Saturday, August 28, 2010

Go Bananas !

If you'd ask me about how I kept cool during the summer, I would give you a one word answer - shakes! Usually I would go for that ice cold soda or for some Dreyer's Mocha ice cream. But this summer, I decided to take a slightly more healthy snack, which of corse was fruit smoothies.  Honestly, I did not chose this for myself out of the blue, it was one of those things my mom began making me drink with my pancakes or whatever else I had for breakfast. I myself am a picky eater and never really liked to eat fruit, but that is just me. But one morning my mom made me a blueberry milkshake, and it was not bad at all. I got used to drinking shakes or smoothies and made some banana milkshakes on hot summer afternoons for myself as well.
It soon was not a thing I had to force myself to have or else my mother would scold me, but it was something that made me feel refreshed and healthy. It kind of changed my way of eating - cutting back on sodas, getting some exercise, and choosing better snaps instead of chips. Although I still love my junk food, I enjoy having healthier choices as well.
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Can't have a party without Mexican food !

If you asked me what I normally eat at home, being in a Mexican household, I'd probably tell you I have Mexican food almost everyday. People might think that's not a bad deal, and I'm not saying it is, but having rice, tortillas, and some sort of chicken or meat everyday kind of gets old. And, of corse, as if it wasn't enough, every family gathering or party on the weekends, theres got to be Mexican food. Not saying I have built a hate on Mexican food, which would be kind of crazy since I'm full Mexican, I have my favorite dishes as well. One dish I absolutely love is enchiladas with salsa verde. Normally enchiladas are made with red sauce, but I personally like the salsa verde, just cause it gives it enough spice to the enchiladas. Over the summer I got to test some of my own cooking skills with my mom, and one of the things we made was this. Sure mine wasn't as good as hers, but I will get to learn it some day. A major tip for making this amazing dish is having a lot of patience and time. There are many steps to making this, such as cooking the chicken, making the salsa, shredding the chicken and rolling it into tacos, and some other steps. It takes a while, but in the end, it's worth it.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Welcome!

Hey guys, welcome to my blog about foods. I will post all different kinds of foods on this blog & try some recipes out as well. Hope you enjoy this!