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Bboy Cheesecake factory

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 8:27 AM
Brenton Scott Mrs. Hoagland Baking and Pastry Class 5 3 June 2012 BLOG: JUNE One time I was at a soccer tournament and I had the best sandwich ever. That sandwich was a turkey, bacon, ham, lettuce, tomato and ranch sandwich. I ate it at a little restaurant on the side of the road that looked a little broken down, but my mother and I wanted to adventure a little bit and decided to eat there. The place was very comfy and we sat in an enclosed outdoor table, the best part was when we got out meals. My plate was full of stuffed ¼ pieces of sandwich that had French fries all around it and has a certain herb on top that made it smell fresh and look very tasty. The sandwich had the perfect amount of saltiness and the perfect amount of meat that made me want to eat 3 more if I hadn’t been so stuffed after I ate them all. The one bad part about the trip was that the night after I went to a Cheese Cake factory and I saw the same dish on the menu and first of all it was 4$ more and when the dish came it was 2/3 the size of the last one I ate and boy was I angry. Also, when I was eating, it was not nearly as delicious as the one I had the night before. It had barely any taste to it, the fries were not fresh and tasted as if they had been made the night before and really, had nothing good about it. This just goes to show that some restaurants are not what they really look and sound like. The cheesecake factory is well known but it just makes me mad that some places are so famous but don’t cook and taste nearly as good as smaller businesses.

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“The Muenster Mash”

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 10:18 AM
One of my favorite things to do is cook (for myself) the only reason I say for myself is because I like really fattening foods. There’s a masterpiece I created one day when I got home from school and no one was home. I went out to the grill and cooked two onion burgers; while they were cooking I made two gorgeous grilled cheese sandwiches using Muenster cheese. (It’s the most stringy and delicious) when the burgers were done I layed one grilled cheese sandwich down. On top of it I put a layer of ranch dressing and Doritos then a burger, another layer of ranch and Doritos, another burger. And on very top the last grilled cheese. This beautiful crunchy, gooey wonder of flavor I called, “The Muenster Mash” (I wanted to take a photo but I consumed it too quickly I didn’t have time.) - NR

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Chicken Tacos

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 6:18 PM
Chicken Tacos I don’t know about you, but when I think of tacos I think of ground beef, tomatoes, lettuce, refried beans, and other Mexican-inspired ingredients. So when I came home last week to my mom making tacos I was very excited. Tacos are probably my favorite food ever! She excitedly told me that these were going to be healthy tacos. Immediately, I knew this was a red flag. Healthy? That means nutrition instead of taste. Since this was a favorite dish of mine, I got a little worried. I asked what made these tacos healthier. She said the meat was “50% less fat!” My mom was very proud of this. I on the other hand tried to figure a meat with half the fat of ground beef. Anxiously I asked her what she used, and she told me that she saw ground chicken on sale today and thought to try it. She showed me a light meat in a cheesy-looking thick sauce being simmered over low heat. Not wanting to admit to it that it looked good, I skeptically questioned how this could be taco meat. She said I’ll have to just wait and see. While the chicken and sauce finished I warmed up the taco shells, my family got ready for dinner. I went up and critically put some of this meat into my taco and put various other toppings as well. I sat down and went for my first bite. Literally I thought I died and went to heaven. This was the best thing I ever tasted! Ground chicken with a spicy seasoning and cheese sauce is the most amazing combo that was ever created. I went back up and filled up my whole taco shell with the chicken and continued to do this for numbers 3, 4, and 5! Haha I had quite a stomach ache after though. The next day we had some left over and I just heated it up and used it as a dip for tortilla chips and I swear it’s so good it could be eaten plain! Never will I go back to ground beef. Am I a believer in chicken! You all should go out and try it, it’s so good! Plus it’s 50% less fat, as my mother would say! But seriously, go out and get some, it is some really good stuff! --Bryce D.

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All this time

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 2:56 PM
Growing up with my mom as a baker, all this time until baking and pastry i have not seen the difference between a liquid measure and a dry measure. In my family we are always making snacks such as home made cookies, cupcakes, and my mom decorates cakes for numerous occasions. Always, we use the same 3/4 cup that we would use for flour as for instance for milk. While baking cupcakes this weekend, my mom said that the measuring cups for the water and oil that i needed were dirty. I realized that using these wasn't even correct. I tried to find a liquid measure and used that instead. The food we previously used to make never tasted necessarily bad, but my mom said the cupcakes tasted noticably moister with the different equiptment. Being in the class has showed me things that i can apply to everyday treats and home cooking!
-JC

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Lemonade Stands

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 1:10 PM

The sun was hot, beaming on all of our necks as we sat in my driveway, bored and unsure of what to do.

“What can we do, I’m so bored,” my sister would say.

“Hmm, we could… ride bikes, play a game, make some lemona-”

“Lemonade!” She’d respond. “Let’s have a lemonade stand!”

            It was our favorite thing to do during past time. Whenever it was a nice day and we were bored out of our minds, having a lemonade stand was the perfect way to keep us occupied. I would run inside, ask my mother if we had any lemonade mix and if there wasn’t any (which there usually wasn’t) we would make it from scratch. This was the only thing I knew how to make by memory as a child.

            The process was incredibly easy. First, we would take the water pitcher and fill it with about 4 tablespoons of lemon juice. Then, we would pour sugar into the pitcher until it was even with how much lemon juice there was. Then, we filled the pitcher with as much water as it would take. Then it was time for the lemonade to be stirred. This was always my favorite part because my mom had a special pitched which had a handle on top connecting to a stirring rod inside of the pitcher with a piece of plastic on the bottom to shake up the liquid. We would push the handle up and down until all of the sugar seemed to disappear. We would then taste the juice and add more of our original ingredients according to how much we felt would make it taste just right. Then our lemonade was ready! It was as simple as that!

            Our lemonade stand could not be complete without a decorated table to lure in our customers and a nice cash register to collect all the money we would make. For hours, we sat there, screaming at cars that would drive by, hoping to get their attention. “LEMONADE!” We would scream this until our throats felt soar and our hands felt tired from holding the signs that seemed almost useless. Since our street is not a main road and is barely half a mile long, the most customers we would ever get were about five a day if we were lucky. However, among five customers, we would make as much as thirty dollars in tips a day. It was the perfect little business.
-J.L.

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Blue Colony-Lydia

Posted by ChroniclesCapersCanards on 4:39 PM
The Blue Colony diner is by far the best restauraunt in Newtown. Not only is it a convenient rest stop for travelers on the highway, but it also is a popular spot for students and residents all over Newtown. Every time I drive by the diner, there seems to  be no parking spots available, whether it is 10 in the morning, 3 in the afternoon, or 11 at night. The Blue Colony Diner has become a usual hangout place for NHS students, especially after sporting events. After the varsity football team wins a game, or after the track team is coming home from a long day's meet, every one seems to turn to the Blue Colony Diner to satisfy their stomachs and have a good time. The Blue Colony is also a common family restaurant. My family and I eat at the diner probably about once every two weeks, and I have never ordered a dish that I wasn't happy with. That's another great thing about the diner- the menu is UNLIMITED! If you and your family are having trouble deciding where to go out to eat- choose the diner, beacuse they're sure to have something that everyone will like. Whether you order a stack of pancakes, a chicken salad sandwhich, a sirloin steak, or fettucini alfredo, the food will always taste delicious- and for a great price!




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