A Brigham Young University Student Journal
You know that feeling on a lazy Friday night, when you don’t feel like doing anything but watching TV and eating some of your favorite comfort food? I know I do, and while I have many comfort foods I love, pizza has always been a …
Provo. This place has a ton of character to it. Although I complain about the construction and zero parking and bipolar weather most of the time, it really is a great place to live and explore. There are so many startup companies around here that …
Ingredients
Graham cracker crust:
1 1/2 C graham cracker crumbs
1/2 C sugar
6 T melted butter
1 tsp cinnamon
Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and cinnamon together. Add in melted butter and mix until mixture is sticky enough to put into a pie plate. Push mixture into the pie plate to form a crust and then refrigerate while making the rest of the recipe.
Cheesecake mixture:
2 eggs
3/4 lb of softened cream cheese
1/2 C sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Beat together the 2 eggs. Add in softened cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Beat all ingredients until smooth. Pour mixture into cooled graham cracker crust. Bake for 20 minutes. Test the cheesecake to make sure the top is cooked enough, but not too much. Tap your finger on the top lightly and make sure your finger doesn’t just fall through the cake. Take out of oven and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Turn oven temperature up to 425 degrees. Make the following top layer while you wait for the oven to get to 425 degrees.
Top layer of cheesecake:
1 1/2 C sour cream
2 T sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl. Carefully pour it onto the hot cheesecake that you just
took out of the oven. Put cheesecake back in oven for another 5 minutes. After it is cooked, let
Cool at room temperature for about 20 minutes before covering and putting it in the fridge. Serve
either plain or with berry pie toppings. Enjoy!
A child tugs on her mom’s pant leg. “MomomomMOMOM!” she yells, begging for attention. “Just hang on, I’m on the phone!” the mother pleads, attempting to finish her conversation. How often have we seen this scene play out in various ways? I remember being that …
Ice cream is a beloved treat all across the world. Nowadays, it seems that most ice cream shops are in a buffet set up, either where you make it yourself or the store puts it together for you. I absolutely love these places because I …
The bleeps and the bloops. The colors and the high scores. The defeated growls and the triumphant cheers. There is so much to take in when you walk into a classic arcade, and it just makes you want to get started! With the big trend of nostalgia and all of the 80s paraphernalia that’s so popular right now, getting in touch with the games that entertained a generation is a great way to ride that nostalgia wave.
The first thing that you realize when you walk into the Nickel Mania Arcade is how many machines there are. We couldn’t count the exact number of games, but dozens of little heroes battled little monsters along the walls. My wife and I bee-lined for the classic arcade games. We started pouring our coins in the likes of Joust, Pac-Man, Galaga, Donkey Kong, Rampage, and Centipede. As we competed with each other for the highest scores, we soon started to lose track of time. It was like we had fallen into a weird time loop filled with digital golden coins. It truly was a perfect date.
The arcade receives a standing ovation from my family. It is a great place to spend some time either reminiscing about your days of youth or thinking about how far video games have come.
BY: JOSHUA HANSEN
Alright y’all, I’m about to share my favorite food secret: Texas Sheet Cake. Being from Texas I feel it is a must to know how to make, and since being in college it has been my go-to for most events. It’s perfect for a party, …
The difficulties of parenting surprise even the best of moms and dads. We begin our parenting life staring into the eyes of our little one, believing that we know the journey that lies ahead. We will teach them all that matters to us, and they …
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about family traditions lately, and one that has had a lasting impact on my life keeps coming to my mind. I am the oldest of four girls and have always heard my mom say the exact same thing to each of us when we left the house—from the first day of kindergarten to the last day of high school, and even now when I come home over break.
Mom: Have a great day, choose the right, and remember . . .?
Kids: I am a child of God, you love me, and I can pray anytime, anywhere, always!
Even when my sisters and I were on different school schedules I could hear one of them reciting it while walking out the door, and then fifteen minutes later I would hear another say it as she left for the day. It got to the point where I could say it in under two seconds if I was really running late somewhere. If it was for a drive up to school, a trip to the mall with friends, or even a date, I could hear my mother calling out, somewhere in the house, her sweet little line any time I EVER walked out the door and into the real world.
Something that I have loved about this is that it didn’t cost any time or money, but she was still able to create a tradition and a lasting memory that I plan to carry over into my own family someday. I can still remember some of those hard days at school where something had gone wrong and I was ready to throw in the towel or classmates were pressuring me to do something I knew I shouldn’t or even something silly like the fact that I didn’t get asked to the dance by my crush; in the moments that mattered the most, I could hear my mother’s voice reminding me to have a great day, to choose the right, that I am a child of God, that she loves me, and that I can pray anytime, anywhere, always.
Thanks mom.
BY CARLY CALLISTER
Everyone has a tradition, and every society has traditions. Sometimes they line up with each other, creating a hodge podge of creative ideas, unique perspectives, and stories you can tell over and over, like March Madness! I have been curious about the thousands of different …