Story by Madison Wepfer, Assistant Features Editor Since the 1980s, Americans have been fighting the obesity “epidemic” and attempting to combat its fatal effects. Why are metabolic disorders rising exponentially? Why did Type 2 diabetes used to be called adult-onset diabetes, and now it’s found in children as young as 8 years old? These are questions that I Read More
Food makes people happy. It’s as simple as that. No matter who you are or where you come from, odds are, you like food.Who doesn’t get an adrenaline rush when walking down the baking aisle. Who doesn’t get a tingly feeling when you see those cute little pints of Ben & Jerry’s? Is that just Read More
As the saying goes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. I think that saying was meant for people who eat healthy things like grapefruit and scrambled eggs, not biscuits, sausage gravy and bacon. Eating healthy is not my forte. How can you resist the sound of bacon frying and the smell of Read More
The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. As much as I hate gender stereotypes, especially those about women, there is one particular stereotype that I believe in: a woman’s ability to know her way around a kitchen. For decades, and probably centuries, a woman has been measured by how well she Read More
Dear cupcake-lovers, quit being so pretentious and just eat a slice of cake. Although cake is always second to pie, it is still the original and most sought after dessert of all sweets. Cake is a staple for every celebration. What’s a birthday, wedding or graduation without cake? Furthermore, is there not a sense of Read More
In high school, I was a weird child. I wasn’t popular or an athlete or a nerd. I was a theater kid. You know, plays, musicals, miming (yes, miming), choir – the works. When I found myself in an English class filled with jocks and “popular” kids, I felt like I was in a drama Read More
Pie is the end-all be-all of desserts. Some people will argue that cake is the grandmaster of all sweets with its luscious frosting cascades and its light, airy texture. However, throughout my many cookie-baking binges and midnight meringue whipping, I have found that pie is the mother of all sweets. It’s the real reason I Read More
There are several times in a girl’s life when it is socially acceptable for her to gorge herself with food. These times being Disneyworld, Christmas, birthdays, any and all vacations and of course, Thanksgiving. I’m not sure where along the line of holiday traditions someone somewhere decided that we should spotlight food in our holiday Read More