Spring is here, and what better way to celebrate the arrival of sunny weather than with a bowl of intense, beautiful chilled pea soup? This simple recipe utilizes a few versatile techniques that’ll serve you well even if you want to branch out to use other ingredients — gazpacho, roasted-tomato soup or even fancy pureed [...]
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Creative dorm dishes rival pricey gourmet meals
With little effort and the right tools, one can make impressive dorm food. These delicious recipes are a good place to start.
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Traditionally a showcase for pork and beef, charcuterie is a delicious assortment of smoked and cured meats and pâtés, often served with bread, cheese and a pickled veggie or two. But charcuterie is now having a seafood moment. A survey of popular chefs in the Boston Globe determined that seafood charcuterie is the number one [...]
Read the rest of this article »Cooking at home reclaims its appeal
For years, the restaurant industry has trended toward wholesome dining: locally sourced foods with rustic presentations. The effect is meant to comfort the diner through “organic” eating, a reminder of a simpler era of literal farm-to-table meals that most diners have probably not experienced. And nothing gets much more wholesome, or comforting, than a true [...]
Read the rest of this article »Small diet changes bring big results
Cooking isn’t as hard as it’s made out to be with these dorm-friendly healthy recipes.
Read the rest of this article »Internet provides solutions for bad eating habits
You didn’t eat enough fruits or vegetables today. Chances are, you didn’t eat any at all. OK, that’s kind of an unfair accusation. Still, research shows that it isn’t unfounded. According to an Oregon State University study released last month, college men tend to eat five servings of the good stuff per week, while college [...]
Read the rest of this article »Microwavable recipes spice up dormlife at USC
Put an international twist on dorm cooking with Korean, Indian and Italian cultures.
Read the rest of this article »Learning a lot from cooking T.V. shows
No matter what your mom might say, television can be educational. Anyone who grew up on a rigid diet of Rugrats, Doug and Scooby Doo has all the tools for social interactions, school life and dodging vigilante laws. In at least one respect, things haven’t changed much since ’90s-era Nickelodeon programming. If everything in your [...]
Read the rest of this article »Microwave cooking not just for freshmen
Ah, freshman year — when makeshift kitchens consisted of a microwave, mini-fridge and a contraband blender. Hard times indeed but those who resigned to living off of Lean Cuisine and Top Ramen have only themselves to blame. Because when it’s not ruining your gold-rimmed plates or pulsating invisible radiation into the air, the humble microwave [...]
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