Blog Entry 2: The Meaning of Food in My Life.

Peter A. Valencia Jr.
Professor C. Jason Smith
English 101
March 7th, 2014     

      I’m very open minded when it comes to food. I love to eat new things and very rarely do I eat something I dislike. I usually eat a traditional Mexican meal when I’m home. My mother was born and raised in Mexico so it’s no surprise that's the type of food that I gravitate to. My family and I usually eat every night for dinner. My mother usually cooks but when she isn’t able to I won’t hesitate to fire up the stove and prepare a meal. It’s important that everyone in the household knows how to cook so that we don’t rely on one another when we are hungry or give someone a break from cooking. When I cook I work with I have in the refrigerator. The basic items that we mainly have in our kitchen are tortillas, chicken, steak, onions, tomatoes and rice. We can usually cook various meals from these items, my favorite meal is chicken and steak tacos with chopped onions and tomatoes but the guacamole that my mom prepares for it tops it. My mother and sisters usually shop for groceries every sunday so that there is food to cook for the week. When go out to eat at a restaurant I’d like to go to places I’ve never ate before. In my house we basically eat almost the same thing every week so when I do go out to eat I love to experience different types of meal especially spicy foods.