S PRING 2017
P AGE 23
Strawberry Crème Parfait
By Brianna Medeiros ‘17
The perfect desert for your sweet tooth. This recipe is great for an evening with the family. It combines a creamy
milk custard, spongy ladyfingers, and tart strawberries. Make it tonight and watch it disappear!
What You Will Need
Directions
Prep time: 40 minutes
1.
Serving size: 10 people
Ready time: at least eight hours in the fridge
Ingredients:
Half stick of butter
One can condensed milk
Two cups of evaporated milk
One can of refrigerated table crème
(Nestle Crème de Leite)
Half container of Cool Whip
One package of ladyfingers
Strawberries
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Beat half a stick of butter
with one can of condensed
milk until the butter is uni-
form
Add two cups of evaporated
milk and beat for almost five
minutes
Add the table cream without
the liquid and mix just
enough to be uniform; don’t
over mix.
Add half a container of Cool Whip and mix with a spoon
Layer the crème with the sliced strawberry and ladyfingers until crème is gone
Refrigerate.
The NBA Playoffs
Yazan Zaidan
‘20 Contributor
The NBA season has ended and it
is finally playoff time, and time to
predict who will win. It's been an
exciting and competitive sea-
son. The Golden State Warriors
stood true, winning 67 games
with all-star forward Kevin Du-
rant. Even though he missed 20
games due to injuries, he proved
that he can fit into the Warriors
mold. His ex-Oklahoma Thunder
teammate Russell Westbrook had
the season of his life, breaking the
single season triple double (a
double-digit total in three of five
statistical categories in a single
game) record, surpassing long
time record holder Oscar Robert-
son, by getting 42. Now he will
face off against ex-teammate and
fellow MVP candidate James
Ha rden in the first round, which is
sure to be a great opener.
Many analysts, fans and media
have the Warriors as easy West-
ern Conference champions, but
the San Antonio Spurs will have
something to say about that. They
sit at the two seed in the Western
Conference and are playing fantastic
basketball. They have been led by
coach in Gregg Popovich, who always
seems to make a team great. They
have also been led by MVP candidate
Kawhi Leonard, whose numbers are
beyond belief. He averaged 25.5
points per game 3.5 assists per game
and 5.8 rebounds per game. They are
a huge favorite out of the Western
Conference, but can they outlast the
Warriors?
Out of the east, our hometown Bos-
ton Celtics, have emerged as the first
seed. This team had the grit, coach-
ing, and hustle to come out as the
number one seed, but some people
did not think they could do it. A lot
of analysts and fans will tell you they
had Cleveland in the first spot and are
on their way to their third consecu-
tive appearance in the finals, but the
Celtics are a top tier team. They are
led by the underrated Isaiah Thomas,
“Mr. Fourth Quarter,” who is posting
career numbers 28.9 PPG, 5.9 APG
and 2.7 RPG. And, he has been the
most clutch player this season, aver-
aging about 10 fourth quarter points
an outing.
As much as I would love to gloat
about the Celtics, LeBron James
is having the best season of his
career. His numbers are through
the roof. He achieved 13 triple
doubles, which was third in
NBA, and he is only 32. The
season that he is having should
not at all be overshadowed by his
team’s not so stellar play as of
late. If the Cavaliers manage to
win the championship, he will
have etched his name as the
greatest basketball player to ever
step foot on the planet.
Editor's Note - Freshman Contribu-
tor Yazan Zaidan wrote this as the
2017 NBA playoffs began. As we go
to print, both the Celtics and Cava-
liers are still in the hunt. If you would
like to read more of what he has to say
about the NBA, MLB and NFL, you
can follow Yaz on Instagram.
Celtics at Wizards 1/24/17 (KeithAllisonPhoto.com
via Wikimedia Commons)
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