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Show AggieLife Wednesday, April 27, 2011 TRISHA DEAN AND ADAM NETTINA were Page 7 Cookies that belong in heaven the male and female winners of the "Spend a Day with Steve" contest. They busted the myth that Twinkies on pizza is bad, lunched at Chick-Fil-A, signed autographs and went shopping for cereal. The winners were chosen based on their ability to prove they were Steve's biggest fan. STEVE SCHWARTZMAN photos 51).1 — Einplo)AA, shemi,,,Ei Rromingof theboills It mn,. 4 Ve41 One awesome day with Steve We all know the rule - at least those who have seen "Heavyweights" do. It is a verbal edict that has stood the test of time for over 15 years now. As summer camp favorite Pat Finley looks over the crowd of overweight pre-teen casualties shortly after an all-night snack food binge, he inquires the boys of the lesson they learned that day. And out of Camper Roy's mouth it comes: "Don't put Twinkles on your pizza." Perhaps curiosity got the best of us, or drinking an entire 12-pack of Tab and stockpiles of sugary breakfast cereal thwarted our nutrition-seeking minds, but the time has come to put this ever undisputed rule to the test. After four hours, a Papa Murphy's pizza and two packages of America's favorite crèmefilled snack later Adam, Trisha and I had in front of us none other than the sweet, salty collaborated behemoth of all pies. And what's more, it wasn't disgusting, and as far as I can tell my digestive system is still doing its job. Myth ... busted. Our excursion to give pizza its own rightful Hostess bedsheet ran as the perfect theme to what was the perfect day. Or as I should phrase it, the perfect - wait for it - day with Steve. Let's take a look at the day that made birds sing, starting with our winners. Trisha Deem, a Sandy, Utah, native, was chosen as the inaugural "Spend a Day with Steve" female winner. The social studies composite education major clearly earned her way into winning the coveted position after nine consistent months of closely following the weekly "Just a Few Laughs" series. According to the count, she posted the most comments via e-mail, website and Facebook than any reader and was the spoken inspiration for several segments in past columns. Here's an excerpt from her written entry: "If I could have my name mentioned in the Statesman, I would die a happy Aggie. Also, I have kissed on every statue on this campus and am trying to get it established as an unofficial Aggie tradition. I have named it, "Epic Aggie." Spread the word. Steve, I am confident that you will make the right choice in selecting me to spend a day with you." Maryland homer and "Spend a Day with Steve" male winner Adam Nettina took confidence, wit and the overwhelming tour of '90s pop culture into his rightful throne as one of Steve's most devoted fans. Adam has accomplished near as much as can be done in Logan outside of his dream of going on a date with what he calls "a good Mormon girl," and his impeccable taste in sports and food tugged on my bromantic heartstrings. A segment of his contest entry oughta prove that it was only uphill from there. "I'm not a big deal, but Steve is, and by the associative property of kind-of-a big-deals in Europe I will become popular enough to be elected Emperor of Luxembourg. Word to your mother." And what's more, he claimed to be Christopher Lloyd. After a memorable lunch at Chick-Fil-A and shopping for supplies (i.e. Waffle crisp) we made our way back to campus to sign some autographs. After an hour of traveling the grounds, meeting admirers and even enjoying Adam's spreading of my work over microphone and speaker we received a great reception. Six ... I think. Maybe seven. But hey, one of them was Matt Formisano, so we can't complain. On our way from the impromptu fan session, we paid a surprise visit to the famed Suzann and Darla of the languages, philosophy and speech department. Adam and Trisha were so thrilled to meet past column characters you would've thought they had caught a home run hit by Mickey Kaline of "Hey Arnold" fame. After Twinkie pizza, cereal and whipped cream and a celebratory viewing of "Rookie of the Year," the glorious day was done. We had fun, we lived our dreams and we all coincidentally wore green. We became instant best friends - our own Otto, Twister and Reggie Rocket with a "woogity woogity" secret handshake sewn by our own hearts. Biggest fans they were and more. To all my readers (now known as "Schwartzheads"), after an awe-inspiring year, thank you. For my final advice I leave you with the words the magnificent Zordon himself: "Let the power protect you." And with that, I'm out. See ya next fall. 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Remove from the oven out being cakey or dense or and let the cookies sit on the overly chewy. baking sheet for about 5 minThis recipe will give you utes before moving them to a all of that. The girl who gave cooling rack. me this recipe told me that these cookies have "junk in Notes: the trunk" or "thick thighs". She was right. Trust me. I've • Removing these cookies been making chocolate chip from the oven on time is key cookies all semester long and to making sure they stay soft. none of them have been good It's always such a bummer enough to share with you. when you make cookies and How lucky that right when eat them while they're warm I was about to give up I and soft and then put them stumbled upon these perfect away only to come back later gems. I hope you enjoy them. You really, really deserve it. P.S. You might want to make enough to share. and find rocks waiting. Even if they don't look totally done, they will finish cooking and setting up on the hot baking sheet after you take them out of the oven. If you need to, just bake one test cookie at a time until you get the right baking time. It will vary depending on the size of your dough balls and your oven. • If you want to make these cookies ahead of time, or make extra for future gorging, I recommend scooping them into balls and freezing them on trays before putting them into a bag. You may also form them into balls and cover them on the baking sheet and store them in the fridge that way. I stuck my whole bowl of dough in the refrigerator halfway through making these and it came out solid. So the other way is much easier. Have a happy summer! - Jennelle Clark is a senior majoring in psychology and minoring in art. She loves cooking food, taking pictures of food and eating food. Email her at jenn.nelle@gmail. com with questions or comments. The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies in the World 1 cup (2 sticks) butter 1 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 egg and 1 egg yolk 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 1/4 cups flour 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup of your favorite chocolate chips (I like to use the mini ones) 1/2 cup toasted chopped nuts (optional) Place the butter in a saucepan and cook it over medium heat until it's totally melted. Keep cooking it until it browns. It takes a little patience, but if you wait your butter will get really foamy and then start to brown. It will smell really nutty and caramel-y. Remove it from the heat and pour it into a mixing bowl. Add the sugars and beat until smooth. Add the egg and egg yolk and beat until the mix- REWARD THE HARD WORK you have done this semester by taking a bite out of the perfect chocolate chip cookie. After one bite you will make another batch. 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