826LA Good Times

This week our students conquered stories on the Thanksgiving meal. They interviewed each other, the volunteers and Bonnie on staff about how they’re going to celebrate Thanksgiving day.

826LA students, staff and volunteers love turkey day. Photo by bucklava via flickr.

All About Amanda

By Oscar

LOS ANGELES — Amanda eats turkey and two kinds of potatoes [for Thanksgiving]. She also eats stuffing and biscuits, cranberry sauce and green beans. She also eats corn, apple pie and pumpkin pie.

She eats [dinner] with her two brothers. She eats with her uncle and a cat named Fatty and her friends Emely and Drew. Emely helps her cook. She is very thankful. She is thankful that she has a family.

She eats at her apartment. She is very happy. That’s all!

Thanksgiving

By Alex

LOS ANGELES — Oscar and his family eat turkey and pumpkin pie. His mom and his aunt cook he also eats fruit, turkey sandwiches, spaghetti with cheese and chips. He’s going to drink water, soda and juice.

Miguel my brother (and I) are going to eat pumpkin pie and potato pie. Our dad will do spaghetti with cheese, ham, mushrooms on each layer. We are going to share with our family.

Thanksgiving Dinner

By Miguel

LOS ANGELES – Amanda is grateful for a lot of things. She is grateful for eating turkey on Thanksgiving. She is eating with her two brothers, an uncle and two friends. They are coming over to eat turkey in her house.

Bonnie is eating a lot on Thanksgiving. She is going to Orange County to her mom’s house. She is going to eat with her cousins, aunts, uncles and her grandparents. She is grateful for Thanksgiving because of drinks and food.

Christine is ordering a whole turkey from the restaurant Papalino’s. The rest she is cooking. She is cooking smashed potatoes and pumpkin pie cake. She is eating with her husband and her husband’s family. Her dog Kirby is eating with them, too.

Photo by bucklava via flickr.

Good Times staff ate and wrote about this snack.

At this week’s workshop, our budding journalists tackled food reviews – make that SNACK reviews: Baked Cheetos, one or two powdered donut holes and Gummi cola bottles. Here’s how the snacks fared at 826LA Echo Park:

Tasty Donut Holes

By Jackson

Donut holes have powdered sugar. The inside is different because it is bread and the outside is powder. You should eat this if you have a sweet tooth. You can make it with powder sugar and soft bread. You should have water because these donuts will make you thirsty. They look like snowballs. The bad thing about this is that it doesn’t grow on trees.

Tasty Cheetos

By Jackson

The essence of Cheetos is good and cheesy. It is good because it is small so you don’t eat too many. It looks white-orangish. You can make people buy it by letting them try it. They taste orange because they use cheddar cheese and cheddar is orange. They use a lot of cornmeal. You should buy this for your kids so they have a snack for school.

Snack rating: 9 out of 10

The ‘Bestest’ Donut

By Vince

The looks are white and they look like snowballs. The only difference about it is that the donut looks different from the outside. The rating is 10. I bet everyone would rate it that way. The name is donut holes because they come from holes. It tastes like soft snow.

Snack rating: 10 out of 10

The Orange Cheetos

by Vince

The taste is good and cheesy. The color is orange because the guys that bake it are orange. It’s baked not cooked. The ‘bestest’ thing about it is that it has no transfat. The other bestest thing about it is that it’s delicious, yummy, tasty, scrumptious. Cheetos is a treat for indoors and out.

Snack Rating: 10 out of 10

All About Donut Holes

By Oscar

We ate and we wrote!

These donuts are called donut holes. They are very soft and white and look like snowballs and golf balls. They are sugary and chewy; they have powdered sugar and are shaped like a circle. They are brown on the inside and like a cake and not healthy. Messy and mostly for dessert.

Rating: 8 out of 10

All About Cheetos

By Oscar

These chips are called Cheetos. They are crunchy and cheesy. It’s baked, but taste like normal Cheetos. They are yellow and also have orange. They have 0g of trans fat. [The snack bag] has 100 calories. They are delicious and have cheddar cheese. That’s all.

Rating: 8 out of 10

The Cheesy, Crunchy Cheetos

By Alanis, Carmen and Ricardo

The bright, orange Cheetos are a baked snack that’s tasty and super cheesy. They are crunchy don’t have any transfat, and they come in little bags, so it’s a good snack to take to school. No two Cheetos look alike. Some look like boots and some look like a sleeping bag and a sock.

Snack rating 4 out of 5 stars.

Haribo Happy Colas are a Chewy Appetizer

By Alanis, Carmen and Ricardo

Los Angeles – If you’re going to the store looking for a candy and you like stuff that’s chewy and sweet, you could pick up Haribo colas. The semi-transparent candies are cheap and if you aren’t careful they’ll slip out of your hands. The brown bottle-shaped treats are three for $3 so that’s a good way to spend your money.

The Powdery Donuts

By Alanis, Carmen and Ricardo

Powdered sugar donut holes will leave a residue on your hand. They’re sphere-shaped and slippery and cost $2.99 for 24 donut holes – a good deal for your $3. Be sure to have a glass of water because these donuts will make you thirsty. They have a lot of ingredients and they’re not that healthy, but they are cool to the touch. They look like a little snowballs.

The staff of 826LA Good Times went and interviewed residents of Echo Park about the presidential election.

Echo Park Interviewees Choose Obama

by Oscar, Carmen, Bianca

ECHO PARK — David, a 31-year-old resident of Echo Park, was on the sidewalk in front of 826LA and he told us that he voted for Obama. He believes he’s the best candidate because he care about health care and education. 
 
Sarah, a 28-year-old Echo Park resident, was in the laundromat and said that would vote for Obama because she agrees with him more than McCain.

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Oscar Interviews His Dad

by Oscar (Jr.)

Los Angeles – Oscar M., a 37-year-old man, who lives on Evergreen, plans to vote for Barack Obama. Oscar likes Obama’s ideas and agrees with him. He also thinks he would be a good president.

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The Interview

by Vince

The person’s name is Glen. He is 33 years old. He is not going to vote. The only thing he’s doing right now is jogging. He likes pizza. He does have a car. He likes John McCain the most because he is his home state senator.

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All About Jackson

by Oscar

I am going to tell about Jackson. Jackson is 10 years old and lives in LA. He’s a funny kid that fools around. He goes to school named Mount Washington. His favorite superhero is Spiderman and his favorite food is French Fries. His favorite show is i Carly. The show is about this girl who does a Web show with her friends.

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The Amazing Amanda

by Ricardo

Echo Park — Amanda Becker was born in Ohio on Sept. 12. She work at Daily Journal (a newspaper). Her favorite character is Batman. She said, “I love cheese on anything.” Her favorite show is The Wire. She is not married, but she’s beautiful. She loves yoga and reading and loves asking people questions.

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Stephanie’s Favorite Things

by Yakelin

Stephanie is 10 years old, she lives in Echo Park. She studies in Logan Elementary School. Her superhero is Spiderman. She loves to eat carne asada. She likes to watch Beverly Hills Chihuaha.

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Bianca’s Favorite Things

by Carmen

Her name is Bianca. She 9 years old. She lives an apartment. Bianca goes to Logan. Her favorite superhero is Captain Underpants. Her favorite food is chocolate cake. Her favorite movie is Scream.

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All About Yakelin

by Stephanie

Yakelin is 13 years old. She lives at a busy street. Her school is called Thomas King Middle School. Her favorite superhero is Spiderman. Her favorite food is spaghetti and her favorite movie is Cinderella.

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Carmen

by Bianca

Her is name is Carmen. She is 9 years old. She lives in a house. She goes to school at Logan. Her favorite superhero is Batman. Her favorite food is macaroni. Her favorite movie is Little Mermaid.

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Oscar Gets Interviewed

by Jackson

Oscar loves hamburgers. He likes to be a 10-year-old kid who used to go to Logan but now he goes to Micheltorena. His favorite TV show is I Carly. His favorite superhero is Spiderman because he got a spider bite and got his superpowers.

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The Family Guy Lover

by Vince

Los Angeles — Alanis is 10 years old. She lives at a green and white house. She goes to Logan Elementary. Her favorite superhero is Venom. She likes to eat spaghetti. Her favorite TV show is I Carly and The Family Guy. Her favorite actor is Miranda Cosgrove [ed's note: changed from the erroneous "Miranda Cosby"]. She likes Family Guy because it’s funny. She likes everything she sees except poo.

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Ricardo Likes Cheeseburgers, Iron Man

by Amanda

Los Angeles — Ricardo turned 11 at the beginning of October. The Echo Park resident goes to King Middle School, along with other 6th, 7th and 8th graders. When he not at school, he likes to eat cheeseburgers and watch the Simpsons and The Family Guy. “I like Stevie, cause he’s evil,” Chavez said. He also likes Iron Man, because he throws things.”

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All About Vince

by Alanis

Los Angeles — Vince, 10, likes to watch Family Guy and South Park. He lives in a yellow house. He likes bagels with Swiss cream. He goes to Logan St. School. He think that school is boring and awesome at the same time. He likes Family Guy because of Stewie and Lois try to kill each other Vince is all around funny.