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How to make Sweet & Sour Chicken Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 1 1/2 cup pineapple 2 large potatoes 2-3 tbs corn starch 2 glove garlic 2 eggs 200-400 ml oil 3-4 tbs ketchup 1 green onion (optional – for decoration) 1/2 tbs sugar 1 sweet pepper (optional – for taste) Preparation Cut the potatoes into small pieces…
Cue the name puns. Christmas songs seem to get some mixed reactions from the general audience – some people love them to bits, others hate them with a passion. I myself belong to the former side of the fence. I love hearing Christmas songs blasted over department store speakers, and I shamelessly spam the replay…
Some high- fashion trends can be hard to pull of in an everyday look. Unless you live in LA or New York, it’s not exactly easy to wear sky high creepers or a big furry coat without getting a few judgmental stares. Here are my three favorite fashion risks that the average person can make without…
Candy canes are one of the essential items for Christmas and they are often adored by children. However, some individuals question if the store candy canes bought at stores are really that sanitary. So, we are going to make our own little candy canes today. Ingredients Vegetable oil, cooking spray 2 cups sugar 1/2 cup…
The Spirit of Giving WestJet recently released its annual Christmas miracle video, this time taking place in a community in the Dominican Republic. Santa asked the people what they wanted for Christmas, but little did they know that their wish would actually come true. Even if you see this as a campaign just to improve WestJet’s…
So wintertime is cold. And it just so happens that winter takes up a third of our Calgary year. Being an optimistic sweater lover, a long winter season means a long period of sweater weather. The best sweaters are warm, soft, and fashionable. It’s better to buy a sweater in store rather than online, to…
Jasmine K. Designed to entertain skillfully, “Big Hero 6” is a sci-fi film teeming with exciting action and subduing graphics. This movie packs humour and adventure into one hour and 45 minutes with all the features you can expect from Disney and more. As Disney’s 54th animated canon film, “Big Hero 6” is based off…
You know that feeling when you press the shuffle button on your favourite music playing device and it spits out a perfect set of songs that flawlessly describe how your current mood? This happened to me a few days ago and for some reason, it’s been on my mind for a while. There must be…
My father had been missing for more than seven days. That was one hundred and sixty-eight hours that I had been without a father. That was ten-thousand and eighty minutes that I had cared for my young siblings alone. My name is Ishmamel Beah. I was born a slave and I will die a slave.…
With the holiday season coming up, there as been a lot of advertising. This really got me thinking about our society. What is the definition of too much commercialization? Stores such as Walmart and Superstore immediately put their Christmas decorations up the day after Halloween! What does this say about our community? The holiday season is…
I am an addict. I am addicted to Michael Bublé; furthermore, I am addicted to his Christmas album. In addition, I am also irrevocably hooked on Louis Armstrong’s, “What a wonderful world,” and Ramsey Lewis’, “Here comes Santa Clause.” To me, this is how I reign in the holidays and the winter season. There is…
It’s that time of year again. That’s right, we’re nearly halfway through the luxurious mid-October to late-December season where pumpkin pie reigns as the star of seasonal desserts. It was with this festive tart that the pumpkin-spice hysteria all began, and having a delicious, go-to recipe is essential for anyone who partakes in Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. With that,…
{Original Image} I have a confession to make… It isn’t easy for me to say this, but I’ll just come out with it. I am obsessed with watching Good Mythical Morning. Every morning, I wake up and immediately load YouTube on my iPad to watch videos while I’m getting ready. Rhett and Link have distinct…
For years people have argued what intelligence truly means, and Jessi Cruickshank, the host of CBC’s new game show Canada’s Smartest Person, is out to prove that intelligence is more than IQ tests and exam results. This game show will pit 32 of Canada’s smartest people against each other for a variety of challenges. “The…
The chorus is a total earworm, Taylor Swift looks like a queen in every single shot, Sean O’Pry’s bone structure is quite possibly the greatest thing evolution has ever blessed us with, and Joseph Kahn has again impressed with his gorgeous visual imagery and flawless cinematography. I fell in love with the music video of…