan. Then rice and water are added and left to boil. After the water boils, the pan is removed from the heat and is left on a counter, covered up, until the rice absorbs the water. Most people prefer the meat to be either seafood (like squid, clams, green mussels), or chicken. Paella is traditionally cooked on St. Joseph's Day (March 19), but it's not reserved just for that day.
Roscon de Reyes: Called "Sweet bread of the Kings", this pastry is usually made for the celebration of the 3 Kings in Christianity. This bread is round and usually, three little figurines are cooked with the bread. The 3 figurines represent the 3 Kings. It is said that whoever gets a piece of the bread that has one of the kings in it is lucky.
American Foods:
Honey-baked ham: The ham is baked in the oven and it is glazed with honey and other sugary mixes to give it taste. Sometimes pineapple juice is poured over the ham to keep it moist.
Turkey: The turkey that is eaten for Thanksgiving and Christmas. You can either fry the turkey in peanut oil, or cook it in an oven. Sometimes gravy is poured on top to give it another flavor.
Mashed potatoes: Potatoes are boiled until soft then they are mashed. Milk and some butter is usually added to the mashed potatoes for a creamier texture and a better taste.
Sambusa is a triangle shaped, that includes cinnamon, peppers, onions, ginger, and sometimes you can include beef in it.
Sheya is a type of lamb
Favorite Holiday Recipes
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Food contributes to our national life and traditions by...
Allowing our families to come together, and enjoy one's company. These foods are ways for us, the younger generation to spend some time with our parents, uncles, and aunts. I know that may seem weird, but its really true because during the time that we are eating, who are we eating with, our family. These foods have been traditions in our families for generations, and it will be something that we will be able to share with our families. This will be our way of connecting with our kids, and at the same time preserving the memory of our parents and grandparents. National Celebrations
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July National Foods and Their Significance
Turkey, Chicken, Menudo, Pozole, Mashed Potatoes, Lumpias, Pancit, corn, cheescake. These make our holiday more than just a regular day, we feel that our holidays aren't complete without these foods. They make the holidays come alive. Favorite National Recipes LumpiaPancit Pizza
INGREDIENTS:
DOUGH
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1 package active dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
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TOPPING
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1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
browned ground beef or Italian sausage, broken up
1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
thinly sliced green pepper and onions, optional
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 to 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
PREPARATION:Add yeast to the water and stir until dissolved. Add sugar, oil and flour. Set mixing bowl filled with dough in warm water for 5 minutes to rise. Pat dough out on a well-greased pizza pan or cookie sheet.
Layer toppings on dough in order listed. Bake at 400° for 15 to 20 minutes.
Root Beer Buffalo
Brisket
You need a 1 lb Buffalo Groves Brisket (2.5 - 3 lbs)
1-2 cloves of crushed garlic (to your taste)
Liquid Smoke
Fresh Ground Pepper or Montreal Steak type of seasoning)
1 White Onion (chopped)
1 bottle of root beer
Take your buffalo brisket and poke a few holes in it on both sides (rub generously with Liquid Smoke. Rub both sides with Pepper or Montreal Steak seasonings (something like that). Put the brisket in a ziplock bag with Garlic, Onions & Root Beer. Shake it up a bit so the flavors blend, then put it in the fridge overnight.
Next Day: Preheat Oven to 225, put the contents of the zip lock bag, in an oven bag... then in a casserole dish... it's important to put a couple slits in the top of the bag...
Cook in the Oven for 8-10 hours... Every 2 hours or so, shake the bag gently to keep the top of the brisket covered with juices...
Polvorones(Mexican short-bread cookies)
Ingredients:
5 lbs. of flour
3 lbs. crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 can of coke-a-cola
In a bowl, start to mix the ingredients, little by little while kneading the dough. Once all the ingredients have been mixed in continue to knead the dough. After that is complete, set aside for a while. Roll-out dough in small amounts and apply the cookie cutters, and place on a cookie sheet.
Bake @ 350 on top rack for 15 mins.
Bake @ 350 on bottom rack for 5 mins. or until golden brown.
In a bowl, place 1 cup of sugar and some cinnamon and mix, this will be used to coat the cookie after its been baked.
Allow to rest and enjoy!
American Foods in my daily life
Usually there are several holidays and events that include a lot of important food for me and my family. Birthdays, New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are the important holidays that come with specific foods to serve on that special day. My family and I have a normal set of mealtimes like breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and sometimes the common midnight snack. My family usually takes turns cooking dinner in order to teach one other espically the children so they may teach their children how to cook for their future. My father himself recently discovered that he has diabetes, so my family changed our whole food system, so we basically replace real sugar with an artifically, but healthier sugar called Splenda. If all my family traditions were erased, then I would have to feel kind of strange and somewhat empty.
My spiritual life is very important to me and my family because we have thanksgiving and christmas that applies a lot to our religon. For thanksgiving and Christmas we always eat turkey and ham as a symbol for our family's gathering on one special night and to be together to celebrate the holiday in our christian way. My father and mother are the ones who usually take charge of cooking, but sometimes they invite me into help them cook.
I do have some cultural food in my home as one example is shown below, one of my favorites is swedish rye bread. It has a way of representing where my ancestors came from. I also love swedish meatballs, but there are other cultural food I love like german chocolate and sausage. I even have some national food and its easily labeled as American food, it results as hamburgers, pizza, hotdogs, ice cream, etc.
Carolyn Huddleston
SWEDISH RYE BREAD
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Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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My family and I come from El Salvador, but we moved to America since sixteen years. We brought our culture. Food is very important to us. In my family, most women cook food for their children and husbands. Most time, they cook beans, rice, hand-make corn tortilla. I believe that my family must eat tortilla, rice, and beans. If without rice or beans, we would feel nothing special to eat. My family's favorite food is pupusa. Pupusa is a thick, hand-made corn tortilla that is stuffed with one or more of the following: cheese, fried pork, chicken, refried beans. It's popular in El Salvador. It's very delicious.
El Salvador Pupusa Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 cups of masa harina ( corn flour for the dough, sometimes called corn masa flour)
1 cup of Water
1 cup of Filling (you can use cheese, fried pork, refried beans) Method:
In a large bowl, mix together the maseca and water and knead well.
Knead in more water, one tablespoonful at a time, if needed to make a moist, yet firm dough. It should not crack at the edges when you press down on it.
Set aside to rest 5-10 minutes.
Roll dough into a log and cut into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball.
Press a hole in each ball with your thumb. Put about 1 tablespoon of desired filling into each ball and fold the dough over to
completely enclose it.
Press the ball out with your palms to form a disc. Be careful that the filling doesn't spill out.
Place the dough between plastic wrap. Roll it out with a rolling pin to about 6" wide and 1/8-1/4" thick.
Heat a skillet over high heat.
Cook each pupusa for about 1-2 minutes on each side till lightly browned and blistered.
Serving: 8 pupusas
SWEDISH RYE BREAD
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Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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SWEDISH RYE BREAD
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Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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Thanksgiving celebrates the Pilgrims, the first Europeans to settle America, coming together and having a harvest feast with the Native Americans. 4th of July celebrates our country’s independence from being a British colony
Thanksgiving—traditional harvest foods. Turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, rolls, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and green beans are among the foods eaten.
On July 4th we usually have cook-outs with hamburgers, hotdogs, French fries, potato salad, grilled vegetables and soda.
It would feel a lot lonelier without food to unite us with our friends and family or even as a nation.
Thanksgiving celebrations may not exist at all.
~DSIS group
Food is important for living life with dignity because...
Food in Family Life
Food contributes to family life by...
Food/Mealtime gives us all a reason to sit down for a while and enjoy doing something together. Not only do we eat together, but we also cook together. For example, learning recipes that our families teach us is a fun activity that brings us closer together.
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Food may be one of the reasons that glues our families together and gives us a chance to chat with each other no matter how busy we may be. The good thing about food is that they remind us of our heritage and our culture because a lot about food can decipher a person’s history. Food helps us preserve some family memories ranging from recipes to traditions. While foods are being distributed from generation to generation, the style also changes depending on our time. Now, cooking isn’t specifically categorized for women because men are also enjoying the experience as much as women...the sonny,kim,leo,chris,and allen group.......
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Dinner with the Family
Everyone seems to like pasta, salad, and barbequed meats and vegetables, except for people who are vegan. Vegans don’t eat meat or dairy products, so they get their protein from beans and tofu instead.
~The DSIS group
Typical American families are always rushing and in a hurry because they are so busy with work, school and sports. The best meals that are generally healthy and convenient for families today are spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, as well as the American favorite, pizza. These meals are well liked by generally everyone and can be healthily made at home, as well as dining out.
Related recipes:
Macaroni and cheese
INGREDIENTS:
· 5 cups cooked macaroni (8 ounces raw)
· 4 tablespoons butter
· 4 tablespoons flour
· 1/4 teaspoon salt
· 1/8 pepper, or to taste
· 2 cups milk
· 3/4 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
· paprika, optional
PREPARATION:
In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir flour into the butter until smooth and bubbly. Stir in salt. Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. continue to cook, stirring constantly, until thickened.
Add cheese and continue to cook and stir until melted. In an 8x10-inch baking dish, alternate layers of macaroni and cheese sauce. Sprinkle with paprika, if desired. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for 20 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.
Serves 6.
Spaghetti and Meatsauce
1/2 lb. bacon
2 1/2 lbs. ground chuck
2 C. chopped onion
1 C. green pepper
6 lbs. 9 oz plum tomatoes (put in blender)
18 oz. tomato paste
1 1/2 C. red wine
1 1/2 C. water
4 t. oregano
4 t. basil
1 t. thyme
1/2 C. parsley
1 bay leaf
2 T. salt
1/4 C. brown sugar
In a 5-6 qt. pan, fry bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and crumble. Brown ground beef in bacon fat. Add onions and green pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Add the rest of ingredients to the pot and bring to a boil. Add bacon bits. Cook 2 hours.
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Pizza
INGREDIENTS:
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Dough Ingredients:1 cup lukewarm water
2 tablespoons milk 2 teaspoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon shortening
1 tablespoon corn meal 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 package yeast 3 cups all-purpose flour or unbleached white flour Sauce Ingredients & Prep: Combine the following ingredients in a sauce pan and cook into a smooth sauce, on medium heat, stirring regularly. Then, refrigerate or cool to room temperature before applying to the pizza. 2 cans (14.5 oz.) Roma or Furmano's Whole Peeled Tomatoes* 1 can (14.5 oz.) Roma or Furmano's Pizza Sauce* 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, crushed 1/4 teaspoon dried marjoram, crushed 1/2 teaspoon California Garlic salt 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne black pepper Cheese & Toppings: 2-3 Cups Shredded Mozzarella Cheese Your favorite toppings
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DIRECTIONS:
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Dough Preparation In a large bowl, mix water, milk, brown sugar, salt and shortening with an electric mixer on a low speed for about 1 minute. Add corn meal, olive oil and yeast, and continue mixing it for one minute. Let it rest for 5 minutes. Add the remaining flour and mix it with your hands. Turn the dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead the dough about 8 to 10 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and place it in a covered bowl at an ambient temperature of 70°F-85°F. Let it rest about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Push down the dough and make a 12" to 14" circle with your hands or a rolling pin, if you prefer. See more specific instructions for Panning the Pizza Dough in our "How To Make Pizza" section. Rub the olive oil on the baking sheet and place the pizza dough on it, let it rest for another 45 minutes. Assembly & Baking Preheat your oven to 400°F. Brush the olive oil in the area of the pizza dough on the center, but not brush on the outer ring of the dough. Spread the pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese and your favorite toppings on the dough. Place the pizza into the oven on the lowest rack, reduce your oven temperature to 375°F, and bake about 8 to 10 minutes, or, until the crust has browned and the toppings are bubbly.
Mealtimes with Families
Mealtimes in families are different depending on thier daily activities. Some families make time to eat together as a family and communicate to others about their day. Other families dont make time to eat together and eat dinner or supper whenever they can fit it into their schedules. We did a poll in our class and it turns out that most people do eat with their their families. But its almost even in between families that don't eat together and families that do eat together.
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Mealtimes in our families vary for different reasons, depending on our schedules and specially our culture. Most of our parents are preoccupied with their occupation and not all the members of our families are home simultaneously, making mealtimes for us a little different. Our different agendas may keeps us apart from mealtimes but our food as a culture is what brings us together even though were apart, it helps us remind the very essence of our traditions. While other familes spend their mealtime seperately, other spends it together. Where we often all sit together at the table to celebrate holidays. The conversations presented during our mealtime involves our daily experiences, which also helps us reminisce the past and the future, reminding what the future may hold for us individualy and as a family.....by the sonny,kim,leo,chris, and allen group
We all sit with our family at dinner most days of the week. We discuss how our day went and anything else that might come to discussion. Sometimes, we eat breakfast or lunch with our families as well, but this happens less often because of work and school. ~The DSIS group
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Special Family Traditons
For the Filipino section of our class, goat meat is cooked in celebration of special events. For those that have a Mexican or Hispanic background, tamales are a special somewhat difficult food to cook in celebration.
..............................................................................................................................................................................
We all have family traditions, but a tradition that gravitates around food is different. For us, when we celebrate centering food as the main asset of the party, it is most likely a birthday party or holidays and sometimes accomplishments. Different cultures celebrate differently depending on the occasions. Filipino descents has a “debut” party, usually when a lady turns eighteen, which presents a deeper look into our culture, bringing out the elegance out of our traditions with different dishes, whereas for Latin descents, a somewhat similar situation recurs, but instead of 18 it occurs at the age of 15 called “quincenera”. Most of the foods that are served aren’t regular foods for dinner tables, because they concoct the best recipes to celebrate a special occasion. The occasion celebrates a lady’s journey to womanhood, which transcends to the journey of life....sonny,kim,leo,chris,allen group
On birthdays we eat cake. The person who is celebrating their birthday blows out candles on the cake. Jewish people celebrate Shabbat every Friday evening. The Jewish girl in our group says prayers and then eats with her family. She eats different meals, but always the traditional braided bread, called challah
~The DSIS group
Favorite Family Recipes
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Filipino and Mexican dishes
Menudo
Filipino and Mexican Dessert Dishes
Halo-Halo
Food in Cultural Life
Food contributes to our cultural life by...
Coffee is very popular in America. The most popular place to get coffee is Starbucks. Starbucks orginated in Seattle, WA. They offer a wide selection of coffee, tea, and snacks. Not only is Starbucks a coffee shop it is a popular hang out place. They offer WIFI internet service so you can take your work with you and access the internet.
-Potlucks are dinner parties where every family brings a different kind of food. We all share our food so that there’s one big meal. They’re a lot of fun and a big part of our culture. -We all eat cultural foods from our own religions and original countries. However, all of us eat Chinese, Thai, Mexican, and Italian cuisine, to name a few. -In Judaism there are many foods such as challah, matzo, and wine
~DSIS group
Filipino Food
Pancit: a dish that includes thin or thick noodles and vegetables (bell peppers, carrots, cabbage, bean sprouts and green beans). It may also include chicken, pork, beef or seafood (i.e. shrimp).
Lumpias: eggrolls that contain a filling of vegetables and meat wrapped in a thin sheet flour and water.
arroz caldo: a rice soup which usually includes chicken and ginger.
Lechon: A whole pig cooked on a rotary.
Paella: a rice dish usually colored with saffron and steamed with seafood (i.e. squid and muscles), chicken or beef.
Mexican:
Tamales: a shredded beef or chicken wrapped in corn meal and wrapped corn stalks. Steamed and unwrapped from the corn stalks to eat.
Ochepos: a corn meal, with a tamale shape, that is served with red sauce, white sour cream and cheese.
Menudo:
Horchata
Halo-Halo
Special Cultural Traditions
Cultural Foods and Their Significance
Favorite Cultural Recipes
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Food and Culture in Sussex, Wisconsin
Food is an important aspect of cultural life in the U.S. Some foods, such as tacos and sweet and sour chicken, pertain to specific ethnicities—Mexican and Chinese. Other foods, such as the hamburger, symbolize the American way of life. The hamburger generated the fast-food industry, which is very popular in the U.S. Simple to make, and satisfying to eat, the hamburger is popular among people of all ages and backgrounds. Some popular restaurants with cultural ties include Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Wong’s Wok. Cultural foods bring families together and bring back old family traditions.
How to Make a Hamburger
Place the hamburger meat in a large bowl. Begin gently shaping the meat into palm sized ¾” thick patties, and about a ¼ - ½ inch larger than the buns. Each pattie should be about 1/2 pound. Do not overwork the meat. Place the patties on a pre-heated, pre-oiled grill over medium-high heat. Cook both sides approximately 5-7 minutes each, flipping only once. No need for fancy grill marks since the bun hides them anyway. To determine if they are done, a thermometer inserted on the side of the patty should register 160F towards the center. Once cooked, remove from the grill and let the patties rest for about 3 – 5 minutes before serving to really make sure you don’t lose any moisture. Place on a bun along with condiments, such as: ketchup, mustard, onions, pickles, tomatoes, mayo, and lettuce.
Food in Spiritual Life
Food contributes to our spiritual life and our spiritual beliefs by...
Food is an element in a holiday that creates a sense of togetherness and love. Eating dinner together with family members on a special holiday is a common tradition in many American families. The family gathers in the dining room and engages in meaningful conversation while eating food and sharing the blessings they have received.
Holidays and Holiday Foods
Food plays a major role in most of the holidays celebrated in the United States. Some of these holidays include Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Year's Eve, Independence Day, and Easter. In the Muslim religion, food is also apart of the holiday, Ramadon. Many of the foods prepared by different ethnic groups here are traditional foods from their native lands.
Some of the most common foods are: Honey-baked ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy with meat, lechon, lumpias, pancit, arroz caldo, paella, tamales, ochepos, mole,Roscon de Reyes, Sambusa (main dish), Sheya (main dish), Dolshi (dessert) with tea, and different types of salads. The majority of these dishes are passed down from generation to generation, therefore traditions are passed down and bonds are formed amongst families.
Spiritual Foods In America
We don’t necessarily have foods that are considered “spiritual”, however we do have a couple types of foods that represent spiritual meanings. Bread and wine are 2 examples of food that have so called “spiritual meanings” like for communion the bread represents Jesus’ body that was broken and the wine represents the blood that was spilled. Foods at certain holidays also have a lot of meaning to us, for example for Thanksgiving we come together to bless the food that we have and also to be thankful for the food that we have. For Christmas, food brings us together and the traditional foods are put on a table around all those that we love. This makes the event so much more meaningful and important in our lives. Those are the ways that food are considered spiritual because they make our live much more connected with our family and our self and most importantly it makes our everyday lives much more enjoyable.
Filipino Foods:
Mexican Foods:
Spanish Foods:
American Foods:
Favorite Holiday Recipes
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Food in National Life
Food contributes to our national life and traditions by...
Allowing our families to come together, and enjoy one's company. These foods are ways for us, the younger generation to spend some time with our parents, uncles, and aunts. I know that may seem weird, but its really true because during the time that we are eating, who are we eating with, our family. These foods have been traditions in our families for generations, and it will be something that we will be able to share with our families. This will be our way of connecting with our kids, and at the same time preserving the memory of our parents and grandparents.
National Celebrations
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Fourth of July
National Foods and Their Significance
Turkey, Chicken
Favorite National Recipes
Lumpia Pancit
Pizza
INGREDIENTS:
- DOUGH
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- 1 package active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 1/2 cups self-rising flour
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- TOPPING
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- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- browned ground beef or Italian sausage, broken up
- 1 can sliced mushrooms, drained
- thinly sliced green pepper and onions, optional
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 to 2 cups shredded Mozzarella cheese
PREPARATION:Add yeast to the water and stir until dissolved. Add sugar, oil and flour. Set mixing bowl filled with dough in warm water for 5 minutes to rise. Pat dough out on a well-greased pizza pan or cookie sheet.Layer toppings on dough in order listed. Bake at 400° for 15 to 20 minutes.
Root Beer Buffalo
Brisket
You need a 1 lb Buffalo Groves Brisket (2.5 - 3 lbs)
1-2 cloves of crushed garlic (to your taste)
Liquid Smoke
Fresh Ground Pepper or Montreal Steak type of seasoning)
1 White Onion (chopped)
1 bottle of root beer
Take your buffalo brisket and poke a few holes in it on both sides (rub generously with Liquid Smoke. Rub both sides with Pepper or Montreal Steak seasonings (something like that). Put the brisket in a ziplock bag with Garlic, Onions & Root Beer. Shake it up a bit so the flavors blend, then put it in the fridge overnight.
Next Day: Preheat Oven to 225, put the contents of the zip lock bag, in an oven bag... then in a casserole dish... it's important to put a couple slits in the top of the bag...
Cook in the Oven for 8-10 hours... Every 2 hours or so, shake the bag gently to keep the top of the brisket covered with juices...
Polvorones(Mexican short-bread cookies)
Ingredients:
5 lbs. of flour
3 lbs. crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 can of coke-a-cola
In a bowl, start to mix the ingredients, little by little while kneading the dough. Once all the ingredients have been mixed in continue to knead the dough. After that is complete, set aside for a while. Roll-out dough in small amounts and apply the cookie cutters, and place on a cookie sheet.
Bake @ 350 on top rack for 15 mins.
Bake @ 350 on bottom rack for 5 mins. or until golden brown.
In a bowl, place 1 cup of sugar and some cinnamon and mix, this will be used to coat the cookie after its been baked.
Allow to rest and enjoy!
American Foods in my daily life
Usually there are several holidays and events that include a lot of important food for me and my family. Birthdays, New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas are the important holidays that come with specific foods to serve on that special day. My family and I have a normal set of mealtimes like breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and sometimes the common midnight snack. My family usually takes turns cooking dinner in order to teach one other espically the children so they may teach their children how to cook for their future. My father himself recently discovered that he has diabetes, so my family changed our whole food system, so we basically replace real sugar with an artifically, but healthier sugar called Splenda. If all my family traditions were erased, then I would have to feel kind of strange and somewhat empty.
My spiritual life is very important to me and my family because we have thanksgiving and christmas that applies a lot to our religon. For thanksgiving and Christmas we always eat turkey and ham as a symbol for our family's gathering on one special night and to be together to celebrate the holiday in our christian way. My father and mother are the ones who usually take charge of cooking, but sometimes they invite me into help them cook.
I do have some cultural food in my home as one example is shown below, one of my favorites is swedish rye bread. It has a way of representing where my ancestors came from. I also love swedish meatballs, but there are other cultural food I love like german chocolate and sausage. I even have some national food and its easily labeled as American food, it results as hamburgers, pizza, hotdogs, ice cream, etc.
Carolyn Huddleston
Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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My family and I come from El Salvador, but we moved to America since sixteen years. We brought our culture. Food is very important to us. In my family, most women cook food for their children and husbands. Most time, they cook beans, rice, hand-make corn tortilla. I believe that my family must eat tortilla, rice, and beans. If without rice or beans, we would feel nothing special to eat. My family's favorite food is pupusa. Pupusa is a thick, hand-made corn tortilla that is stuffed with one or more of the following: cheese, fried pork, chicken, refried beans. It's popular in El Salvador. It's very delicious.
El Salvador Pupusa Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 cups of masa harina ( corn flour for the dough, sometimes called corn masa flour)
1 cup of Water
1 cup of Filling (you can use cheese, fried pork, refried beans)
Method:
- In a large bowl, mix together the maseca and water and knead well.
- Knead in more water, one tablespoonful at a time, if needed to make a moist, yet firm dough. It should not crack at the edges when you press down on it.
- Set aside to rest 5-10 minutes.
- Roll dough into a log and cut into 8 equal portions. Roll each portion into a ball.
- Press a hole in each ball with your thumb. Put about 1 tablespoon of desired filling into each ball and fold the dough over to
- Press the ball out with your palms to form a disc. Be careful that the filling doesn't spill out.
- Place the dough between plastic wrap. Roll it out with a rolling pin to about 6" wide and 1/8-1/4" thick.
- Heat a skillet over high heat.
- Cook each pupusa for about 1-2 minutes on each side till lightly browned and blistered.
Serving: 8 pupusascompletely enclose it.
Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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Make hole in center of dough to bottom; when it comes together, the dough is raised (approximately 2 hours). Make into 4 loaves. Let rise 3/4 hour. Butter tops. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
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Thanksgiving celebrates the Pilgrims, the first Europeans to settle America, coming together and having a harvest feast with the Native Americans. 4th of July celebrates our country’s independence from being a British colony
Thanksgiving—traditional harvest foods. Turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, rolls, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and green beans are among the foods eaten.
On July 4th we usually have cook-outs with hamburgers, hotdogs, French fries, potato salad, grilled vegetables and soda.
It would feel a lot lonelier without food to unite us with our friends and family or even as a nation.
Thanksgiving celebrations may not exist at all.
~DSIS group
GCYP Food Heritage Sites
Food in Afghanistan
Food in Bangladesh
Food in Palestine
Food in Tajikistan
External Links/Resources
The Food Museum Online