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Warm syrup drizzling over and pooling in the fluffy waffles craters. The sweet breakfast is comforting on an autumn cold morning. Many things can be added to this creation. Crisp whipped cream, ripe fruits like blueberries, raspberries and strawberries, and powdered sugar sprinkled over the top like the first snow of December.

Waffles, as great as they are; has their drawbacks. Leave it in the toaster for too long and it’ll be burnt and too crunchy for anyone’s liking. However, leave the waffle out of the freezer to thaw and it’ll be soggy.

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Positive: The way the chocolate chips melts into the soft, delicious cookie makes me happy. When making them the way the ingredients just combine and mix together seamlessly makes me excited to see how they turn out. You start off mixing the sugars, butter, and eggs. Then you add the flour slowly. Last, you add the chocolate chips and mix it together. You get to see the process, from start to finish. My favorite is when my mom makes them. She makes them so gooey and soft but not too soft. When you bite into one, you get the sweetness and the softness all in one bite, it's nearly breathtaking. I love when they are fresh out of the oven because you get the maximum gooeyness and the flavors are all still combined fully. When you start making the dough, beating the butter makes a gooshy sound, nearly like if you were mixing a slime. Then when you add in the chocolate chips, it makes the mixer bounce around the bowl, thud, thud. When you put them in the oven, the smell the cookies give off when baking is a sweet delicious smell.

Negative: When making the chocolate chip cookies, you tend to make a big mess. You have to take out the ingredients using a measuring cup, measuring spoons, multiple bowls, and  utensils. You have to measure out all of the ingredients, then you have to keep the dry ingredients from the wet ingredients. Mixing the wet and dry ingredients together sounds simple, but it can be so annoying. You have to be SUPER careful of the mixer speed because if it is too high, you’re going to have to clean up the mess from the flour being thrown everywhere. But after making a couple batched, you get the hang of it. Scooping the dough into little balls is the worst part. My mom gave me her recipe so I made the dough and then asked her to put them on the baking sheets. It is so tedious, time consuming and annoying. The outcome is worth it though. After she scoops them out, I bake them and keep a VERY close eye on them because if I don’t, they end up burnt and hard and gross. As far as I know, nearly nobody likes a burnt hard cookie. Mrs. Fields is my second favorite for cookies.

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POSITIVE: You can taste how warm the nutella gets while the banana is mushed under the thick crepe. You can cut one open and just see how it oozes out with melted nutella all inside. Its a good warm snack to have the bananas are not to thick and cold the nutella is not chunky or cold everything is just smoothed on throughout the inside of the crepe. On the outside its topped with powdered sugar along with drizzle of nutella to give it that look that makes you want to try it and looks so satisfying to want to cut. It tastes good when its served warm and when its done properly. The thick long crepes that are covered with banana and nutella are the best. Everything is evened out and there is not to much of everything. Not to sweet and not to plain. As long as there is enough and is evenly throughout the crepe it is the best. You can have one piece and taste the slice of banana that is perfect without it being dry or big. The nutella makes everything else warm while its dripping throughout the crepe just waiting to ooze out. Along with giving it that sweet but not so sweet taste. The bananas are so chewy and blended just right within the crepes. You would think there isnt to many but the amount it just right to have inside the crepes and makes it have an even amount of flavor added inside.

NEGATIVE: Although its so warm and filled inside making it look so good on the outside it is not enough to get you full. You would think its something great to have in the morning yet unlike pancakes its not enough. They can be so filled on the inside but once you start cutting it slice by slice it will be like 6 pieces to eat of it and its so addictive that it will make you want to continue eating until its enough for you. It also depends where you get it from since some might make it smaller or put more of one thing rather then the other. It can also be a bit messy due to the nutella pouring out. I do not like being messy or a messy eater in general but that nutella will stick on the side of your mouth if there is to much of it on top or filled inside of it. Some can also be to thin or served to cold to make it tasty how you would want it. You need to go to the right spot that knows exactly what their doing. Some bananas can taste to dry and thick on the inside not making it taste good to blend with the nutella. You would need a thinner amount of bananas and warm nutella to be covered and served exactly how you would want it to taste to give it that great warm and sweet flavor youve been craving for

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My favorite family dinner is Batata Mahshi or in English stuffed potatoes. The very idea of it make me so happy and makes me think about home. The smell of it being cooked is unparalleled in my home. The sizzling of olive oil on the pan cooking up ground beef and nuts.  and the heat of the oven from the potatoes being put in. It isnt a food we eat regularly so every time it is made its a special day. The look of my moms smirking face when I get out of my room because of the strong smell that envelops the house. As she knew I would be so very happy to see what she made.
Potatoes stuffed with ground meat and almonds and put in olive oil into an oven and cooked with the insides of the potato around it for every single bite to be absolutely amazing. and at times served with a portion of white rice on the bottom with the juices of the food being soaked into it for even something so plain being so magnificent.

No negatives aside not being made enough. I'm a picky eater and this has nothing I hate no onions, no pickles, nothing of the sort. Just potatoes and meat its like a holiday resort. And by the time I take that first bite to my last my face will never waver and ill surely be glad.

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My favorite food of all time would definitely have to be bicol express. The way the kitchen smells when my mom is making it. It is like one of her favorite meals as well because during her childhood she actually lived in the Bicol region and she never actually tried bicol express when she was younger because a meal like that during those times was something only common to wealthy people. It is a spicy food, depending on how the person cooks it they can make it next level spicy which just hurts sometimes but taste good no matter what. And as you can probably tell, I love eating it with rice, when you’re filipino, everything just hits different with rice. It is made up of long chillies, shrimp paste, coconut milk, pork and garlic. And not gonna lie there’s food out there that just looks nasty but ends up tasting amazing. This food is so good that whenever my mom brings this to a filipino party, it’ll always be the first dish finished which kinda sucks at the same time for me. The only i wouldn’t like about this dish though is some people make it overly spicy for no reason. And I do feel like some people who make it use too much green pepper. But the way the shrimp paste and coconut milk turns all the meat and sauce pink, with the red and green chillies sticking out is just another form of heaven.

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Positives: It is good all around the year. You can have it hot on a cold day to warm your stomach up. It’s also good when it is serve it cold so you can have it on a hot day to cool yourself off. It is also super healthy because it's all out of vegetables. The main ingredient is beet root which is  good for creating more red blood cells. Some other ingredients are vegetables like carrots, onions, cabbage. You can add as much fat to it as to your liking and you get to pick if you want it with meat or fish but mostly it is made with meat. Since it is low in calories you can eat it as much as you want or as much as you can eat and not worry about getting fat. It is the best when you add some sour cream and have a piece of bread with it. It's good to eat when you are sick because it is easy on the stomach. And if you are not a fan of the red borscht then you can try the green borscht which is also called sorrel soup but its ingredients are different then the red borscht but it’s still good.
Negative: Like any other healthy food you can always have it unhealthy. Even though it is good on cold days it is never a main dish it is always a side dish to warm your stomach up for the main dish. You never get enough with one dish. It has no  smell so you never know when it is being cooked.

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                                             Fettuccine Alfredo With ShrimpThe pasta is delicious and compliments the shrimp. The Broccoli is perfectly made to fit the dish and always leaves me satisfied. This is a dish that takes a little bit of work but always pay off. The sauce is typically rich and creamy so it got that money. It is made with fettuccine noodles, a creamy 4 cheese Alfredo sauce(Asiago cheese, Ricotta Romano, Parmesan), and some shrimp from da sea. The pasta company is barilla. My mom used to make this dish all the time but now she just makes it without the shrimp. The shrimp makes it so much better. My mom makes this other dish with fettuccine noodles that has bacon and chicken it but I still feel like nothing is better than the normal broccoli and shrimp of the past. I remember when I used to live on the south side my mom used to make it all the time and I would always look forward to eating it. Since then my brother has developed a shrimp allergy and so my mom no longer makes the dish. I have yet to find a place that makes it better and so because of that I haven't had it in so long. I remember eating this dish and being  ready to have it the next day. Since then I haven't found a dish that compares to it and so im slowly but surely trying to bribe my mom to make the dish again and make my brother his own bowl. But its gonna take more bribing.  Negative    What I don't like is that I cant have this meal because of my brothers allergy. Also you gotta keep a napkin close cuz the sauce will get on your face. I hate that I have to wait until my mom makes it in order to get my favorite dish back.  So many places make it but its not the same and doesn't taste the same. The dish is kind of heavy meal so I typically knock out right after . Almost like Thanksgiving or Christmas you get that feeling in your stomach. Sometimes the broccoli is to hard or super soggy. That makes it kinda nasty and weird tasting so its not fire like its supposed to be. The noodles can be to hard and taste stale and that sucks to because with this meal you want everything to be exactly perfect. If its not perfect you are not gonna be able to enjoy the meal that well. When you overcook chicken a little bit you can still eat it and it will be fine. But if the broccoli or noddles are messed up it wont taste right. You have to be careful with how much salt you put because to much will ruin the dish and it will make you go looking for the closest cup of water. Again if you are looking to go out and be light  and eat something that is not gonna fill you. You cant eat this meal because its a filling meal.     

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                                             Fettuccine Alfredo With ShrimpThe pasta is delicious and compliments the shrimp. The Broccoli is perfectly made to fit the dish and always leaves me satisfied. This is a dish that takes a little bit of work but always pay off. The sauce is typically rich and creamy so it got that money. It is made with fettuccine noodles, a creamy 4 cheese Alfredo sauce(Asiago cheese, Ricotta Romano, Parmesan), and some shrimp from da sea. The pasta company is barilla. My mom used to make this dish all the time but now she just makes it without the shrimp. The shrimp makes it so much better. My mom makes this other dish with fettuccine noodles that has bacon and chicken it but I still feel like nothing is better than the normal broccoli and shrimp of the past. I remember when I used to live on the south side my mom used to make it all the time and I would always look forward to eating it. Since then my brother has developed a shrimp allergy and so my mom no longer makes the dish. I have yet to find a place that makes it better and so because of that I haven't had it in so long. I remember eating this dish and being  ready to have it the next day. Since then I haven't found a dish that compares to it and so im slowly but surely trying to bribe my mom to make the dish again and make my brother his own bowl. But its gonna take more bribing.  Negative    What I don't like is that I cant have this meal because of my brothers allergy. Also you gotta keep a napkin close cuz the sauce will get on your face. I hate that I have to wait until my mom makes it in order to get my favorite dish back.  So many places make it but its not the same and doesn't taste the same. The dish is kind of heavy meal so I typically knock out right after . Almost like Thanksgiving or Christmas you get that feeling in your stomach. Sometimes the broccoli is to hard or super soggy. That makes it kinda nasty and weird tasting so its not fire like its supposed to be. The noodles can be to hard and taste stale and that sucks to because with this meal you want everything to be exactly perfect. If its not perfect you are not gonna be able to enjoy the meal that well. When you overcook chicken a little bit you can still eat it and it will be fine. But if the broccoli or noddles are messed up it wont taste right. You have to be careful with how much salt you put because to much will ruin the dish and it will make you go looking for the closest cup of water. Again if you are looking to go out and be light  and eat something that is not gonna fill you. You cant eat this meal because its a filling meal.     

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I hear the sizzle of the Parmesan melting onto the pepperoni as the pizza comes out of the old fashioned oven. The cheese oozing from a piece of pizza as it slides into the box. The strong smell left in the car from the box of delicious pizza. These are just some of the memorable parts of MOD Pizza. MOD Pizza is my favorite pizza place and trust me I've tried many places. Each pizza made to perfection with a bursting flavor in every bite. I always go to MOD pizza with my mom after we've done something fun, like after going to Great America or after going shopping. Every time I go to MOD, I order the same thing because why change what's already delicious. I always ask for a gluten-free crust with barbecue sauce. I add cheese, pepperoni, garlic butter, and have them sprinkle parmesan cheese on top. MOD Pizza always smells so good so I'm already hungry before the pizzas is even made. I always get a side of banana peppers to eat while I wait. The pizza is made in one of those open ovens with the flame inside which adds to the charm of the place. The pizza is always done in 5 minutes and everything is gooey and smells great. At the end,  I always ask for a barbecue swirl on the top because the more barbeque sauce the better. As we drive home the pizza creates a delicious smell in the car that makes my mouth water. I always want to eat on the way home but it's too messy to eat in the car. I have gone there at least 10  times and will continue to order the same thing and continue to enjoy it every time!.

Just like most places, the pizza and the place have its downsides. There used to be one really close to us but they closed. Now we have to travel a few extra minutes to get to to a different MOD pizza. Also, pizza can be a little expensive. One pizza costs about $11.00 for a gluten-free crust. But in a family of 6 one serving size pizza will not fill all of us up. My brothers and dad can eat a whole pizza themselves. There are many other places that are cheaper and have bigger pizzas. Another major downside is toppings. You could go to the same MOD pizza two separate times in a month and on the second trip, the toppings might not be the same. The meats are usually the same but the vegetables tend to be different. I get the same thing every time, so I would hate to have to change my order. Another downside is that MOD pizza doesn't deliver so if you're having one of those days where you don't want to cook and you don’t want to go out, then it really isn't the best option. Every place you go tends to have some positives and some negatives. These downsides are bad for me at least. Like me, if you don’t drive or have a car, it is hard to get pizza from MOD pizza. Also, if you have a big family and don’t have unlimited money, MOD is a little expensive for more than two people. You just have to realize that MOD pizza can not be an everyday thing. So there are negatives but they are outweighed by the positives.

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Positives:

The warm sizzling pops of a slice of cheese, the bright yellow cheese, the red tomatoes, and the brown crust all are cooked to perfection. Whenever you are in a hunger pinch you can grab a stored frozen one which is easy to make, ready to go in under half an hour. A simple cheese pizza will be sufficient but if you ever want more to it, you can have sausage, pepperoni, or whatever you want. The taste of any pizza really is warm goodness added with the flavor of any added toppings. To make it one step better, have a pizza with creamy cheese inside the crispy crust. With every bite you can taste the fulfilling flavor in just one slice of pizza, the comforting cheese, along with the cold tomato sauce produces one of the best eating experiences. Even the audible part of taking a bite out of one crispy fresh slice gives off the same experience as eating it too. If you're making yourself a frozen pizza you can watch the journey in the oven from a frozen uncooked pizza to a satisfyingly finished colorful pizza. Going beyond the basics, adding toppings such as a sliced piece of bacon, and even as outgoing as juicy pineapple slices adds much more than you think to eating experience. The way of making a pizza is different for all, picking the frozen parts is truly a wonderful task. To summarize, whenever you're in a tough decision picking the rewarding frozen pizza is always a smart path to choose.

Negatives:

Unfortunately; pizza does have its drawbacks to it, it is chock full of those yucky nasty fats which may push you on to a diet. We also can not forget that pizza is still an ugly fast food at the end of the day. Yep, eating too much pizza has the same effect as if you were to eat ten grease full double-cheeseburgers so always be mindful of that. In no way should pizza be consumed on a daily or even weekly basis, instead for consistency eat a nutritious, green, and fresh pear to fill that hunger void. If we look at the components of pizza we can see even more ugly pimples. The cheese of a cheese pizza threatens you the most on a pizza, it's filled to the brim of calories, overflowing with sodium which can cause problems in people with high blood pressure. Just to paint a picture, one ounce of cheese contains as many calories as three and a half squares of chocolate, and that is without the deluge of sodium. In other words, pizza is overweight with calories and very likely will pass it on to you if you fall into its delusional and decisive aroma. I also forgot to mention that, pizza in another way is ugly because if you are allergic to dairy, you can simply can not enjoy it. Overall pizza is not the friendly food that we want it to be, it will without hesitation, stab us in the back if we are not constantly watching our calorie intake when around pizza.

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POSITIVE :  This is a soup which is translated to Mexican beef soup in English. I love when my grandma makes this because of all the delicious ingredients it contains. The beef is always juicy, giving the soup more flavor. When making it, my grandma adds a lot of vegetables. I always see her adding fresh, full grown carrots as orange as a goldfish. She also puts in one of my favorite vegetables of all, zucchini. The big, dark green vegetable tastes great alone to me but when added to the caldo de res, my mouth waters. The smell that fills up the house letting us know my grandma is cooking up this dish is wonderful. Just the scent of it will stuff your stomach. My second favorite thing about the soup is the sun like corn the soup also contains. The vivid shade of the corn when I see it makes me feel vibrant. Overall, not only does the soup taste amazing and will make you see fireworks when consuming it,  but the residue is a big plus for me. Although the leftover broth is almost water like, it too has a great taste, someway, somehow. The recipe doesn't contain too many procedures either, which is a big positive. I love helping my grandma make this because one, it's really fun for me, and two, the outcome is just so satisfactory.  I also like this meal because it gets me to eat vegetables. I really never eat vegetables unless it's combined with something else. Lastly, this dish gives my grandma and I some time to bond while making it. We always just have fun so it makes me really happy.
NEGATIVE : Although my favorite food has a variety of amazing factors, unfortunately there are some disadvantages of not only making it but digesting it as well. Since the soup has beef included, of course there will be saturated fat involved. And obviously we all know that isn't healthy. One of the big things that make me sad is that this can't be cooked everyday or regularly for that matter. The way my grandma includes the vegetables is for the reason that she plants them herself meaning we can mainly eat this in the summertime. We have to wait for the vegetables to be fully in order to cook them up. Not only does beef have high levels of saturation fat but it also has high cholesterol which can  lead to a heart disease. Caldo de res is definitely not cooked on a daily basis in my house but even then, just eating that amount of beef in one serving is bad for your health.  In addition, sometimes the vegetables are cooked which I know isn’t considered fully healthy. Grilling vegetables is normally hard but can be a little more difficult when preparing them for this meal because you have to get it at the perfect temperature.  As a result, the soup is very good and amazingly tasty, which is the biggest reason why I absolutely love this dish. Even though the soup does have beef in it, I still consider it my favorite food.. I would most definitely recommend this to someone whose ever tried it before.

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Positive: As I pull the plump and juicy berries from the plant, the sweet aroma hits my nostrils and makes me want to bite into them. Once the strawberries are picked, they are rinsed under room temperature water. The strawberry is a bright scarlet-colored fruit with crunchy edible seeds. The fruit is also topped with a bright green leafy stem. The sweet and tasty strawberries are then dipped into the gooey milk chocolate. The chocolate consists of cocoa butter, sugar, and sweetened condensed milk. As I dip the strawberry into the sugary chocolate, it drips down the soft and triangular fruit. The sweet treat can either be dipped in shredded coconut, nuts, or left plain whichever is preferred. Each strawberry is then placed carefully onto a tray and is ready to be eaten later. Once the chocolate-covered strawberries are put into the fridge, the creamy chocolate hardens and sticks to the bright red berry. My taste buds explode as the chocolate hits my tongue. The two unified together make the best combination ever. After one is placed into your mouth, you can never stop eating them. When the somewhat tangy berry is bitten into with the chocolate, the green stem must be pulled off. The strawberry can be dipped into many different chocolates such as milk chocolate, white chocolate, dark chocolate, and more.

Negative: When you bite into the tasty chocolate strawberry, the crunchy seeds may get stuck in your teeth. Dipping the strawberries into the drippy chocolate can be messy as it runs down on your fingers. Just eating one strawberry makes you want to eat more because of how delicious they are. Because you have to put the tray of strawberries into the fridge, it may take a while for the chocolate to harden to the berry. This can take a full 12 hours, which can make you very impatient. Biting into the flavorful strawberries can be a mouthful because of how big they are with chocolate layered on them. Leaving the strawberries out for too long can cause them to rot, which would not be good to eat. Chocolate-covered strawberries taste so much better in the summer than in the winter since they are only grown during a specific season. This can be very disappointing when you are craving the fresh treat. The fruit tastes the best when they are dipped into milk chocolate instead of dark or white chocolate. The delightful dessert can be too sweet sometimes with the chocolate. After all, there is no way you can resist eating chocolate-covered strawberries.

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The chicken teriyaki from subway. My mom always gets this for me after I’ve had a doctors appointment. The italian herbs and cheese bread crust cooked to crisp perfection. The pepper jack cheese which is semi-soft, open textured cheese is spicy to taste yet leaves a delicate and buttery taste in the mouth. Full of flavor, its marinated chicken breast and covered witha sticky, savoury, and sweet teriyaki glaze. The vegetables added makes it 10x better, way more juicer and added crunch with every bite. The lettuce, tomatoes (which have been my favorite from since I was little), spinach, extra onion which I personally think adds more flavor to it and more crunch, parmesan cheese, a hard, gritty texture and is fruity and nutty in taste and can even be eaten as its own snack which I have done many times before. The hint of pepper, salt and oregano. Just finishes it off completely.

The bread could get really soggy because of the mayo and teriyaki sauce and end up falling apart while consuming it.The onion can start to smell if not eating it quickly. Its not healthy if you eat it everyday.

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Tomato Basil Pasta/Cheesecake Factory Menu

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Tomato Basil Pasta/Cheesecake Factory Menu

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Never would I think the sound of the wind and the flap from the pages on the menu would sound so satisfying. As I read the description of the Tomato Basil Pasta, my soul moves to heaven. As I watch the waiter come closer and closer. The anticipation of the Basil Tomato Pasta is ready to burst out like a nuclear bomb. “Here you go sir the Tomato Basil Pasta”. The contrasting colors and the balance of the diced tomatoes, the tomato sauce, and the basil puree brings satisfaction to my OCD. The fragrancy of the basil puree brings wonder into why drug addicts snort cocaine and crack over basil. As I shuffle my hands back and forth ready to go to town thinking it can’t get any better. The waiter then says “Tell me when to stop putting in the parmesan”. He starts sprinkling parmesan cheese on the pasta. It may be September but the falling parmesan makes it feel like Christmas. As I put my feet up on the table ready to relax as I watch the parmesan snowfall, I remember I came here to fill up my stomach and not watch a snowfall. Nothing will ever match the balance of firmness and the squishiness consistency of pasta. The strong flavor of the basil, the pure sour taste of the diced tomato accompanied by the parmesan cheese brings a times ten multiplier to the already delicious grilled chicken.

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The food is so good you can’t pick one. I finally know what it feels like to be a girl in twenty twelve trying to rank the one direction members from least attractive to most attractive. Do I pick the Crispy Pineapple Chicken or The Everything Flatbread Pizza or The Bacon Bacon Cheeseburger or The Four Cheese Pasta, The Grilled Ribeye Steak or the whole menu just for me. As my eyes read the prices. Never has my soul and brain been in so much pain. My heart is creating the foods in front of my eyes, while my brain is computing the math on how much the whole menu would cost if I were to buy it. It is like being drafted to be a Vietnam Soldier. Your heart is telling you not to join but your brain is telling you that you would go to jail if you don’t go. As I eat my food choice. I think what could have been. The tenderness of the ribeye steak and the satisfying mush and gush from the mashed potatoes. The diverse and multi taste of the four cheese pasta. The classic guilty pleasure of the flatbread pizza. The smokey smokey smell of the bacon-bacon cheeseburger. The delicacy of the white sauteed white fish. The spice of the Jamaican Black Pepper Shrimp. Would you rather have your mother or your dad die and you get to keep the other one? What could’ve been if the other was alive. No you want both of them alive but you can’t have both of them alive. That is what it feels like picking from the Cheesecake Factory menu.

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Pizza, a very well known dish in Chicago, is a delicious meal that brings my stomach joy that I have been eating all of my life. Flour poured out thoroughly on the counter. The dough is spread out evenly in a circular shape. Sauce is then spread smoothly on top of the dough. Mozzarella cheese is then evenly distributed on the top of the sauce. Then the pizza is carefully placed in the warm, hot oven and this is when the dish starts to come together. The smell of the cheese melting, the dough baking, and the warm red sauce all fits together to make the perfect, most appaticious smell. The pizza being cut slowly into squares delights me. 

Making pizza can get messy very quickly. Flour is poured and spread throughout the surface of the counter. The dough can get sticky very quickly. The liquidy sauce can be spilled or end up on you somehow. Getting a piece of pizza can ,at times, be harder than you think. The gooey and stretchy cheese is melted together, getting stuck to other pieces. Sometimes the topping even falls off which is not pleasant at all. Beware, when you go in to take a bite from that perfect slice, it can be messy!  Sauce oozing out the sides when you take a bite can end up on your hands, or even worse it can drip down onto your clothes. Shiny grease also gets on your hands when you pick up a slice of pizza. 

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The Freshly cooked noodles and chicken on the plate. The warm plate when I grab it gets me excited The smooth and velvety sauce clinging to the fettuccine noodles. The pasta soaks up all of the sauce so I know the sauce will not go to waste. The smell of the sauce filling my nose. The hint of butter mixed with parmesan cheese makes my mouth water. Just looking at it brings me so much joy. The seasoned chicken to perfection with just the right amount of salt and pepper. The freshly warm baked bread on the side. The bread having just the right amount of garlic added to it. Being able to dip the freshly baked bread into the warm smooth, velvety sauce taste so good especially with the slight crunch the bread adds to the bite. Plus the hint of garlic added when I dip the bread into the fettuccine sauce leaves me craving for more. Even after I finish the bread the fettuccine alfredo still tastes just as good with out it. Just the right amount of chicken with the noodles balances the whole dish out. The chicken does not overpower the taste of the fettuccine alfredo sauce. After taking a bite into the chicken fettuccine alfredo the way my whole body/stomach gets all warmed up just like how your body gets warm after drinking something hot makes me so happy. Seeing the noodles wrap around the fork so smoothly makes my stomach rumble so loud.

The chicken fettuccine alfredo is a very hot and steamy dish, so eating it while wearing a sweater or in hot weather would not be great. Just like any very hot dish. You may also burn your hand when holding your full plate of this pasta. Or you may burn your mouth or tongue just like any other hot dish. Since this dish is pasta it can get very messy pretty fast. You may need some napkins to wipe your face with. Since this pastas sauce is very smooth and creamy your fork or whatever you may be eating this dish with might make the fettuccine noodles slide right off. Because of this, you might have to cut your noodles to make them smaller or find another way to pick up the noodles. Since this is a pasta dish, it might fill you up very fast. So if you are eating this meal at a restaurant be prepared to take the rest of this dish with you back at home. If you do take this dish back home with you, just like every other food, when you heat up the food it will most likely not taste as good as it did when you first started eating this dish. It may lose some flavor in the process but that does not mean it is not good. This dish might take a little bit to make so if you are hungry be prepared to wait a bit until the pasta and chicken are fully cooked. -Xylia B.

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The warm savory smell of the freshly cut vegetables fills the air. The way my mother makes pot roast takes up the whole entire day to make. When I see that crackpot out I feel so happy because I know what that means. I see the bright orange carrots laid out with dusty yellow colored potatoes cut up so nicely. My family loves when we have pot roast because it's the perfect fall dinner and it's so rare. We add crunchy crackers in and pearly white sour cream on top. This meal is special to me because in my family we make different variations of it. My all time favorite is Serbian goulash. My Nana made it the best. The smell of the warm gushy mix makes my mouth water every time. The aroma fills the kitchen and the thought of eating this tasty meal enters my mind. The spices and seasonings make the meal so much more delicious. Every year my friends come over for friends-giving and we all bring our favorite foods. This tradition that I share with my friends is my favorite. The laughter and joy fill the air as we eat my favorite meal. I resonate only good memories with this meal. Fall is my favorite season, so having this be a cold weather meal for my family only makes fall so much better. I look forward to eating tons of pot roast this fall season, and sharing it with all my friends and family. I thank my mom every time she makes this meal.

The time that it takes to make my favorite meal, pot roast, is unbelievable. It nearly takes the whole entire day. Of course this step is crucial to making it perfect. The vegetables and meat need a lot of time to cook properly and mix together to get that wonderful taste. Another thing that I can’t stand about pot roast is that it's a fall dinner. For my family, my mother only makes our variations of pot roast in the cold months. It has to be that crisp fall weather. The leaves have to have fallen and make that crunchy sound when you step on them. The halloween decorations have to be put up and not a pair of shorts in sight. I love my Serbian culture, but I dislike how some foods are seasonal and you can’t eat them year round. Even though my family loves pot roast, my mom complains every time she makes it. First, she has to wash every carrot and potato. They have to be sparkly clean in order to taste the best and make it into the heating crockpot. The chopping of the carrots and potatoes takes so much time and effort. Chop chop chop every potato into small pieces. Then after that, the bright orange carrots and dusty yellow colored potatoes all have to brew in the pot with the meat. The flavors mix and magic happens. However the magic takes about 7 hours to work, leaving me only to wait the whole day to get a taste.

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The traditional food of Palestine brings me joy with every bite. The abstract circle of bread topped with soft, freshly cut onions, the of olive oil, and the red seasoning brightens up my day. It is very soft and flavorful, especially the way my mother makes it. You know it's made right when your hands get a bit greasy. to top everything off with the dish, fried peanuts are placed on top of it for a nice crunch I the meal. Perfectly balancing out the flavors and textures within the meal. Many people get confused as to why this dish is so enjoyable to me. it's because of the meaning behind it. This dish has been a traditional food of my homeland country. The same country where my mother's ancestors figured out this specific recipe and passed it on to her. The showed her how to make the bread soft but have a slight crisp to it. how to make put the pungent taste on the bread without making it overly greasy. They showed her how to cook the onions with the oil so the bitter aroma of the onion could dissipate. They taught her how to pick the perfect sumac so the dish does not become too sour or bitter. Finally, they taught her how to toast the peanuts to perfection to add the final crunch to the dish with a slightly bitter taste, merging all of the flavors and texture to create this masterpiece of a dish which I love.

After describing this dish, it's quite difficult to think of anything I don't enjoy from it. However, from a first timers perspective, they are a few critiques that they might have. for starters, I grew up eating this so everything tastes normal to me, but the red sumac spice on the top of the dish might seem a bit sour or bitter by how strong that flavor is. The flavor all around in this dish is a bit strong and some people might find it confusing. In all honesty, any Mediterranean dish contains spices that may seem a bit strong to other people. Nonetheless, they won't be as familiar to olive oil as I am, so they might find the golden flavoring of it a bit pungent for their taste buds. even though I described it as pungent in a positive way, it doesn't mean others can't think of it as pungent in a negative way. Furthermore, it may be a bit too much oil and grease for them, depending on where they get it, causing it to go on their hands and their faces. After all, olive oil is one of the main ingredients for this dish. Some people probably just don't like onions, so they just won't eating this because it is the main ingredient in it. Finally, from my perspective, a negative about the dish is the dough making process. Sure you can buy it, but store-bought ones are typically dry and crumbly. When you make it at home, its soft ad airy, but that takes a long time to make.

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Positive ~ During thanksgiving my grandma makes sweet potatoes. They are the best thing on earth. Seeing my grandma boil the yams or sweet potatoes and pouring them into a strainer after they're done and seeing how soft they are makes me excited. Her pouring them into a baking pan and placing big marshmallows the size of a rock on them brings joy to everyone. They're warm and when you mix them around you can see the big fat marshmallows that were melted in there glistening in the light. The sweet taste of the cinnamon sugar and the marshmallows in the yams itself just brings a warm fulfilling taste in my mouth. The sound of the sweet potatoes plopping on my plate brings a smile to my face. With a little dash of butter it has a little salty taste but not too salty….so the sweet and the salty taste together makes a savory side dish. They are mushy and soft so I will never choke on them lol. With the sight of my grandma taking my plate and putting my sweet potatoes back in the pot to add more marshmallows is my favorite part of her cooking. I like to add more marshmallows cause I like my yams as sweet as ever with that being said she adds a little bit of brown sugar to give it that extra finishing touch that warms my heart and with the finishing product, It looks like a big plate of warm, soft, heart warming sweet potatoes!

Negative~ The smell of the sweet potatoes while they're boiling is horrific. It smells like the rubber of a tire burning. It takes forever for the potatoes to become soft, It takes about an hour and a half. Looking in the pot while the potatoes are boiling and seeing the white gooey gooey starch that comes out of the potato makes me very disgusted. It looks like little maggots coming out of the potato and like they're just sitting there in the water. With the potatoes being the color of orange, It reminds me of carrots and that is one vegetable I hate. Without boiling the potatoes they are very hard and I will never see them the same way as when they are boiled and baked . Sometimes if you put the wrong ingredients in there it will taste like a bowl of nothing. Seeing them plain and naked without the marshmallows,brown sugar, butter and the cinnamon sugar on it, it looks very bland and tastes very bland. With me liking my sweet potatoes sweet as a sugar cane sometimes my mom tells me that all that sugar can give me diabetes.  Sometimes they look dry as sanded paper. Since the texture of the potatoes are so thick sometimes I have to only eat one bowl even though I really want to eat three. After boiling the potatoes and cleaning it you have to put it into a baking pan and bake it for about 2 hours  and I don't like waiting that long because I like my food right away.

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My favorite treat to drink as a snack is boba tea also known as bubble tea. It is refreshing and sweet. There are so many different flavors to choose from. You can drink bubble tea hot or cold. The tea base for boba drinks is usually black or green tea and can be customized with an array of syrups like peach, strawberry, and lychee. Milk can also be added to teas, transforming them to milk teas, and making for a much creamier, indulgent drink. My favorite boba flavors are the extra sweet ones. Luckily for people who are lactose intolerant or vegan; lots of boba shops offer milk alternatives such as: soy, almond, and lactose-free milk. One of the many qualities that bubble tea has that makes it so interesting is its unique flavor. Drinks like iced coffee or juice have the same constant texture, but with boba, the pearls offer a break from the same boring consistency. There really is no other drink like it. Bubble tea is so popular because it's a relatively familiar drink that is served in a cup with a straw, and has a delicious combination of milk tea, sugar and texture – thanks to the chewy tapioca balls. Its relatively cheap price point also makes it accessible for everyone to try at least once.

Boba balls can be fun, but for the most part they are flavorless. Whenever I order boba tea there are always way too many boba balls. Yes, you can get flavored boba balls, but what about the people who get boba for the first time, they tend to go straight for classic. The bland flavor and excessive amount of boba balls will lead first time boba tea drinkers away. The ‘bubbles’ taste like bland chewy dough. Boba Milk Tea has very little nutritional value because it is filled with a lot of sugar, the tapioca bubbles are pure carbs, the milk in it is powdered milk, very high in fat. Bubble tea is a chemical cocktail full of empty calories. Boba balls have a really unsettling texture that bothers many people, including myself.

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This is a pasta dish that my mom usually makes for dinner on special occasions. The sauce consists of ingredients such as parmesan cheese, garlic, and heavy cream. There is also fettuccine pasta included into the mix that comes out soft. This dish is incredibly good and it leaves you feeling warm after you eat it.The pasta is very creamy in texture and I’m pretty sure anyone who tried it will like it because a lot of restaurants in America serve Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. When you mix it, you can hear how creamy the sauce is and it makes you even more hungry. The chicken also adds a nice hearty touch to the mix. When you eat it all the flavors hit you at once and it’s like you’re in heaven. You have the creamy pasta sauce and the salty chicken mixed with the soft pasta. Everything comes together and it comes together to make one bomb dish.

The warm pasta sauce mixed with soft fettuccine makes you feel warm inside. That’s why I wouldn't recommend eating it during the summer because you’ll probably sweat eating it in the hot weather.

Sometimes when you cook the pasta wrong, the sauce ends up coming out very watery and it ruins the dish. It just ends up being a soft watery mess with thick pieces of chicken in it. That’s definitely something you wouldn’t want to eat. If you eat too much of it, you'll feel super full and bloated. You'll start to feel super sick because pasta fills you up very quickly.

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The crispy bacon and the mix of ham and bologna with the mix of fresh crunchy lettuce, juicy tomatoes, fresh pickles and fresh provolone cheese. The way the mustard and mayo are spread evenly on both side of the bread.  The bread is so fresh you can here it crunch when you cut the bread open to put all the ingredients together. If you like onions you cant put them on there because the onions are fresh crispy and very ripe meaning they have a strong smell.
Personally I don't like onions because they make my breath smell bad. For people that have braces it will be hard for them because It will be hard for them to bite down and chew. Sometimes they cook the bacon for too long and it's burnt and when you bite down on the sandwich everything moves but doesn't stay in place and if your not careful you can make a mess.

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Probably one of the more basic things to see on here but it can be substituted for a banana or anything really.

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The intricate textures and flavors that pop through are amazing. Only drawback is that it takes some time to prepare

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Spicy chicken sandwich with pepper jack cheese and no pickles from chick-fil-a.

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Spicy chicken sandwich with pepper jack cheese and no pickles from chick-fil-a.

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I have it every time I'm on break there because of good it is. The flavor is amazing. The balance of spicyness and chick-fil-a sauce is perfect. The cheese goes so well with the chicken that you dont't notice till later and when the flavor hits it's something else.

The bad part is that it's really heavy on calories and is hard to resist when you go there, for me at least. Not to mention it's not that good if its not fresh. It is also very messy to eat too because the sauce gets every where.

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Whenever my mother is feeling generous, she makes these delicious enchiladas with her special ingredient, love. It sounds cliché but I’m serious when I say that you’ll fall in love on the first bite. She makes the green spicy sauce that gives it a touch of sour as well to give everything a different flavor. She fries the tortilla well enough to be soft and crunchy at the same time as she minces the chicken well enough to fit a couple pieces into the taco. She puts sour cream, cheese, another spicy sauce and lettuce to top it all off with a side of arroz (rice) to add that amazing texture and flavor. You have an option to have it by itself so you only have the “taco” and arroz but I prefer having everything to get the full experience. All of it combined is heaven in your mouth, or just the walk on the staircase on your way to heaven, and I don’t lie. The first bite you taste the saucy chile with the chicken and if you have enough room, you add arroz with it so you have the whole meal in your mouth. You enjoy the amazing taste of a mexican rainbow and has you imagining it the way Remy from Ratatouille is describing fruit. It has a certain rhythm and will have you dancing while eating because it gives you that happy feeling that you crave more and more of it. You will finish with a satisfied tummy.

I hate the way everything falls out of the taco and you have to pick it all up. I hate the way the oil splats onto you while frying the tortilla. I hate the process of making the green sauce since it takes so much time to make it perfect. I hate the way it’s either too soft to eat or too crunchy since it has to be right in the middle for it to be right. I hate the way the cheese doesn’t melt all the way and you have to put it in the microwave in order for it to go ooey-gooey all over the enchilada. I also hate the way I’m talking bad about it, enchiladas are absolutely amazing to the smell and taste. I hate the way you have to wait for it to cool down, if you take the first bite too fast you tend to burn your tongue and everyone knows that experience is not one to like. I hate the way you can only have red or green sauce on the tortilla, why can't it stay normal? I mean it can but it won’t taste the same, but why? I hate the way it makes you full so fast, it makes you want more but you can’t because there’s a chance you end up throwing up if you eat too much of it. It also makes you gain calories due to the ingredients in it, but at the same time it’s a whole salad on a taco because of the lettuce.

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This dish is fire. Ten out of Ten especially when my mom makes it.

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pizza

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During Thanksgiving, the gooey, cheese melts all over my plate. The noodles are cooked to perfection with 2% milk and salted creamy butter. More cheese, mozzarella and cheddar, is added to the noodles and the smell runs up my nose like  ooey gooey goodness.

When you mix mac n’ cheese together, it makes an unpleasant noise: mush, mush! You can see yellow and orange water at the bottom of the pan. The noodles are so small, you have to eat more than one bowl!