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College Co-ed Cooking

September 4, 2007 | (10 comments) | Post a Comment

After eighteen long years of ballet class, soccer games, and piano recitals, you've finally shipped them off to start their career as a college co-ed. The house is empty, quiet, and all YOURS! You should be able to relax and savor the feeling of watching whatever you want on TV and knowing those leftovers you put in the fridge will be there 2 hours later! But something is nagging at you, right? Even though they are physically gone, you are still worried about them. Are they studying? Do they have clean clothes? Are they eating!? While you can only helplessly hope they are hitting the books and the laundromat, we are here to help you with that last issue. While the University probably offers some boring and bland meals in the mess hall, why not give your co-ed some fabulous and easy recipes they can create right in their own dorm room! Instead of loading up on starchy, unhealthy, and expensive cafeteria fare, you can help your perfect pupil avoid those Freshman Fifteen by arming them with a myriad of tasty and healthy microwavable meals sure to satisfy and please your picky son or daughter. Also browse through all our microwavable one-dish meal recipes; a whole meal in one shot, because the last thing your student needs to worry about our side dishes! No faith in your scholar to create even the easiest of recipes? Try giving them one of our many variations on Ramen; fail proof pastas and soups in a snap that your starving student can pull off for only a few bucks! So browse through our College Cookbooks or create one from scratch for your student with these simple recipes and make them the talk of the commons; known for their homemade and creative meals. And get going on relaxing and enjoying the quiet of a house all to yourself; the holidays and visits home are only a couple months away, but perhaps this time when they are home, they'll cook for you instead of the other way around!

College Cooking Cookbooks

Fast & Simple for Busy People and Beginning Chefs "Easy recipes for college kids or anyone! Some great recipes for those just starting out, with little kitchen space - or none- or anyone just looking for some basic and easy recipes that will fill you up and feed you well."-- mama's kitchen

College Dorm Cooking (Microwave) — TnuSami

Laura's Dorm Room Cookbook "This is especially for my sweet and lovely niece Laura, who is a junior in college, and living in a dorm with yucky food. The cafeteria isn't always convenient (or edible) so I want to make her a cookbook of fast recipes, using minimal ingredients, and using only dorm-approved applicances (micro and frige)."-- ~Elissa~

Poultry "This picture is of the first meal I made for my floor at college: homemade fettucine alfredo and a store bought roasted chicken..."-- Bella14Ragazza

Microwavable Marvels

Smothered Chicken "You can microwave everything in the same dish, including the whole head of garlic; once cooked, the cloves are soft enough to mash and the taste is mild and sweet..."-- Ingy

Corn and Potato Chowder "This is the only way I make corn chowder. It doesn't leave that awful skum around the pot like cooking it on the stove does, that you almost have to sandblast off. The bacon gives a wonderful flavour, and the two kinds of corn a nice consistency."-- mermaidmagic

Mexican Pizza for Two "A great little meal for two. Serve with a salad and you have a complete quick meal."-- Dari Donovan

Chili & Cheese Ramen Wonder "Ok, you've got 20 minutes to get dinner on the table, and the table is piled with books, papers, afterschool snack wrappers and a tennis shoe with a broken lace. You're desperate, but dinner can still be delicious, and yes, you can get it done fast!..."-- ThatBobbieGirl

More Hot Plate Pleasing Info

Is your student really starving and flat broke? Then you must give them Dani Jean's College Sandwich Recipe perfect for a five finger discount meal or at least a good laugh! Remember pulling all nighters when the big test was the next day? Check out all our Microwavable Popcorn, Nacho, and Hot Cocoa recipes; snacks to keep your student studying for hours and much cheaper than ordering pizza night after night! Sick of all the long distance whining that the care packages are too far and few between? Give them an extensive and easy collection of Microwavable Dessert Recipes so they can tame their own sweet tooth! Also stop by our Kid-friendly Cooking (Baby Food on up to Teens) Forum chock full of advice for feeding tricky teenagers!