Shaniyah’s Blog

    Reflection              The most exciting part about this project is being able to see all my ideas on how I pictured them in my mind and being able to go home and share this with my aunt. Something that really helped my process when creating this project was the "Munchies" video and the 3 little pigs chi restaurant. Seeing how he connected his food to his experience with struggling to fit into American society without losing sight of his true beliefs, inspired me to use my recipe presentation to further explain, and she through pictures what my favorite dessert meant to me. Not only did munchies help me, but my peers did as well hear how symbolic the food and snacks were significant to them, and their lives allowed me to be more open and comfortable with sharing my story, and I find being able to illustrate my previous thoughts through pictures cool. Using this graphic novel format helped me further understand the power of symbolism. How...

      After watch watching a couple of videos on the Munchies youtube channel, I ran into a video about a man named, Henry Cai. He is the owner of 3 little pigs Chi, a restaurant based in Chicago, Illinois. In the video he talks about his accidental success, and how it’s changed his life.      In start of the video Henry mentions how his recipes started off as crazy experiments he used to try with his favorite food for instance, barbecued ribs and fried chicken. He then leveled up to a 200 square foot kitchen, where all he does is cook and work on his craft. He sells plates of food through his website and sometimes even through instagram direct messages. He laters says how he likes the fact that some of his customers direct message him, because it allows him to build a relationship with them and provide the best customer service. In his words “In like 5-10 years I still hope to maintain that relationship, with both old customers and new customers.” He ...

     Everyone at some point in life will have an “aha” moment. Some moments may be significant while others may be small, either way it is when you recognize or comprehend something. Ultimately, it is coming to an important understanding, almost like when the light bulb turns on in your head. It is almost like a sense of relief.   Generally, “aha” moments are usually triggered by real life examples, asking questions, reflection activities and / or problem solving in teams.     As earlier stated,   “aha” moments are usually triggered by real life examples, asking questions, reflection activities and / or problem solving in teams   just to name a few. I realized my “aha moment simply off of my experience today and speaking with my mother about how I was feeling. She provided me with some great advice which allowed me to change my thoughts on the matter and now I am feeling relieved. In short, value the “aha moment, it is a powerful feeling!  ...

                                   When I was 3 years old to about 9 years old, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday, not because of my family, not because the fun games we used to play, but because of the Banana Pudding, the process of making it was fun. Me and my aunt used to be in the kitchen every night before I used to eat the residue out of the bowl, while my aunt laughed. To you it may seem like a random moment but to this is what allowed us to bond.  In we speak about how people use their cultures and traditions represent parts of their personality and background, and a one people do that is through food. For instance, the “What I Eat” photo project, showed a bunch of people around the world showing off their daily and what they eat and how it ties to their personal and cultural life, for example João Agustinjo Cardoso, a fisherman, has a typical daily meal at his floating house on a t...

         For lunch today I had chipotle, I got a Burrito bowl. My typical bowl would consist of, White rice, steak (sometimes half steak, half chicken if I’m feeling greedy), lettuce, sour cream, cheese, black beans, and I top it off with some vinaigrette. Eating these bowls I consume about 750 calories. These tend to cost about 10 to 20 dollars depending on how you make it and what you choose to put in it.