The other day when it was snowing out, I had asked my mom “what’s for dinner?” She told me that she didn’t have anything for tonight and that we were going to go out for dinner. My family didn’t know where to go for dinner so I said “let’s go to Burgerittoville.” My family was fine with that so we went. I then told my family that since it’s snowing out, were going to get free fries because whenever it’s snowing or raining out, they give out free fries. When we got there it was empty. I ordered the club chickeritto. It had chicken tenders, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and mayo. I then ordered 2 large fries to share with the family because I knew they were going to be free so why not order 2 large fries? When we got the food, I couldn’t wait to eat it. Every bite of it was so good and the chicken was so crispy which made it a lot better. The French fries were also very good. They had the perfect amount of salt on them and for me; I didn’t even need ketchup for them. Overall it was a great experience for me and you should try this restaurant if you haven’t already. Michael P.

Last Sunday was Saint Patrick’s Day, and so my family had an Irish-themed weekend. We had a party at our house on Saturday, and served Corned beef, boiled potatoes, carrots, and cabbage, and a chocolate Guinness cake, which I helped make. The Corned beef and vegetables we cooked in a slow-cooker recipe by putting them in our crock-pot. First we made a nice glaze of apple juice, brown sugar and mustard. Once the sugar had dissolved we placed the corned beef in the pot, and then mixed in the red potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and some onion. We then let this cook for about nine hours and it was ready when our guests arrived. For the cake we first melted the butter with the beer, and then whisked in sugar and cocoa powder. Next we added two eggs, some sour cream, and vanilla. Finally we mixed in the flour and some baking powder. Then we put it in the oven for 45 minutes, and began the frosting. The frosting we made by mixing butter, powdered sugar, and a little baileys. Once it was nice and fluffy we spread it on the cake and we were done. Jack B

What I injoy in the spring/summer is Steak and baked potatos. I like steak because when I get home from work I injoy a hot meal. It makes me feel like I earned a nice dinner. When my family makes it the steak and the potatos go on the grill. When I eat the steak I put A1 steak sauce on it  cheese sour cream amd bacon on my potato and A1 sauce on my steak.   
by Andy DeWolfe

This past weekend I was making a cake with my friend for another friend's birthday, and everything was going well until it came to making the frosting. At my house we never buy canned frosting from the store but instead make our own. As we were gathering the butter and milk for the frosting, I went to get the powdered sugar and found that there wasn't any in the container...it was empty. At first we panicked and didn't know what to do because I have never made frosting without powdered sugar. That is when we decided to search the internet for frosting recipes without powdered sugar. We found a recipe on the website called Tasty Kitchen. It called for flour, milk, vanilla, granulated sugar, and butter. The first step was to combine the cup of milk and 5 tablespoons of flour in a saucepan, stirring it constantly until it became a thick mixture. Then we cooled it until it became room temperature. Once it was cooled, we added one teaspoon of vanilla to the mixture. The next step we did was creamed the butter and sugar in an electric mixer. We had to keep mixing it until it wasn't grainy. Then we added the flour, milk, and vanilla mixture. We beat it on high speed for a very, very long time. It became very light, and almost looked like whipped cream. My friend tasted it and said it was amazing! We frosted the cake with white, but we made some of it green to use for piping. When we gave the cake to my other friend, she liked the frosting as well! When I first realized I didn't have any powdered sugar in the house, my initial reaction was panic, because I couldn't go out and buy any. However, when we went online and found this recipe I realized that it really isn't necessary for a great frosting!
 -Lindsay B.

A bit of a runaway...

Cupcake War No. 1
Presentation: A tie for first place, with 13 points each, Tables 12 and 32!
Taste: With 13 points, Table 32

Cupcake War No. 2
Presentation: With a  whopping 19 points, Table 32, with Table 11 a close second with 18 points.
Taste: With 10 points, a sleeper, Table 31.

Cupcake War No. 3
Presentation: Oy vey...With 15 points, Table 32.
Taste: Alright, who's palm did they grease? With 10 points, Table 32.


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When I made the papusas I enjoyed them very much. When I got home I made them for a side at dinner. This time though they were very starchy and very thick. They were much better in class when we made them. My brother didn’t like them to much when I made them at home. That reminds me of the first time he tried lobster for the first time. He like it at first, then all of a sudden juice squirted out of the lobster and he was very grossed out, it was very funny to see. I personally like trying new food because I am usually grossed out easy when I see the food. I guess I just stick to my roots and eat what I do all the time. But the food I hate the most is fish. It is so gross to look at and it smells bad. I once was eating fish and I ran into a bone and I was never to eat fish again!
Trevor L