Gingersnaps These are are bit more spicy than sweet, and really do snap. 3/4 cup shortening 1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/4 cup molasses 2 cups flour 1 tablespoon ginger 2 teaspoons baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt Preheat the oven to 350° Cream together: 3/4 cup shortening, 1 cup [...]
This lovely Veteran’s Day weekend I did absolutely nothing besides sleep and watch movies, which was incredibly relaxing to say the least. Since I watched a variety of films, I’ll do more than one review this time! To start off the weekend I watched: Capitan America This movie is relatively old because it came [...]
Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, has always been important in my life. It is a serious yet playful Mexican celebration that honors the dead. The traditional belief is that spirits come visit their loved ones for three days. During this time, family celebrates the life of those that have passed with [...]
Best Film at the 2005 UHS Film Festival. Directed by Dan Reckart (UHS ’07). More Halloween stories are HERE.
SECTION ONE : by Natalia Navarro Halloween: of all of the holidays it has the widest spectrum of connotations. I always associate it with fun parties and candy while some of my friends enjoy the scarier side of Halloween. I am not much for scary. I don’t go to Nightfall, I always wear a happy [...]
Halloween is a pretty cool holiday. You get to dress up as whomever you want, go to parties, and get free candy. One big part of Halloween is the dressing up. I very rarely buy pre-made costume because making my own allows me creative freedom with my costume. If you do not have a costume [...]
Pumpkin-Cranberry bread 2 cups flour 2/3 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/2 teaspoon ginger 1 cup canned pumpkin 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup vegetable oil 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 eggs 3/4 cup chopped cranberries 1/4 cup [...]
And here we go again. This week, Alina decided to make me listen to Tom Milsom. A Little Irony: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQzYGydeE68&ob=av3e) Tom Milsom is obviously quite the teenage girl magnet. I mean, who couldn’t love that sexy blue hair? And how could one possible watch his fingers caress that piano without swooning?… As [...]
Listen. I definitely had other plans for this article. The universe, however, had other plans for me. For you see, VH1 decided to air their “100 Greatest Songs of the 00s” while I was being an insomniac late one night. And holy-fricking-crap, I haven’t been so upset with television since last Tuesday, when I tried [...]
(These are super simple to make!) o 2 1/2 cups rolled oats o 1 cup butter (Or 2 sticks) o 1 cup sugar o 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar o 2 eggs o 1 teaspoon vanilla o 1 teaspoon baking powder o 1 teaspoon baking soda o 2 cups flour o 2 cups chocolate [...]