Robert Herrera Food Bio Art 2017

Final Proposal 2 If possible for my second idea I would like to make a sculpture in class as performance art using liquid nitrogen or dry ice if possible. The sculpture would be made out of ice cream that is quickly sculpted dunked in liquid nitrogen then destroyed by the viewers. The dry ice would serve as a base for the sculpture as well as to create smoke to form the look of destruction of the piece. 

Final Proposal 1 Using Molecular Cuisne I would like to make a deconstructed sauce that plays with your sense of smell and taste, this sauce would be warm and poured over a chocolate 3d printed sculpture that would be destroyed by the sauce. This idea comes from my interest in the destruction and consumption of art by the means of food. specifically the idea if that there was a food shortage and one could simply walk into a museum and consume a piece of art for food. 

Enchiladas de Gringo Flambe Recipe 2 cans of green Chile enchilada sauce 2 cans of Red Chile Enchilada Sauce  12 corn tortillas  6 flour tortillas  2 cups of Mexican style cheese, generic best 2 cups of queso fresco 1 baking sheet 11x13 inches preferred 1 container of pre-made taco shells 1 cup of 40% by volume alcohol -Take pan and line one side of torn corn tortillas and line pan bottom, create barrier with hard taco shells and line other side with torn flour tortillas. Stack layer of green sauce on the flour tortillas and a layer of red sauce on the corn tortillas. Add layer of Mexican generic cheese to green sauce side, then add queso Fresco to the red sauce side, continue to layer until top layer is cheese only.  -Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is golden brown and melted. -Remove from oven and allow to cool. -Take Alcohol and pour over the top and light on fire, letting burn until the top crisps or until

Midterm Recipe and Proposal for Enchiladas de Gringo                 Enchiladas de Gringo is the name given to my midterm recipe as the recipe follows that of the ones taken from Mexican people by the white people of Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico. The food revolves around one my heritage and two the flavor profile of both sides matching my personality, music by Selena a prominent Tejano Musician from the 90s plays in the background. As I don't personally know Spanish I will recite the entire recipe in class in Spanish from a script, to show that the recipe originated from Mexico but does not taste like it. I have made the first draft of the recipe successfully. Not only is this a recipe that can be easily recreated by any white man it can be made better by the originality of a Mexican person.                    The recipe is something my mother used to use when she would work three jobs and needed something quick to make us to eat,  but she did not want my sister to lose

Swale Plants for Research The two plants I chose are Eastern Juniper or commonly Juniper, and Peppermint.  Eastern Juniper is commonly referred to as juniper. It is in the Juniperus Genus and its species name is Juniperus Virginiana. They are trees that tend to range from 16-66 feet high with a trunk around 12-39 inches in diameter. They have small needle like leaves that can contain berry like seed cones. They are dark green with fibrous bark that can be peeled off easily. The two variations of juniper are  virginiana and  silicicola with the latter being a smaller species of Juniper. It is commonly found in prairies  limestone hills, and oak barrens. It originated in Texas and parts of Florida where growing conditions were ideal. It is often referred to as Cedar for its bark, it is used to repel moths, make chest, beds, fence posts, and is one of the few good woods to be used in pencil making. It has no medicinal purposes but is used for its bark, as well as to make gin out

Midterm Proposal I would like to pursue the idea of a deconstructed pork tenderloin with a rosemary, cayenne, salt, and pepper rub. With a salad containing mixed greens, veggies, and a homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing. This meal would also be paired with a chardonnay wine to compliment the meat, the rub and dressing for the salad would all be deconstructed and presented using the flavor printer. 

For the swale trip i would like to research peppermint and eastern juniper, i had already claimed peppermint but boyan and i both claimed rosemary so I have changed mine to Juniper.