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Food & Drink > Baking Tips for making the perfect pound cakes: 4 of 7
The soft pillow-like texture of a delicious moist pound cake - smothered in icing or glaze and paired with an afternoon tea. A fine accompaniment to fruit and the perfect end to a meal. But how many times have you tried to make a cake, only to find it flat, heavy, dry, or just flat-out boring. I am not here to give you sever... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: What I learned from a homeless person: 6 of 10
Toronto has hit a cold spell - Thursday night, over here on Danforth Ave., we hit the -20s. It being almost 2 a.m., I decided to take a walk. I had always felt safe taking a walk in Goderich - my home town - any time of the night. But here, I had never even thought about it. Just a couple days ago there was a stabbing a coup... More..
Food & Drink > Baking Guide to traditional German desserts and pastries: 3 of 5
Growing up, I was always excited to visit my grandmother and grandfathers house out in the rural countryside. I would pick my place on the grass and sit near the road to watch the Mennonite carriages drive by. Children dressed in their Sunday's best on their way to church, and cozied in their buggies with their families. I a... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Valentine's Day Is Valentine's Day just candy and flowers?: 3 of 5
Candy. Flowers. It doesn't stop there. Cards. Diamonds. Jewelry. Teddy Bears. Chocolate. Heart Shaped Boxes. The list goes on. Nothing says "I love you" like spending lots of cash - or so it seems. Like every other holiday, Valentines Day has turned commercial - a ploy set by manufacturers to use the holiday to their monetar... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Saying goodbye: 298 of 454
I saw the stars twinkling above my half-drunken smile tonight. The air itself here can drunken - for it is so full of intoxication - Huron County being the highest concentration of drunk drivers in Ontario, that is. I walked home from a party filled with beer, shooters, drunken conversation and tears. An odd combination, so ... More..
Computers & Technology > Online Shopping & Trade Can friends and family mess up eBay bids?: 2 of 3
When shopping on eBay, one must be protective of who they give their password to. It is all well and good to share it with a trusted friend or family member, but what happens when it gets into the WRONG family or friends hands? Yes, sometimes lending somebody your eBay account can be rewarding. Why? Well, you're helping this... More..
Food & Drink > Baking Creative cake decorating ideas: 14 of 19
We've all had our taste of grocery store cakes at some point, right? That flat boring rectangular cake with the tacky decorations and waxy icing that sticks to the roof of your mouth. Who really wants to eat that stuff, any ways? It's a quick fix with absolutely no character. So why not try making your own? With todays food ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Self-injury: 9 of 12
There seems to be a point in every persons life where they come to a dramatic realization of something horrible. A point where they wake up and see something that they had never seen before. At which point it sank in for me, I am still not totally sure. Whether it ever sank in, I don't know if it ever did. When you wake up i... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression What are the tangible causes of depression?: 6 of 8
It's a Monday morning. 6am, and your alarm goes off, buzzing in your ear drums. You agonizingly get up to turn it off, only to find yourself cozying back up under the covers and going back to sleep. You just don't feel like getting up today, or any other day that is. Maybe you're telling yourself that it's just another case ... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking Desserts Tips for making the perfect ice cream sundae: 9 of 11
Imagine this. Three scoops of rich creamy vanilla ice cream, piled high in a tall crystal glass. On the top, hot oozing fudge dripping off the sides and creating a pool of rich chocolatey goodness in the bottom. Hand whipped cream dolluped on the fudge, and finished with a juicy maraschino cherry. It sounds like euphoria top... More..