Blog # 4

Most of the ingredients that are used in my favorite meal come from natural vegetables. Such as tomatoes, red onion, cilantro, limes. All of these ingredients to my favorite Ceviche make up a delicious taste that just gives you a burst of good sensational flavor.When i make this meal i use the Diamond salt brand. This salt is very thin. There are many different type of variety of salts. Some people like to use the thick salt or some like using the thin. I prefer using the thin. The shrimp that i get usually comes from the packaged frozen shrimps that i get from the supermarket. The shrimp that i use goes by the brand of Geisha. Geisha is very expensive, it is usually $7.99 for every frozen package. I go to the supermarket, and that is where i pick out the tomatoes and all the rest of the produce items. There are many different places where they do most of the vegetation to the vegetables that we eat. They come from different parts of the country. And they get delivered from different corporations such as New York Produce and many other more. These businessmen go out to deal with every supermarket, making negotiations with the managers on what they should buy and what deals are more convenient to the manager. Since i work in a supermarket, i am always present at the time when the vendors come in. When the produce gets delivered they usually package every item in their individual boxes. After that, the employees display all of the produce in their own section. Then soon after the employees are ready to make a sale......

Blog # 3 The Ingredients.....

Ceviche
2 lbs of firm shrimp, cut into 1/2 inch piece
1/2 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice (Krasdale lemon juice $1.49 each bottle 32 fl oz)
1/2 purple onion, finely diced (0.310 lb @ $0.99/lb = 0.31 cents)
1 cup of fresh peeled, seeded, and chopped tomatoes (1 tomatoe = 0.400 lb @ $1.49/lb= $ .60)
1 serrano chili, seeded and finely diced (0.030 lb @ $0.99/lb= 0.03 cents)
2 teaspoons of saltdash of ground oregano
dash of Tabasco or a few grains of cayenne pepper (Tabasco $ 1.29)
1 lime (4/$1.00= .25 cents each)
By choice:
Cilantro (0.99 cents each)
Avocado ($1.49 each)
Tortillas (0.99 cents a package)
Tortilla chips

You create this dish by combining all of the ingredients from above. These are natural ingredients made out of vegetables.When i make the ceviche i let the juices marinade the shrimp. The lemon juice and all the flavors have to blend in with the shrimp. For better results you should let it sit for about a couple of hours maybe 4 hours. This plate is very delicious. And as you can see it is not hard to create the plate.

Included:
Cooked Rice

When i make my cooked rice these are the instructions that i use:
I boil about 4 cups of water into a rice pot
When it is done boiling, i add 3 cups of rice (Carolina Rice $ 6.99 a bag)
salt (add as much as you want) (Diamond Crystal salt 3/$2.00= .67 cents each)
Oil (2 spoons of oil) (Mazola Corn oil $5.99)
* I always make sure the amount of water being cooked with the rice is almost the same or a little more. So it would not come out too dry or too watery!!!!!!!

Blog #2

I have a lot of favorite meals that i can choose from to be honest. Dont we all ? Right!!! Out of the meals that i love, i suggest everyone to try and make this south american plate named Ceviche with white rice. My mom and my grandmother cooked this meal since i was a little girl. This meal is a known meal to only a few people, since it is so unique and since not a lot of people eat seafood. Ceviche can make you change your mind if you do not like seafood or any type of fish, i can guarantee you will love this meal. As a little girl, i always used to ask my grandmother to make this meal she would add many different types of ingredients that make that meal come out and surprise you with the combined tastes it brings. Just thinking about this meal is making me drool. LOL!!!! I feel as if anyone can make this meal. Because it is so simple and easy to make. The plate is very colorful since we use a lot of vegetables such as tomatoes, parsley, cilantro etc. many more. The white rice relaxes the tone of the tastes in the meal. The juices of every ingredient gives a exquisite flavor. When i first encountered this meal was in my grandmother house, she would make it for the family. It would be gone so quick, because we would destroy what is left of the meal. I can say i am not quilty to this disaster. (wink wink) Maybe one of you guys can actually make this meal, and you will see what i am talking about, this meal is really refreshing. As a matter of fact, Im thinking of making the meal soon i can not wait until i have it once again.