Merici Magazine Issue #13 by The Merici Magazine

Editor’s Note

Strawberry Cake Recipe - Alanah Arun

The Lunch Box Fix - Deidre Kelly

Substitutes for Baked Goods - Ashlyn Yip

Pavolva Recipe - Iris Newton

Meme Page

This or That - Lola Cummins

Book Review - Aadrika Barthawaj

Tips and Hacks for School - Hillary Peios

Motivation to Study - Yuika Shimada

Celebrity Quotes - Andie Roggeveen and Evelyn Bewley

What Your Most Used App Says About You - Mia Lane

Italy Sights - Siena di Pietro

Gem of the Week - Daphne Gregerson

Cute and Easy Hairstyles for School - Thalia Vang

Term 1 Photo Collage - Isabel Curcio

Helpful substitutes for baked goods

This is for when you see that one recipe on TikTok or Pinterest and suddenly you’re half way through the recipe and you realise you don’t have a crucial ingredient. After all, who has tapioca starch on hand for cookies? (Maybe it’s just me who has the baking supplies of a 5 year old) but if you’re in the same boat here’s a list of alternatives that will get you cookies.

Self raising flour (1 cup)- 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1½ to 2 teaspoons of baking powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt

Tapioca starch/flour- cassava flour or arrowroot are best for baking, while cornstarch and potato starch work are better for thickening sauces all can be used in a 1:1 ratio.

Eggs- use either 60ml or half a medium banana to substitute one egg (use it in a recipe and not attempt fried)

Baking powder (1 tsp)- 1/4 tsp baking soda mixed with 1/2 tsp vinegar or lemon juice, or 1/4 tsp baking soda mixed with 1/2 cup yogurt/buttermilk.

Cocoa powder- Carob Powder: A 1:1 replacement, although it has a slightly different, sweeter, and nuttier flavour, Dark Chocolate (70% or higher): Melt and use in a 1:1 ratio, but reduce sugar and fat in the recipe to account for the sugar and fat in the chocolate, Hot Cocoa Mix: Use, but reduce sugar in the recipe significantly, as it contains sugar, dry milk, and cocoa.

Icing (or powdered) sugar (1 cup)- 1 cup of granulated white sugar, 1 tablespoon of cornstarch blended high speed until a fine powder forms.

yogurt substitute 1:1- in cooking or baking, use sour cream or buttermilk

Butter milk- 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice mixed into 1 cup of milk.

P A V L O V A

Recipe inspired by one /year at books for cooks (pavlova and meringues p91)

Ingredients:

4 egg whites (room temperature)

240g of caster sugar

1 tsp of corn flour

1/2 tsp of vinegar

1 tsp of vanilla extract

300ml of heavy cream any fruit of your choice

Instructions:

1.Preheat the oven to 180C fan forced and line a tray with baking paper

2.In a stand mixer whisk the egg whites on high until soft peaks form Do not overmix

3. Then turn the speed to medium while slowly adding in the sugar until fully combined (the sugar should be dissolved and not grainy in the mix)

4.Reduce the speed to low and mix in the vinegar, corn flour and the vanilla extract

5 Scoop the mixture from the bowl onto the tray into a big round blob that's smooth on top

6 Bake in the oven for 5mins then turn the temp down to 140C fan forced and continue to bake for an hour then let the pavlova cool

7 While the pavlova cools, whip the heavy cream until it holds its shape Optionally add vanilla for sweetness/flavor

8 Cut up the fruits of your choice for garnish

9 Finally top the the pavlova with the cream and fruit and enjoy!

Me when I see Mrs Parisi with her camera

How I feel when year sevens are asking me about their teachers

Year sevens in quadruple IH

Teacher: "Wait, let me pull up the seating plan" Me:

Me in the canteen line after running to get a chicken burger

When you’re on your phone and don’t realise the teacher lurking behind you

When I get a wet weather email when it's just windy

Year tens when they realise they end school early

The poses they have you pulling for the yearbook photos

Teacher: "We don’t need to do all that classroom mastery stuff"

"many students have been using AI to write assigments"

When my relief is Mr Brown

STORY SUMMARY:

17-YEAR-OLD VIOLET IS HEARTBROKEN BY HER HIGH

SCHOOL’S ICE HOCKEY CAPTAIN, AND TO PROVE SHE’S MOVED ON, SHE ASKS REED DARLING, THE CAPTAIN OF THE RIVAL TEAM ‘RANSOM DEVILS’ TO HELP. THEY START FAKE DATING, BUT VIOLET FINDS THAT THERE’S MORE TO REED THAN MEETS THE EYE.

STORY SUMMARY:

DANI AND ALEC ARE CHILDHOOD BEST FRIENDS WHO NOW HATE EACH OTHER. THEY REUNITE WHEN DANI MOVES BACK TO HER HOCKEY-OBSESSED TOWN, WHERE SHE PRETENDS TO DATE ALEC. SOON, THE LINE BETWEEN REAL AND FAKE BEINGS TO BLUR. CAN THEY OVERCOME THE CONFLICTS OF THEIR MESSY PAST?

STORY SUMMARY:

EVANGELINE FOX TRIES TO STOP HER LOVE, LUC NAVARRO, FROM MARRYING HER STEPSISTER, MARISOL. IN A DESPERATE MOVE, SHE MAKES A DEAL

WITH A FATE, JACKS, THE PRINCE OF HEARTS, TO STOP THE WEDDING IN EXCHANGE FOR THREE KISSES. THERES ONLY ONE PROBLEM. JACKS HAS A CURSE.

ANYBODY HE KISSES WILL DIE...

STORY SUMMARY:

SCARLETT DRAGNA HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO ATTEND CARAVAL, A MAGICAL GAME ORCHESTRATED BY THE MYSTERIOUS LEGEND.

AFTER YEARS OF WRITING LETTERS TO LEGEND, SHE FINDS AN INVITATION FOR HER AND HER SISTER, DONATELLA, RIGHT BEFORE SHE IS ABOUT TO BE MARRIED OFF TO A MAN SHE DOESN’T LOVE.

WHEN SCARLETT AND TELLA ARRIVE AT CARAVAL, THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN A WORLD OF ENCHANTING PERFORMANCES AND CRYPTIC CLUES. SCARLETT IS SURE THIS IS THE BEST THING TO

Tips/hacks for school

-keepyourlockerorganized -Keepyournotesorganized -Gettingatabbednotebook -KeepacleanBackpack -MakeanassesmentPlanner

-Reviseyournotes -HighlightIMPORTANT information -Useflashcardstohelpyou study -Haveagoodworkspace

-Takebreakswhenneeded -GoodTimemanagement -PracticeMindfulness -Listentoyourteachers -Handinyourassinments ontime

Motivation to study

Stamp crads

Create stamp cards to keep yourself motivated

Study with people

Studying with people creates accountability and helps you stay on track

Studying is hard and boring :( You‘ve just go to make studying fun!

Make it different

Studying at a desk can feel repetitive, change your method to keep it interesting and fun

Rewards

Set yourself clear goals with clear rewards to keep yourself motivated

Change of scenery

When changing scenery, you allow yourself to clear your mind in a new place, helping you focus

Celebrity Quotes Celebrity Quotes Celebrity

By Andie and Evelyn By Andie and Evelyn By Andie and

"Dah" - Pink Pantheress

"Learning the Italian was tough"Timothee Chalamet "woo" - Kanye West

"Baby, baby, baby oh" - Justin Bieber

“I'm clearly not Brad Pitt” - Brad Pitt

“Zucchini, eat zucchini” - KATSEYE

“It matters not what you've done but what you do with what you've done for others” - Noah Centineo

“I don't like eating fish” - Britney Spears

“You're so dumb" - Sabrina Carpenter

“I work in a bakery” - Harry Styles

“Hey, that's my bag” - Lola Tung

“Buzzqueed fizz” - Tom Holland

“I didn't know that was happening"Cynthia Erivo

Says About You ��

Your playlist screams “I have feelings” while your life screams “I make bad decisions.”

You call scrolling on TikTok until 2am a hobby. ��

Romanticizing a life you ’ re too lazy to live. Watches “how to glow up ” tutorials more than your own reflection. Your streaks are stronger than your relationships.

“Yourmostusedappjustexposedyou ��

Don’tactinnocent…whichoneare you?”

Gem of The Week

This week’s gem are Opals. In Ancient Rome opals were called Opalus. Bedouins once believed opals help lightning and came from the the sky during thunderstorms.

Opals are given to celebrate wedding anniversary's. Opals have 20% water contained in their silica structure. The man made version of opal’s are Opalites and they look a bit like shiny colourful sea glass. No two opals are the same including their patterns and the where the colours are.

Opals that are fine or small are cut into odd shapes to keep as much colour as possible. Opals aren’t that heavy so it is comfortable to wear big opals. There are a fair few opal farms and mines in Australia and they can be common if you’re in the right spot. Opals are Octobers birthstone. Because of the Opals colour, some Ancient Romans believed that they were the most precious stone ever.

For in them you shall see the living ﬁre of ruby, the glorious purple of amethyst, the sea-green of the emerald, all glittering together in an incredible mixture of light — Pliny the Elder

The hues of the opal, the light of the diamond, are not to be seen if the eye is too near — Ralph Waldo Emerson