Poor College Students' Culinary Journal

yesterday for lunch: burritos made with brown rice, black beans, avocado, onion, lettuce, salsa and cheese. tea to drink.

dinner: grilled chicken & chive havarti quesadilla. water to drink.

breakfast on thursday: pepper/onion/vegan sausage/cheese omelette, home fries & orange juice.

cheese is understandable; i'm just lucky to have the amazing cheese store down the street.

Also, does lack of oven mean you have no cooking facility of any kind, or is it just a lack of oven as opposed to lack of electric/gas rings?

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Yes it did come with a sticker

I heard a horror story once from a girl who opened up a package of ramen to find it swarming with little white bugs - maggots or something. I haven't been able to eat them since.

tonight's dinner: stirfry with tofu, asparagus, green beans, onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, garlic/black bean sauce. mmm.

I have no idea what I ate when I was in the Bad Place, myself. CHEAPO TIP though = lots of LENTILS. You will rarely feel a massive urge to eat them so they will ALWAYS BE THERE when you run out of real food! THen you'll eat them and think MAN that's tasty but forget again as soon as it comes round to teatime - this should continue until you get some money in! Marvellous! Another condiment that lasts forever appears to be TABASCO SAUCE. Don't ask me why. It's the never ending bottle. WOULD I LIE TO YOU?

My dad took me out to lunch today at one of those ridiculous delis north of Time's Square, so I have epic leftovers.

you can eat super cheap on curries, mexican, cajun, malay/thai (with cheap coconut milk)..being poor is what taught me to cook, and now that i have a little more monet than college, i stil do a lot of this stuff, cos it's my favourite...

Ahem:

Whether you’re a master chef or have an acute fear of ovens, cooking for yourself at university will be an altogether different experience to that at home. The typical uni kitchen is small, lacking in resources, and worst of all – full of students! What’s more, the amount of money in the average student’s pocket wouldn’t be enough to feed Posh Spice a light snack – so it’s no wonder that many undergraduates resort to the crisp sandwich school of cuisine.

If the closest you’ve come to a vegetable at uni is the gerkhin in your Big Mac, then maybe it’s time to change your diet. Fruit and veg is cheap, good for you, takes up less fridge space than a pizza and actually tastes good (yes it does).

Investing in a good cookbook is always wise. There are hundreds of student cookbooks on the market that range in quality so have a good look through these, ensuring the recipes match your cooking ability and spending money. There’s no point in tackling ponzu chicken with kelp and shiitake mushrooms if you don’t know how to turn the cooker on.

If your town has a nearby market then take advantage as you’ll get more for your money than at the supermarket. As for supermarkets, organic top of the range brands will only be an option after your first graduate job – till then stick to the economy ranges.

You may find you’ve got a lot of food left over and not enough freezer space after cooking a large meal. Rather than wolfing the rest down with the intent to skip breakfast tomorrow, plan larger meals with your flatmates. Communal meals not only save waste, but also mean less kitchen time as well as cheaper meals. There’s no point in having a salt shaker for each house member when just one will do.

Being a student does not have to mean unorthodox eating habits, so hopefully you’ll be able to avoid the descent into beans-on-toast hell. Did someone mention washing-up? You can find me down the bar, thanks.

good writing eh?!

Urgent & key!!!!!