Which Sparkling Water Shines?
Max Larsen, Columnist
May 9, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Student Opinion
In 1767, English chemist Joseph Priestley accidentally infused water with carbon dioxide. Since then, “sparkling water,” now widely considered a delicacy, has been introduced throughout the world. Many water brands have branched off, such as Refreshe, Perrier, LaCroix, and San Pellegrino. My fami...
Please Make These Caramel Brownies
Riley Hurlburt, Columnist
May 9, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Showcase
These brownies are to die for. My mom and I have been making these brownies for years, and they are deliciously rich and chewy. Ingredients: 1 box of chocolate cake mix 1 stick of butter, softened 5 oz can of evaporated milk 1 cup chocolate chip 1 package of Kraft Caramel Ins...
Which Sauce is Truly the Boss?
Clarissa Smith, Columnist
May 3, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Student Opinion
A question that not many have considered, but may sound familiar: what is the best condiment? People may debate over topics like which is the best fruit? Or maybe, what should be Arizona’s state drink (apparently not lemonade)? But now it’s time to tackle this new controversy. To answer this questi...
Chicken & Waffles for the Soul, Mrs. Heinrich for the Heart
Elizabeth Stover, Columnist
April 25, 2019
Filed under Campus Life, Features, Food
Ingredients: 4 chicken tenders ½ to ¾ cup buttermilk ¼ cup butter, softened 2 ½ tbsp honey, plus extra for drizzling ¾ cup flour ½ tbsp garlic powder or salt ½ tsp paprika ½ tsp salt ¼ tsp onion salt or powder ¼ tsp black pepper ¾ cup oil (use sparingly) **Option...
Frankenstein’s Utensil
Max Larsen, Columnist
April 15, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Student Opinion, Technology
Sporks are the most useless and uncomfortable utensil. The fork aspect of the utensil interferes with eating “spoon foods,” and the absolute uselessness of the fork portion is laughable. Neither the spoon nor the fork is as effective as just using a spoon or a fork for eating meals. The inventor of ...
What’s Hot: The Instant Pot
Noah Stults, Columnist
April 5, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Technology
The Instant Pot was first invented in 2010 and has since grown into a huge company. The special pot became popular through word-of-mouth and thousands of online supporters who steadfastly believe it is a life-changing innovation. When you buy this awesome gadget, you will use it every night to make dinn...
In-n-Out v. McDonalds: Battle of the Burgers
Camryn Marshall, Columnist
March 4, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Health
Fast food has become a major part of the American lifestyle, and this statistic is only increasing with new franchises and food chains. The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that over 84.8 million adults consume fast food on any given day. Two of the most popular and well-known...
Best Fruit of All
Clarissa Smith, Columnist
February 28, 2019
Filed under Food, Showcase, Student Opinion
The Journalism class has gathered to settle a lasting debate of which fruit deserves the title of superiority. This is an opinion-based article with the personal input of many of our students. To us, each opinion depends much on what you would define as the best. Some may say that best would be def...
Perfect Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
Noah Stults, Columnist
February 22, 2019
Cake is a delicacy beloved by all, but often times it can be too sweet due to the frosting and other elements. This easy chocolate sour cream cake fixes that problem. The cake is perfectly moist due to the sour cream, which also balances out the sweetness. I highly recommend that people make this cake and ...
Homemade Thin Mints
Riley Hurlburt, Columnist
February 7, 2019
Filed under Features, Food, Showcase
Thin Mints are a classic chocolate mint cookie that everyone adores. With a crisp center wrapped in a decadent chocolate covering, they’re universally accepted as one of the greatest of cookies. Thin Mints are only available when they are for sale in Girl Scouts, though, so the frenzy for these treats ...