{"id":2438,"date":"2015-10-19T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T12:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=2438"},"modified":"2015-10-19T08:00:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T12:00:02","slug":"students-discuss-their-favorite-cowan-creations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2015\/10\/19\/students-discuss-their-favorite-cowan-creations\/","title":{"rendered":"Students discuss their favorite Cowan creations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>BY DANA REYNOLDS &#8211; STAFF WRITER<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With tough schedules, practices, and limited time: meal planning and prep is a pain Cowan fortunately provides convenient and good food\u2014food that, if used correctly, can be used to fulfill student-crafted recipes, providing variety to sometimes repetitive diets.<\/p>\n<p>As a senior, Kirsten Larson has mastered the art of creating a cookie sundae. She explained the importance putting the cookie in the microwave for ten seconds in order to make sure that the chocolate melts before topping it with soft-serve vanilla ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get excited when I reach the cookie at the bottom of my bowl. Yum!\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Sarah Hayhurst is also a fan of making sundaes with Cowan\u2019s soft serve ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI get a to-go cup and put ice cream in it,\u201d she said. \u201cI then add M&amp;M\u2019s and whatever other toppings they have in the station that day. My favorite extra toppings are Butterfingers and Oreos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Bradley Baker makes his own ice cream sandwiches.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI use two peanut butter cookies and put soft serve ice cream in between,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes, I will mix it up and use regular ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a Centre alum, Assistant Swim Coach Colleen Maggard had a special recipe of her own she used during her swimming days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to take a bagel, put cream cheese on it, and then top it with lucky charms,\u201d she said. \u201cIt was kind of like eating a doughnut. The cereal was similar to sprinkles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although deserts seem to inspire a lot of innovation among Centre students while in Cowan, many students have championed creating salads with ingredients from all around the dining hall. First-year Mitchell Collins creates a new salad every day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2411\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2411\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.centre.edu\/cento\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Cowan-creations-edited.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2411\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.centre.edu\/cento\/files\/\/2015\/10\/Cowan-creations-edited-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Photographer: Justin Anderson\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Cowan-creations-edited-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Cowan-creations-edited-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Cowan-creations-edited.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2411\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photographer: Justin Anderson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI grab things from different food lines and put them into my salad,\u201d he said. \u201cI get chicken from the line and sometimes I use some of the toppings from Fire &amp; Ice. My salads are a little bit of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Cameron Beach also makes a salad of her own, using ingredients from the Fire and Ice line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make a Mexican-style salad,\u201d she said. \u201cI get grilled chicken fromFire and Ice and then add spinach, black beans, corn, and salsa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Senior Morgan Robinson has also created a concoction of her own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI make my own breakfast sandwiches from combining things from various lines,\u201d she said. \u201cI use scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, and cheddar cheese if it is available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Junior Kat Hartlage has created combo meals using the different food lines as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI add tomato to my grilled cheese,\u201d Hartlage said. \u201cI also put beans and bacon bits into my cheese quesadillas, but it depends on the day. For dessert, I like to put peanut butter in Coco Puffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many students who complain about the lack of variety at Cowan, Hartlage does not get upset about Cowan food.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could be better, but I am not usually mad about Cowan food,\u201d she said. \u201cI have learned to adjust my body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We all have different preferences and have come up with ideas to mix up our choices in Cowan. With its improvements in providing more options, Cowan has enabled students to create recipes of their own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY DANA REYNOLDS &#8211; STAFF WRITER With tough schedules, practices, and limited time: meal planning and prep is a pain Cowan fortunately provides convenient and good food\u2014food that, if used correctly, can be used to fulfill student-crafted recipes, providing variety to sometimes repetitive diets. 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