Can you believe that my school is now selling Pop Tarts in our snack shack? The “cub” shack is a student run committee that sells food during the 20 minute break/recess in the morning. I get to work in there every Wednesday and from my observations, we probably sell over 60+ snacks per day. The…
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Fit For 53
Have you ever heard of Boston Cream Pie (BCP)? Well I hadn’t until my grandfather started talking about it weeks ago. Gung gung mentioned craving it, so we went on a wild hunt to find a good Boston Cream pie because his 53rd anniversary was just two days ago. It ended up coming from Berkeley……
Green, clean, and mean
“Green, clean, and mean. Green, clean, and mean!” I thought as I was about to take a sip of my grandmother’s healthy green (all vitamins) smoothie. Popo told me that the drink was supposed to make me feel good and have a lot of energy. It featured that sickening green color that I usually stay…
Three Generations Of Goodness
Whenever I see my grandmother cooking something with our big pot, I usually go “Yes! Stew!” I saw this happening a few days ago. However, this time, it wasn’t stew. It was chicken long rice! To give you a sense on how tasty this food is, I’ll tell you that my almost 3 year old…
Spicing It Up!
I’m sure that all of you have heard of the popular food trend, avocado toast. This product was first invented in the 1970s as a unique way to feature avocado on food. I don’t know what’s happened between then and now, but I can say that nowadays, everybody eats it. One out of every four…
Quick and Easy Meals!
Hey guys! I’m back from summer break and school has started! Though I do love seeing my friends and teachers, we all know that school means tighter schedules. Everyone has been through those times where you have an extremely rushed day and your parents have errands and work. As a seventh grader with lots of…
Nate’s Local Mediterranean Food Pick
Looking for an authentic, tasty Mediterranean food location? Try Mediterranean Wraps, a popular place on California Street in Palo Alto with a variety of options. After reading this post, I bet you’ll be wanting to head right there. My family enjoys this place because everything there is tasty. Win win! At Oren’s Hummus in…
Deceptively Tasty
We all know it. When most people look at a swamp green-looking smoothie, their immediate reaction is: “Yep, not drinking that.” or “EW!” or “That probably tastes horrible.” And honestly, a lot of the times these nutrient packed smoothies don’t taste like anything close to enjoyable. Let me introduce you to one of the exceptions,…
You Don’t Have To Go To Hawaii For This
3-4 lb. pork butt 1/2 T. Old Time Hawaiian salt 1/2 T. liquid smoke Cabbage Use knife to pork holds in the pork, rub salt all over. Then, add liquid smoke on the top. Crock pot on low for 10 hours or high for 5 hours Aunty Lena’s Kalua Pig & Cabbage Recipe 3-4 pounds…
Macaron Madness
What would a trip to France be without the eating of at least one macaron? I don’t know, but I can tell you that these special little treats are quite something. A macaron is a delicate circle shaped dessert with a sweet filling and two almond flavored ends (a really high end version…
