FOOD | THE SPECTRUM NEWSPAPER | MARCH 10, 2022 | 14
Maggie Seidel
H a i l e y B i e b e r R e b ra n d s B r u s c h etta A s P i z za To a s t Maggie Seidel | Editor Emeritus
Hailey Bieber has reinvented pizza for us all to enjoy per her Directions: for recent TikTok video that featured “Pizza Toast.” Videos of Toast your sourdough bread of recreations of this recipe have filled the app since her post, then butter. and I enjoyed taking inspiration from Bieber’s recipe to creyour toast with marinara ate this simplified version of Pizza Toast which can serve Top 2 slices of sourdough bread sauce and then sprinkle mozzaas a tasty and warm after-school snack or an appetizer. rella cheese on top. 1-2 tablespoon(s) of butter Ingredients two pieces Pizza Toast:
dash of Himalayan pink salt Place fresh basil and tomatoes on toast, and add a dash of salt and pepper.
¼ cup Rao’s tomato basil marinara Fresh basil & tomatoes
Bake toast on a pan for approximately six minutes at 350º.
Drizzle of olive oil ¼ cup mozzarella cheese Shredded Parmesan cheese to garnish Maggie Seidel
Once warmed and the cheese melts, take out of oven, add basil, seasonings, and Parmesan cheese to enjoy!
Strawberry Frosting Cupcakes Prove To Be Cupid’s Perfect Treat Easy, delicious Valentine’s Day themed frosting
Strawberry Buttercream Frosting Recipe:
Cleo Kilpatrick | Sports Editor
Ingredients: 12oz strawberries ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon salt 4-5 cups powdered sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) room temp unsalted butter
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irst rinse your strawberries and cut the tops off. Then stick them in a food processor or blender. Blend the strawberries until smooth. Next strain the strawberries into a bowl to remove the seeds from the mixture. Then put your butter in a bowl and use a mixer to beat the butter until fluffy with no clumps. Next add in vanilla extract and salt, mix together. Then add in small amounts strawberry puree. After, add small amounts of powdered sugar. Beat on low until
Cleo Kilpatrick Cupcakes can be enjoyed for any time of the year, but are especially fitting for Valentine’s Day!
thick and smooth. Make sure your have cupcakes cooled for about an hour before frosting. After frosting put
chocolate covered strawberries on top add a couple shakes of sprinkles and volila your cupcakes are ready to eat!
Decorations: ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips Strawberries Sprinkles
Multiple Popular Bubble Tea Shops Put To Ultimate Review Test Tea tested from Sencha, Kung Fu Tea, Tiger Sugar Allyson Jay & Lilly Anderson | Managing Editor & Contributing Writer
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ith the rise of boba tea and boba shops, we wanted to explore the most popular ones in the Twin Cities: Tiger Sugar, Sencha, and Kung Fu Tea. We tried a milk tea or a fruit tea from each shop and
Allyson Jay Four different kinds of tea and milk tea from Sencha, Kung Fu Tea, Chatime and Tiger Sugar were tested. Visit Blakespectrum.org online to see the full review of all the drinks captured.
compared the flavor of the drink and the tapioca pearls. All drinks were ordered in the smallest size offered and at 30% sweetness. First, we tried the newest location, Tiger Sugar. Starting with their signature milk tea named “Black Sugar Boba + Pearl Milk with Cream Mousse”. It earned a well deserved 10/10. The flavor of the tea was similar to a milkshake and had the decadent creaminess of most coffee drinks and a sweet hint of caramelization. The tapioca pearls were soft, flavorful, and smaller than typical, enhancing the drink from a 9/10 to a 10/10. The only note we have is that with drinks with brown sugar and extra cream, it can become a bit rich, but we still definitely recommend trying this drink. Next, we sampled a Blake classic: Sencha. We tried the royal tea latte and mango green tea. The royal tea latte was very bland
and the tapioca pearls were flavorless and rough compared to the very smooth pearls at Tiger Sugar. To clarify, the milk teas from each shop except for Tiger Sugar were regular milk teas without extra toppings or brown sugar flavoring or syrup. Taking that into consideration, Sencha’s royal tea latte earned a 5/10. On the other hand, the Sencha mango green tea was excellent and got a 8/10. This is due to its pleasant mango flavor and refreshing taste, but like the royal latte, the pearls were only mediocre. Finally, we tried the Kung Fu Tea mango green tea and signature milk tea. The mango green tea was our second favorite, receiving an 8/10, because of its vibrant mango flavor, right amount of sweetness, wonderful balance of the green tea and mango, and the softness and chewiness of the tapioca pearls. Continued on Blakespectrum.org
