American

Please respond with your name,date, and source of your information. ( Family members may be used as long as their relationship to you is noted- ex: grandmother )
"I grew up in a very American home and I would say that my American heritage is reflected in the foods in my home" Sam Agoos 4/10/2008 source( Daniel Powers-teacher)
 * How does your heritage affect the food that you consume in your home?**

My heritage does not really affect the food I consume at home. Most of the time, a meal will consist of a starch, a vegetable, and a meat. Kahlil Smith, 4/08, Mother

My heritage doesn't really effect what I eat. My parents will usually cook things that are attributed to one culture (pasta-Italy) but are widely eaten. We have a very mixed background so our dinners rarely reflect our culture -Aaron Schlesinger 4/10/08

My heritage does not affect the food I consume at home because if I am hungry I eat so I pretty much eat whatever I can get my hands on plus I order out a lot Ardmore Pizza is basically my every day source of food. Antonio Gardner-4/08

Briana Winston- I shop at ACME, Genuardis and Superfresh.**
 * What marketing practices does your family use in order to obtain the supplies needed to prepare food from your native country

I shop at ACME or Pathmark, whatever is easiest at the time. Its very easy to find what I am looking for at the market." Sam Agoos 4/10/2008 source( Daniel Powers-teacher)

My family mostly shops at Trader Joe's and Superfresh. These two supermarkets are good for my family since they have many vegetarians options for me to eat." -- Abby Spitzer, April 10th, 2008. Interviewee: Katharine Seitel, friend.

Kahlil Smith: My mother shops for the food we eat at places like Genuardis, Shop Rite, and Superfresh.Kahlil Smith-4/08, mother

My parents generally shop at wherever is convenient - Genuardis, Superfresh, or Whole Foods-Aaron Schlesinger 4/10/08

My mom shops where ever prices are cheap or on sale. Antonio Gardner-4/08

On the Fourth of July we fire up the grill and get to cooking some burgers and dogs. Its the American tradition I love most. Sam Agoos 4/10/2008 source( Daniel Powers-teacher)
 * Give an example of a holiday tradition in your home that incorporates food into the celebration.**

"On holidays, my family mostly eats meat, but since I am a vegetarian, I usually just eat any vegetables that I can find. Sometimes on Thanksgiving, I eat To-furkey, but mostly, I just eat lots of vegetables." -- Abby Spitzer, April 10th, 2008. Interviewee: Katharine Seitel, friend.

Kahlil Smith: On holidays my mother cooks a variety of food. A must for every holiday would be ham. For every holiday my mom would cook ham. It had become somewhat of a tradition. Kahlil Smith, 4/08, mother

On Jewish holidays, my entire family would come together and my grandmother would make her beef brisket and my aunt would make her matzo ball soup. Both spoke Yiddish and had strong Jewish roots. Aaron Schlesinger 4/10/08

Thanksgiving my family goes to my uncle house in Delaware and each member brings an item of food my mom always brings sweet potato pie and banana pudding its just something we been doing for years.Antonio Gardner-4/08


 * Provide a family recipe related to your culture. Type the recipe or include a link to your recipe.**