Yummy Recipes
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aksendz at 08.4.10 - 10:46 am
I was wondering if anyone has some easy and delicious recipes that a college kid like me can make. College food is expensive and eating at fast food joints is not healthy or responsible.
I'm going to the grocery store soon and wanted to pick somethings up but being this my first time away from home...and away from my loving mother I have no clue what I'm doing. :]
all recipes are delicious and welcome
except cock sandwiches and apple j00ze.
-kthxbai
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One of my favorite things to make when I'm broke: buy tofu. buy top ramen. Make the ramen noodles (don't put in the powder stuff). In a seperate pan make some veggies mixed with your tofu. My favorite is red and green peppers, onions...throw in the tofu. Add some salt, pepper and garlic salt. put the noodles in the pan with the tofu. Add soy sauce to all, turn off stove, wait til it cools, eat. IT'S LIKE CHINESE FOOD!!
Rosiekins08.4.10 - 11:01 am
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Here's a recipe for ya. Passed down from generations.
petr0lb0mb08.4.10 - 11:03 am
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Buy one of d'em fancy Crock Pots. Throw a whole bunch of stuff in there and it'll work some wonders for your starving self.
^olsko*jr708.4.10 - 11:05 am
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Get a rice cooker (if you don't already have one).
Buy a bag of CalRose rice.
Buy some frozen mixed vegetables and frozen shelled edamame.
Start cooking your rice first. Add two cups of rice and two cups of water. Push button labled "cook". Once rice is cooked, throw some veggies in a Pyrex bowl with a few teaspoons of water and nuke until hot. FYI: undercooked veggies are far better than overcooked--so don't overdo it.
Mix the rice with the veggies.
Eat!
petr0lb0mb08.4.10 - 11:12 am
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thx guys! i like my veggies raw though.
you guys heard of the paleo diet/
aksendz08.4.10 - 11:27 am
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My entire diet throughout college consisted of PB&J and Ramen noodles.
shotgunBOOMBOOM08.4.10 - 11:29 am
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If you're doing the paleo diet, then why are you asking for recipes?
petr0lb0mb08.4.10 - 11:31 am
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pb&j on whole wheat bread.
avocado quesadilla
slice/dice up some hot links into little pieces and make some fried rice with egg and frozen veggies (peas, corn).
tfunk40808.4.10 - 11:37 am
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most of my diet throughout college consisted of kbbq rice plates (the first year and a half) and chicken (or shrimp when i'm feeling fancy) quesadillas. no kitchen = eating out every single meal, a habit i'm still trying to shake 4 years later.
tfunk408 responding to a
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08.4.10 - 11:40 am
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I lived in my studio at UCSD for about 2 years.
My best friends were my toaster oven and electric kettle.
You can't get too busy without a proper kitchen.
But if you have access to one the best way to learn some basics is to cook with friends who know.
If you don't have any you trust, try watching Rachel Ray or The Naked Chef.
Trader Joe's is a student's best friend in terms of good quality and low prices.
You can start by looking up a recipe online. Googleit!
Pick something you want to make and look up like 3 recipes and see what they have in common. Then you know what to buy and what your margin of error is. (I'm too ADD to follow recipes to a tee.)
Better yet.
CALL MOM's
or other culinary heroes
ask them about that recipe you love and how to do it.
They will only be too happy to oblige.
If you have more specific recipe advice.
Ask ask away.
PS when you come home, don't me lazy, get in that kitchen and see what moms is doin in there!
Eat on.
trickmilla08.4.10 - 11:56 am
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ROFL! That's the same thing I thought!
But seriously Trickmilla is right about becoming BFF's with Trader Joe's! Easiest thing to make is soup. I buy LOVE fresh veggies but sometimes they go bad before I can eat them all. Best thing to do is to make them into a soup! It's easy to make and super cheap! :)
Gizzard responding to a
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08.4.10 - 4:06 pm
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SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
SOY-RIZO!!!
md208.4.10 - 4:07 pm
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*I love fresh veggies... Typo. My bad!
Gizzard08.4.10 - 4:08 pm
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My best friends were my toaster oven and electric kettle.
that explains a lot.
try watching Rachel Ray
That explains even more.
md2 responding to a
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08.4.10 - 4:11 pm
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Invest in some veggie bullion cubes,
invest in a big bag of rice (inexpensive if you go to the right place)
get some chick peas and onion
Now:
Saute onions in oil, then pur in 2 cups water
Boil bouillon n 2 cups water,
add cooked rice and chickpeas.
add spices (paprika, cumin coriander, which you can get for mad cheap at indian grocery stores)
simmer
and voila! instant delicious soup.
SkeletonKey08.4.10 - 5:12 pm
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Homemade Cliff Bars (no bake!)
There is plenty of room for variation here, so let your mind and tastebuds run wild. I have a few variation ideas to get you started. And yes, you can definitely double this recipe and press into a 13x9-inch pan insteads of an 8-inch pan.
1 and 1/4 cups puffed rice (e.g., Rice Krispies )
1 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
3 tablespoons ground flaxseed ( flaxseed meal)
1/4 cup finely chopped dried fruit (e.g., raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries, etc.)
1/4 cup finely chopped nuts (preferably roasted or toasted)
1/4 cup brown rice syrup (or honey, maple syrup, or light molasses)
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1/3 cup nut butter (e.g., peanut, almond, cashew, soynut )
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Combine the rice cereal, oats, flaxseed meal, dried fruit, and nuts in a large bowl.
Bring the syrup and brown sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in nut butter and vanilla until blended.
Pour nut butter mixture over cereal mixture, stirring until coated (mixture will be stiff). Press mixture firmly into an 8-inch square pan (sprayed with nonstick cooking spray) using a large square of wax paper. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 12 bars. (Wrap bars tightly in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator).
tortuga_veloce08.4.10 - 5:37 pm
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Look into dumpster diving. I did this in college with some groups of people and helped prepare some meals to feed the hungry but never considered doing this for myself… (I lived off of ramen and mac/cheese) until recently… too bad every fucking grocery store within a 15 mile radius of my place is on lock down. Ok actually, I am biased to Trader Joe’s dumpsters.
Kakihara08.4.10 - 5:41 pm
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YES RICE
Think CostCo
- chicken thies (you can freeze them, then if you want to eat them that night, boil them till almost done and finish in pan with seasoning of your choice)
- season salt / prechopped garlic
Discounted meat
- vons usually has it
- if you are at UCSB you can almost always find pre-seasoned steaks at IV market
nolikedrive responding to a
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08.4.10 - 7:25 pm
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Black Bean Soup
Eggplant
Tomato
Green Onion
Peppers
Turnip
Sweet Corn
Zucchini
Red Onion
Tofu
Marinade
3 Tbsp sweet soy sauce from ChIna
3 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
3 Tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp shoyu
salt and pepper
marinate vegetables for half an hour and then grill.
serve with steamed rice or what have you.
serves 6
icbx08.4.10 - 11:11 pm
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tofu and vegetable
5lb black beans
6 cup broth (veg stock)
2 tsp butter
1 cup onion chopped
1 cup celery chopped
1 bay leaf
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp pepper
boil beans and broth > simmer, cover. 2 hrs maybe less, melt butter or whatever in skillet. saute vegetables until crisp-tender then add with remaining ingredients. stir well and simmer an hour.
icbx08.4.10 - 11:18 pm
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