We had the privilege of being part of the Universidad Pedagogica Nacional Francisco Morazan (UPNFM), Tegucigalpa, Honduras, this spring. The university is one of two public universities in the capital, besides Universidad Nacional Autonoma de…
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Honduran Expressions
Living in Honduras for the past few months, we’ve picked up several Hondurenismos expressions used by the locals. Here are characteristics of how Hondurans speak and interact. A la orden– you’re welcome. Hondurans respond with a…
How do you eat your Oreo? Eating offers creativity
Eating, like cooking, is an outlet for creativity and manipulation. Take Oreos, for instance. Do you eat the frosting first and save the chocolate wafers for last? Do you carefully take apart the cookie to…
Cookies in the Holidays
Magazine covers feature Thanksgiving turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, and stuffing, or some variation. But for the December issue, magazines often veer from the Christmas dinner. The covers of the three top national food magazines this…
Teach English Through Food
A fun way to teach English as a Second Language (ESL) students is through food! There are many different ways to teach food, from written and spoken texts to real-life settings. It’s not easy being…
Perfect pairings: winning food combinations
“One of my favorite flavor combinations is pears and blue cheese. Actually, specifically pears and Stilton. Why not turn up the volume and bake pears with a stuffing that has Stilton in it?” So starts…
Language and gender on food radio
Radio is one of the most accessible and flexible forms of mass communications, providing news, education, and entertainment to millions of people around the world. For radio phone-ins, the host, the dominant voice, invites listeners…
Connect with Food TV
Television has long been accused of driving people apart. And to some extent, this is true. Conversations on sitcoms replace dinner table talk. Blue glow from the tv screen replaces reading lights. Multiple tvs encourage…
Keep a Daily Journal
One of the best ways to have a rich, fulfilling, successful life? Keep a personal journal. Writing down ideas, desires, experiences, and conclusions about the people and events that touch your life every day helps…
Street food: creating space, eating place
We rarely consider where we eat. From the home kitchen, restaurant, café, to the outdoors with picnics and street food, the place where you eat is important. It can influence the type of food you…