Growing Up Eating: food imitates life: Archive

Jun 30th

Jun 29th

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Jun 29th

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“…the best poet is the man who delivers our daily bread: the local...”

– Pablo Neruda

Jun 29th

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support food

in an attempt at supporting my country team in what would be their last match at the world cup this year, i made some traditional antojitos to pick at while watching the aztec warriors fall. recipe: nachos de frijol negro y elote good quality corn tortillas (fried to a crisp) homemade refried black beans 1 ear of bread and butter corn (kernels removed) your favorite cheese (grated; i used...

Jun 29th

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Jun 17th

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i had rice and beans today

In support of the Mexico team crushing France today.

Jun 17th

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day #1

so today is the attempt (#480) at balancing my life starting from the food i eat to how much i move. the gym will be tonight, afraid to look at the scale in the eye. also, cooking. started out with some coffee and a breakfast bar (which was a step up from the strawberry napoleons). lunch will be challenging. i’ve realized im a stress/emotional eater. part of my self-destructive patterns,...

Jun 14th

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the soul of a chef

caught up in the cloud that is culinary school and living in the shadow of the industry i am burning to get into, i sometimes forget the simplicity of it all. i tend to overcomplicate formulas that are as simple as basic math, forgetting that cooking is not a scientific equation, but rather a piece created to indulge yourself and others. an intimate cration in which you share things that make you...

Jun 14th

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day to day grub

in yet another attempt at portion control and self-prescribed willpower, i return to ways of tracking meals. guiding my daily food intake by following (merely as guides) food lists such as anti-inflammation, low-carbs, low sugars, and low-fats has proven effective in times past. i’ve come to terms with the fact that i was not built for dieting. controlling my food intake is like portioning...

Jun 9th

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