My mother is a baker. I am a cook. She realized this a few weeks after I botched my very first batch of cookies and set the oven on fire. It took me a bit more soul-searching and the acquisition of a paring knife. The theory goes that cooks and bakers possess fundamentally different approaches...
Year: 2012
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The art and science of cooking
When junior Aaron Sandford cooks dinner, he tries to think like a scientist. “I like to understand the science of why brining a chicken in salt water before you cook it makes it more tender,” he said. “I like knowing what makes a dish good and then combining those concepts with other dishes.” Sandford is...
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Henry Payne: celebrating caricature
Political cartoonist Henry Payne stooped in front of the whiteboard and, with a few quick strokes of his marker, brought a cartoon figure to life. “As good looking as he is, he’s got big ears,” he said, as elephant-like ears appeared on the board. Dark, thick eyebrows soon followed with large lips, a prominent nose,...
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House of hope: a cinderella story
The quiet hum of a vacuum upstairs and a faint hint of Febreze spill out as the old, wooden door to the renovated Watkins house swings open. Refurbished hardwood floors creak beneath the feet of Hillsdale men playing Ping-Pong and conversing in a neat, spacious common room. These men know firsthand the change their house...
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Fujian Fusion
The Jonesville Wal-Mart is a popular place for Hillsdale students – they claim that you can buy anything from hair products to hunting spears. But students with a hankering for hot-and-sour soup can get their fix next door at King Buffet. The restaurant, which opened in 2003, has become a staple for Hillsdale students and...