Friday, October 8, 2010

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:

Eat Right, Be Out of Sight!:
I think the problem is not the fast food or quit eating meat. I believe the problem is that we don't eat correctly. Furthermore, the advertisements and the media have a big responsibility with this disorder, so I agree with your analysis, and I hope the funny lady inspires us to change our bad eating habits.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Sexy and Pleasure within reach of Hamburger

Carl’s Jr. promotes the message that the meaning of eating one of their hamburgers “is not just a piece of meat,” but it has an exquisite gourmet flavor to produce pleasure. That is the sublimate message they want you process. The video begins with the scene of a market on a street in a cosmopolite city as New York with fresh fruit, vegetables, and spices surround a beautiful, sexy, and sophisticate women walking through that. Music plays and she starts to tell us about her love for the food... meanwhile, a label appeals with her name “Padma Lakshmi, author/ culinary expert.” At the same time, she mentions “after traveling over the world to write cook books... she tasted every flavor imaginable...,” then, she is “feeling” touching and smelling seeds and spices. She gets the attention of the audience with her sexy and interesting appearance addressing the attention toward Western Bacon Burger.
The target is all the people who would like to enjoy or “need” to find joy in an inexpensive meal as a fast food especially as a teenager. Because this video uses psychological manipulation with the sexual and suggestive message the effect could be dangerous especially with children or teenagers provoking obesity. The media information is powerful to influence the television viewers. Actually, I want to have that joy when I eat a bacon burger and a gallon of soda, but I know I will feel guilty, especially when I realize I can’t look like her after 2000 calories in one meal. That is my point. The commercial’s message is playing with the stereotype of the typical woman. Most women don’t look like her and it is not socially accepted to eat like her in the commercial. But of course the men like to have a woman like her eating a cheaper hamburger with all that glamour. This is not real and the suggestive message can destroy the self esteem of children and teenager. The value of a woman is not a piece of meat.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Taste my Enchiladas

        I do not know anyone that has not eaten enchiladas once in their life. Therefore, I want to share with you my green salsa enchiladas recipe. Usually, when somebody tastes my enchiladas they cannot stop to asking me to cook more. In Mexico we have different kinds of enchiladas like as mole, green or red salsa. Personally, I like green enchiladas with red Mexican rice and black beans
The salsa is the secret for your tasty enchiladas. First, we are going to boil the chicken with a half of an onion, 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of Chicken flavor Bouillon “Knorr”, and cook on medium heat. Meanwhile, we are going to prepare the green salsa. We need 5 grilled green tomatoes, 1/2 onion, cilantro, 1 Serrano chili  pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and we are going to use 2 cups of chicken broth. Then, all the ingredients for the salsa go in to the blender. In a hot pan with 1/2 teaspoon of oil we are going to sauté’ the mix, and we need to add 1 jar of Mexican cream named “Cacique.” Next, we put the chicken aside, because it needs to cool to shred. Now we have the shredded chicken and the salsa.
The second important part is the tortillas. We need a grill, or a hot “Comal.” So we start to warm the tortillas to be manageable. At the same time, in another pan we heat oil for fried the chicken tacos. The oil needs to be hot at the moment to put the chicken tacos in. We put the fried tacos on paper towels to absorb the excess of grease. Then, we settle the chicken tacos in a baking pan, and cover with the warm green salsa, and Mexican cheese. Finally, with the oven heated at 450o we bake our enchiladas for almost 20 minutes or until the cheese melts.
I hope do you like it. Now you have my secret recipe. Enjoy it or “Buen provecho.”