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El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

The Student News Site of Monta Vista High School

El Estoque

As a part of her gardening routine, Kwong prunes her plants by cutting them with scissors. Photo courtesy of Bernice Kwong | Used with permission

MVHS students and staff find joy in homegrown vegetables

MVHS students and staff discuss how they started growing food and what it means to them
Ethan Eisler
December 8, 2024
Bridging skies

Bridging skies

How learning to cook offset my dwindling Chinese skills
Yixuan (Joyce) Li
May 22, 2024
Cultural Cooking

Cultural Cooking

Exploring the foods that students and staff cook to celebrate the holidays
Dahlia Schilling and Mihir Vishwarupe
December 9, 2023

Homemade Hipster: Banana Smoothie Bowl

Preparing a fun, healthy banana-based dessert
Chiran Arumugam, Staff Writer
November 5, 2022
Sahana Venkatesh made chocolate dipped strawberries and baked cupcakes for a friend on Valentines day. "I did so to set her standards back for men," Venkatesh said.  

Photos courtesy of Sahana Venkatesh | Used with permission

Culinary Dream

Alumnus share their educational pursuits in the food industry
Ayah Ali-Ahmad
May 20, 2021
The culinary world

The culinary world

Exploring the diverse aspects of the culinary world at MVHS
Favorite childhood dishes

Favorite childhood dishes

Community members share about revisiting recipes during quarantine
Brian Xu
February 9, 2021
Photo by Annie Zhang

Homemade Hipster: On-the-go breakfasts

Simple breakfast recipes
Annie Zhang and Ishaani Dayal
September 24, 2020
One of the desserts junior Roma Ankolekar
baked was cookies. Photo by Roma Ankolekar

Quarantine chefs

Students take up cooking and baking during shelter in place
Claire Wen
May 23, 2020
DIY: Apple fritters

DIY: Apple fritters

Easy to make apple fritters while staying in
Sarah Young
March 27, 2020
After about 15 minutes, the yakisoba is done and served in bowls, along with disposable chopsticks.

A taste from home: Japanese club prepares yakisoba for its members

The officers of Japanese club make a traditional Japanese dish
Emily Xia and Zara Iqbal
January 27, 2019
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