Good Day,

My name is Regina and I am a 50-year-old full-time student who works and volunteers. I am happy to say I received my AA from Los Angeles Harbor College this past year and I’m now attending CSUDH with the hopes of getting my BA degree within two years.

My food selfie is of a chili/cheese hot dog and chips.  I took this pic while having lunch with my sweetie pie (hubby) this past weekend. It’s not a food that I would normally eat because I’m not a fanatic of bread or hot dogs but I will eat things I don’t like because I love him.

Until this class I’ve never been asked about my favorite food. I know realize my tastes buds are all over the place. I don’t really care for cookies, cakes, or pies but I will cook them. I’m more of a meat eater. I’ll eat and/or try any type of meat except pork, not that I don’t like, it does not agree with my body.

Top of my food list is curry goat which is dish based out of Trinidad. This dish was first made for me by my first husband who would always tell us he cooks out of love. The goat meat is cooked with a pressure cooker. I’m sure this is what gives it such a great rich taste that allows the flavors to melt in my mouth. It’s served over a bed of rice or potatoes, I believe this is all just filler. I also love the taste of soul food dishes such as; collard greens and corn bread, black eyed peas and rice, and fried cabbage. All of these dished use a base made with smoked turkey meat and not the traditional smoked pork. The flavors and smell from these dishes remind me of my childhood. You see growing up we didn’t eat out much and my mother cooked every day. She showed us so much love that she would separate the dishes according to our different tastes. I couldn’t eat the dishes with pork so she would cook with turkey butts, my sister loved sweets so she would add a little sugar, as for my brother he ate everything not bolted down. These foods remind me of the happier times for my family and it saddens me to say that I rarely eat these things today except during the holidays.

~Regina