Halloween-inspired gingerbread house made from scratch
Crystal Flores, Reporter
October 26, 2020
While gingerbread houses are traditionally made around Christmas, there is no reason why they should not be made around Halloween. After not having luck finding a gingerbread house kit at Target, Walmart or Bed Bath & Beyond, I decided to make one from scratch. Some suggestions I will g...
Opening during COVID-19: A glimpse into Paper Moon Cafe
Diana Piper, Staff Reporter
October 21, 2020
The day Jerry Wang, owner of Paper Moon Cafe in Downtown San Jose, got the keys to open his business, his investors and partners pulled out. It was March, COVID-19 was looming, and Santa Clara County was about to announce a shelter-in-place order. Now, six months later, the cafe is flourishing. It...
Downtown soul: new café builds community during lockdown
Heather Allen, Reporter
October 11, 2020
The line stretches for half a block down South First Street in downtown San Jose where sisters Be’anka Ashaolu and Jeronica Macey opened Nirvana Soul Coffee on Sept. 26. Nirvana Soul has been about two years in the making from dream to reality but the sisters closed escrow on thei...
Comfort food quarantine recipe: Banana Bread Muffins
Roselle Lagmay, Reporter
May 4, 2020
One of the best things about the COVID-19 pandemic is staying at home, attempting new recipes, and then finally getting to eat it. With people grabbing bananas off the shelves to prepare for lockdown, banana bread recipes have been popular for people around the world to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. BANANA BREAD M...
3 Trending Tik Tok recipes to try during the lockdown
Leticia Samame, Reporter
May 2, 2020
With many eateries closed due to the coronavirus outbreak, people are looking to get their quick fix on comfort foods at home. A popular trend occurring at the moment is easy to follow recipe videos on the ever-growing Tik Tok app. Here are 3 of the most trending recipes people are making thanks to...
