Introduction
Don’t lie, you know what butter is! It is very likely that you have had it at some point either through cooking or just on toast. But making butter is actually really fun, no less a workout too! Let’s get cooking!
Ingredients & Supplies:
- 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt (you could also add the seasonings of your choice to make a unique homemade butter!)
- 2 Jars of some kind, mason is recommended. (if you would like to keep the buttermilk, 2 jars are necessary, otherwise just use one.)
- Strainer
- Marbles (clean), add as many or as little as you like for an optional helper to see if your butter is done. I recommend 2!
Let’s Cook!
- First pour your heavy whipping cream into your jar of choice. Make sure it’s cold, and pour into the jar until it is about halfway full. Add your marbles if desired.
- Make sure to screw your cap on tight, it’s gonna be a mess otherwise!
- Shake the jar for 8-10 minutes, this is the workout! If your arm gets tired, make sure to switch off, but still shake.
- Check on the progress. Take a quick break to see the changes happening to the heavy whipping cream, it might be staring to solidify if the marbles are becoming quieter!
- Add seasonings of choice, and put the lid back on.
- Shake for about another 8 or so minutes. You will know when the butter is ready if you feel a lump when shaking and/or can’t hear the marbles.
- Dump the contents of the jar into a strainer to separate the lump of butter from the creamy liquid. If 2 jars were used, put the butter into the second jar. (This leftover liquid is buttermilk, which you can save for things like homemade waffles!)
- Taste-test, and then put in the fridge for later! (I bet that thanksgiving turkey is begging for your butter.)
Enjoy your butter!
My top five needs for my dream bedroom!
I love my bedroom, but the grass is indeed always greener. Like everyone, I do have quite an idea for a dream bedroom. But the first thing to be stated, I would love a city skyline view for my bedroom, that is the main thing that I want for my bedroom.
Bedroom Necessities
1. A nice super comfy bed with lots of pillows and a fluffy blanket. I will be sleeping for at least 12 hours a day (Probably)
2. A really cute mini-fridge! I need room for all the fanta and dr pepper.
3. LED lights! I gotta get that vibe lighting.
4. A super comfy couch! I need somewhere to sit and watch TV don’t it?
5. Elliptical. I probably should burn off those McDonalds calories.
(I hit the max amount of links, I I will make a part 2!)
Have you ever made raspberry mint brownies? Yum! All the fudge, tang, and minty goodness! Let’s bake!
Ingredients:
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line with parchment and lightly grease an 8×8” baking pan.
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In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, salt, and cocoa powder together. In a separate bowl, rub the mint leaves into the sugar with your fingers for about 30 seconds, it should be very fragrant.
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Put the chocolate and butter in a large glass bowl and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir, and repeat until the chocolate and butter are completely melted and smooth. Add the sugars. Whisk until completely combined. The mixture should be room temperature.
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Add 2 eggs to the chocolate mixture and whisk until combined. Add the vanilla and stir. Do not overbeat the batter at this stage or your brownies will be cakey.
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Sprinkle the flour mixture over the chocolate mixture. Using a rubber spatula (not a whisk), fold the flour mixture into the chocolate until just a bit of the flour mixture is visible. Fold in the chocolate chips and raspberries.
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Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs attached.
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Cool brownies completely before cutting into 16 equal squares with a very sharp knife.
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Brownies will keep in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Enjoy your brownies!
20. Ride Cannibal (One day I’ll be brave enough!)
19.
Go to Organ Stop Pizza In Arizona (this looks really fun!)
18.
Go to Hawaii! (This is my kind of place!)
17.
Go to Australia! (I’d love to visit my grandparents, but the spiders may be a problem…)
16.
Go skydiving or paragliding! (To overcome my intense fear of heights)
15.
Have spicy chicken nuggets at McDonald’s (This is fairly realistic)
15.
Create a TikTok Account (Once I’m 18, man!)
14.
Go Surfing! (I could learn some cool tricks!)
13.
Try every drink at Starbucks (This sounds really fun! But there may be a caffeine rush..)
12.
Use a bow and arrow! (This would be fun to do!)
11.
Run a marathon
10.
Read Isolation (A harry potter fan fiction)
9.
Be the main role in a musical! (Wish me luck for auditions tomorrow!
8.
Own high heels! (I am a short individual)
7.
Go to a nail salon!
5.
Have every drink at Kung Fu Tea, my favorite boba shop!
4.
Make pasta in Italy!
3.
Go to france!
2.
Have a sleepover! (surprisingly I’ve never done one!)
1.
Have a Harry Potter Marathon!
Links!
Kung Fu Tea
McDonald’s
Lagoon
Starbucks
Expedia
Since March 12, 2020, the world has been in a crazy time with a virus going around. And because of the nature of the COVID-19 virus, we had to stay at home for a while. For the rest of the interrupted 2019-2020 school year, people did school on their laptops at home. This was tough for many people, and this virus shut down the world. It also deeply split American people, mainly democrats and republicans. This is not really a subject I would like to elaborate on, after all the things it caused. After the 2019-2020 school year ended, the summer broke out, and airlines were mainly shut down, so not a lot of travel, so many people stayed home for a few months. Then once the summer ended, havoc broke out when the new school year started. It was hard on many people, especially the teachers. they had to teach the extra 70 kid class on top of all the other period classes they had to teach. But soon the vaccines rolled out, making the accessibility to school and work more applicable to people. In the end, we came together, and the world recovered.
(Disclaimer: Please do not give hate on this post, I am just identifying the problem at hand, and how we are solving it)
We all can appreciate Starbucks drinks, but sometimes you just don’t want to leave the house or spend the 5 bucks to get a small drink, but I have a solution for you! You can make a pink drink at home very simply! Here’s how:
Ingredients
- 1 cup passion tea concentrate
- 2 tablespoons strawberry puree
- 1 packet of via instant Starbucks very berry hibiscus refresher
- 3 tablespoons of vanilla bean powder
Steps!
- Add passion tea, strawberry puree, very berry hibiscus refresher, vanilla bean powder, then blend.
- Pour tea mixture onto ice with freeze dried strawberries, then add coconut milk.
- Top with whipped cream and strawberry puree if desired, then enjoy!
Hi! My name is Ally Hurley, and I work on the school paper! I am half asian, and half European, so that scatters my family members across the globe. I would say that my personality traits consist of a Ravenclaw. Smart, kind, ambitious, and organized. I have a bold flavor palette, as I like many kinds of cuisines, my favorite being asian, which influences my favorite food, boba tea. I would be fine living out my days with a good cup of boba. An unusual thing about me is that I really hate chocolate flavored things, it’s so weird! I cannot stand the bitter taste of chocolate ice cream. My favorite main school subject is ELA, because I really love writing stories and articles. A pet peeve I have is disorganization, I only like to work in a clean space. I really love Harry Potter, it’s definitely my favorite franchise (I even had a Harry Potter themed birthday when I was 11!)I would love to live in a world with witches and wizards.
Me and my “Twin”.
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