Thank You for a Great Class

I really enjoyed both sections. Thank you for a fun time.

Have a great holiday, rest up, and, most importantly, eat lots of good food.

¡Buen provecho!

 -D

Week 18 | Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Lucinda Scala Quinn's Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce from Mad Hungry with Lucinda Scala Quinn on Hallmark Channel, USA

Week 18: Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Tue 12.18*

*Sec. 2 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Whispers (150 S. 2nd St. at The Hammer Theater)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 17: Steak and Guinness Pie

Jamie Oliver's Steak and Guinness Pie from Jamie at Home on Channel 4, UK

Week 17: Steak and Guinness Pie

Thu 12.13*

*Sec. 8 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Whispers (150 S. 2nd St. at The Hammer Theater)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Upcoming:

Week 18: Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Tue 12.18*

*Sec. 2 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Whispers (150 S. 2nd St. at The Hammer Theater)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 16: Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken

Ina's Garten's Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken from The Barefoot Contessa on The Food Network, USA

Week 16: Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken

Tue12.4/Thu 12.6*

*Last full week of classes

Class: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (DRAFT 1; BRING 1 COPY)

Upcoming:

Week 17: Steak and Guinness Pie

Thu 12.13*

*Sec. 8 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Flames (88 S. 4th, across from MLK Library)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 18: Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Tue 12.18*

*Sec. 2 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Whispers (150 S. 2nd St. at The Hammer Theater)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Food News 12.1

• Netflix’s Nailed It returns for a six-episode holiday edition (Popsugar)
• Mexican food museum to open in LA in 2019 (HollywoodReporter) 
• Meet McDonald's new holiday pie (NBC News)
• This dumpling is the size of your face. What's wrong with that? (Delish)
• You decide: Should a mother-in-law charge $21 per person forChristmas dinner? (TheTakeOut)
• Here is every state's favorite holiday candy (Forbes)

 

Self-Reflection Essay and ePortfolio

Instructions for your Fall 2018 Self-Reflection Essay and ePortfolio can be found HERE.

Due:

• Week 16: Thu 12.6- ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (DRAFT 1; BRING 1 COPY) 
• Week 17 (Sec. 8 only): Thu 12.13- ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)
• Week 18 (Sec. 2 only): Tue 12.8 -ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

 

Week 15: Saltimbocca Alla Romana

Donal Skehan's Saltimbocca alla Romana from Donal Skehan on YouTube, USA

Week 15: Saltimbocca Alla Romana
Tue 11.27/Thu 11.29
Class: Multimedia presentations; English Department Assessment prep*
Due: PART 1- TUE 11.27 (PROMPT; BRING 1 COPY); PART 2- THU 11.29 (FINAL DRAFT; BRING 1 COPY—NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS)*

*please bring a laptop or mobile device to class on Thursday

Upcoming:

Week 16: Skillet-Roasted Lemon Chicken

Tue12.4/Thu 12.6*

*Last full week of classes

Class: Multimedia presentations; Writers workshop

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (DRAFT 1; BRING 1 COPY)

Week 17: Steak and Guinness Pie

Thu 12.13**

**Sec. 8 Final Exam Period

Meet: 7:15 – 9:00 a.m.

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Week 18: Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce

Tue 12.18***

***Sec. 2 Final Exam Period

Meet: 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. at Whispers (150 S. 2nd St. at The Hammer Theater)

Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)

Food News 11.22

• Portland's Salt & Straw transform Thanksgiving dinner into ice creams (Forbes)
• Here's what a Thanksgiving dinner cost the year you were born (USA Today)
• American pastry chefs are in decline (New York Times)
• Here are a few ways to save money at Starbucks (Delish)
• American kids try a century's worth of school lunch foods (Bon Appétit) 
• A broke person's guide to holiday food gifts (Delish)

Week 14: Sardinian Couscous with Clams

Nigella Lawson's Sardinian Couscous with Clams from Nigellissima on BBC Two, UK

Week 14: Sardinian Couscous with Clams

Tue 11.20/Thu 11.22*

*No Class: Thanksgiving

Read: TBD

Class: Multimedia presentations

Upcoming:

Week 15: Saltimbocca Alla Romana

Tue 11.27/Thu 11.29

Class: Multimedia presentations

 

Food News 11.14

• Will Meghan Markle bring Thanksgiving to the Royal Family? (Romper)
• Did you know the ramen was am in-demand commodity in US prisons? (Vox)
• Vegans deserve a Thanksgiving dinner, too (Tasty)
• Lady Gaga delivers pizza and coffee to fire evacuees in Malibu (People)
• For a limited time, Krispy Kreme back its Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed Doughnut (QSR Magazine)
• CBD-infused sparkling water is the next thing (Delish)

Expository: Kitchen Confidential

In a funny and fast-paced memoir, Anthony Bourdain took readers on a tour of what he called the “culinary underbelly.” It is an often seedy and unvarnished look at his rise from lowly dishwasher to world-renowned chef.

The expository essay you will write about Kitchen Confidential has two parts:

Part 1: First, on Thu 11.15, come to class with a prompt of your own design. You may focus your prompt on any aspect of the book, but be sure that it has enough breadth to sustain a 750-word essay. We will workshop prompts in class. Then, along with your prompt, have a draft thesis ready. This thesis will also be  workshopped. Bring both items on one hard copy.

Part 2: On Tue 11.20 (note the Tuesday due date), you will bring one hard copy of your completed essay to class. In class, we will annotate it. Instructions will be given at that time. 

Required:

• MLA Style
• Approximately 750 words
• Works cited page

Due: PART 1- TUE 11.27 (PROMPT; BRING 1 COPY); PART 2- THU 11.29 (FINAL DRAFT; BRING 1 COPY—NO EMAIL SUBMISSIONS)*

*NEW DATES

Week 13: Punjabi Chicken with Spinach

Anjum Anand's Punjabi Chicken with Spinach from Indian Food Made Easy on BBC, UK

Week 13: Punjabi Chicken with Spinach
Tue 11.13/Thu 11.15

Class: Multimedia presentations, Watch—Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unkown, S3E5—(“Mexico”)

Upcoming:

Week 14: Sardinian Couscous with Clams

Tue 11.20/Thu 11.22*

*No Class: Thanksgiving

Read: TBD

Class: Multimedia presentations

Due: EXPOSITORY (DUE TUE 11.20 WITH ANNOTATIONS)

Foods News 11.7

• Sold out minutes: Thanksgiving Pringles (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Starbuck's first sign language store opens in DC (CNN) 
• Man sues DC Maggiano's for "overserving" him, resulting in a fall on subway line (TheTakeOut)
• Don't sample soups this way {Yahoo! News)
• Donal Skehan explores donuts in LA (YouTube)
• This London coffeehouse cards kids under the age of 16 for coffee purchases (New York Post)

 

Week 12: Melted Ice Cream Cone Cake

Joshua John Russell's Melted Ice Cream Cone Cake from Man About Cake on YouTube,USA

Week 12: Melted Ice Cream Cone Cake
Tue 11.6/Thu 11.8
Read: KC—pg. 251-295
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch—Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, S3E2 (“Los Angeles”)
Due: REFLECTION 6A OR 6B    

Upcoming:

Week 13: Punjabi Chicken with Spinach

Tue 11.13/Thu 11.15

Read: TBD

Class: Multimedia presentations, Watch—Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unkown, S3E5—(“Mexico”)

Due: EXPOSITORY

Food News 10.31

• UK conservatives up in arms over bakery's practice of calling gingerbread men "gingerbread persons" (Vice)
• Kids try famous foods from movies (Bon Appétit)
• Consider cottage cheese for your next late night munchie (KVOA-TV)
• Here's what's inside McDonald's upcoming $6 meal deals (Wall Street Journal)
• Now you can try the "Pregnant Turkey Prank" (Delish)  
• Meso Modern Mediterranean, Blue Bottle Coffee coming to Santana Row (The San Jose Blog)

 

Week 11: Cookies and Cream Fudge Brownies

Lorraine Pascal's Cookies and Cream Fudge Brownies from| Lorraine's Fast, Fresh, and Easy Food on BBC, UK

Week 11: Cookies and Cream Fudge Brownies
Tue 10.30/Thu 11.1
Read: KC—pg. 219-250
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations 

Upcoming:

Week 12: Lemony Ricotta Pie
Tue 11.6/Thu 11.8
Read: KC—pg. 251-295
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations; Watch—Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations, S3E2 (“Los Angeles”)
Due: REFLECTION 6A OR 6B  

Food News 10.24

• New season of The Great American Baking Show coming this winter (Food & Wine)
• Here are all the Halloween recipes you'll need this season (Tasty) 
• Inventor of the green bean casserole dies at 92 (HuffPost)
• Lin-Manuel Miranda steps up to revive Puerto Rico's devastated coffee industry (Miami Herald)
• What more could you ask for?: Costco is selling 4-lb pumpkin pies this season (Delish)
• This British beer thief is a David Schwimmer look-alike (Sky News)

Reflection 6B: Stop Faking It: On a Processed Foods Fast

Note: For Reflection 6, do only 6A or 6B, not both.

Since WWII, America has come to rely heavily on processed foods—those foods that have, in some way, been altered from their natural state. Low costs, ease of use, and wide availability have made processed foods convenient and popular options at every meal. However, in recent years many have begun to rethink the place of these foods in the American diet. Now, as people are again recognizing the value of whole foods, processed foods are increasingly under fire for their role in everything from obesity to malnutrition to diabetes. How difficult would it be for you to avoid eating any prepackaged or processed foods for 3-5 days? Can you abstain from eating anything that comes frozen, in a box, a can, a bag, or any type of packaging, instead eating only whole, natural foods? Which processed foods would be the most challenging for you to give up? Likewise, with which foods are you most likely to cheat? And if you must cheat, explain the circumstances. For this reflection, attempt to eat only whole foods for 3-5 days, excluding dairy, meats, grains, coffee and tea.

Include at least two of the following articles in your discussion:

• "Eight Tips on How to Make Clean Eating Budget-Friendly" (CleanFoodCrush)
• "Eating Clean? Six Processed Foods You Can Avoid and Easily Make at Home" (Eating Well)  
• "Nine Ways that Processed Foods are Slowly Killing People" (Authority Nutrition) 
• "I Cut Out Processed Foods for Two Weeks, and Here’s What Happened" (Bustle)
• "What is Clean Eating? 5 Dos and Don’ts for Your Best Body Ever" (Shape)
• "The Beginner’s Guide to Ditching Processed Foods" (Prevention)

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page

Due: Thu 11.8

Reflection 6A: Sweet Nothings—On Sugar Detoxing

Note: For Reflection 6, do either 6A or 6B, not both.

Unfortunately, the American obsession with sugar has come due. From obesity to diabetes to cancer, sugar is the likeliest culprit in a number of our ailments. The challenge for health-conscious Americans, however, isn't simply to avoid ice cream and cookies. The real challenge comes from the fact that sugar is so pervasive in our foods. In fact, a number of everyday foods, ranging from juice to yogurt, contain surprising amounts of sugar. Thus, the process of eliminating sugar from our diets can feel less like eating better and more like detoxifying from a harmful drug. For this reflection, avoid sugar for 3-5 full days. As you do so, consider what urges you must fight. What are the hardest foods to avoid? And what does going without sugar reveal about your everyday diet?

Include at least two of the following articles in your discussion:

• "Ten Things You Don’t Know about Sugar (and What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You)" (Huffington Post)
• "Is Sugar Really Toxic? Sifting through the Evidence" (Scientific American)
• "Dr. Fuhrman's Three-Day Sugar Detox" (The Dr. Oz Show)
• "Your Easy Guide to the Sugar Detox Diet" (Shape)
• "How to do a Sugar Detox (Without Going Crazy)" (DailyBurn)
• "In Defense of Sugar" (Eater) 

Required:

• MLA Style
• 1.5 pages in length
• Works cited page

Due: Thu 11.8