From 52c75188f7ba2b991b2d0fd8c0c4bb6252209bf3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jrtechs Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 20:43:03 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Finished level 2 of the college cook book blog post. --- blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md | 94 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 87 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md b/blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md index bf4d0cc..bd94425 100644 --- a/blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md +++ b/blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@ I occasionally cooked during High School, however, college was my first real experience cooking on a daily basis. Since I have lived to tell the tail, I want to share some of the recipes that -I created/found/modified which got me through my first two years of college. +I created which got me through my first two years of college. -# Level 1 Cooking in the Dorms +# Level 1: Cooking in the Dorms Being stuck in a dorm room you are limited to only being able to use the microwave. Desperate times calls for desperate solutions. @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Desperate times calls for desperate solutions. ## Ramen Pizza This recipe surprised me as to how it turned out. -You start making this by microwaving the ramen noodles for about a third of the instructed time in a normal bowl. -When you place the noodles in the bowl make sure to not break them apart. +You start making this by microwaving the ramen noodles for about a third of the instructed time in a normal bowl of water. +When you place the noodles in the bowl, make sure to not break them apart. Quickly take the romen noodles out of the bowl, dry, and place on a plate to prevent overcooking. Next you slather the ramen noodles with your desired pizza toppings and place in the microwave for around 2 minutes. @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ Life hack: you can cook scrambled eggs in a coffee mug in the microwave. The resulting eggs are abnormally fluffy and taste a little strange, but, it makes for a quick dinner. It just so happens that you can also cook hot dogs in the microwave. -One summer on a college campus I stumbled upon this recipe and clung to it since it was fast, cheep, and most of the dinning places on campus were closed by the time I got out of work. +When I stumbled upon this recipe and clung to it since it was fast, cheep, +and most of the dinning places on campus were closed by the time I got out of work. To make this you crack and mix two eggs in a coffee cup. You then microwave the coffee mug, mixing the eggs every 30 seconds. Half way through cooking the eggs, you add a diced hotdog and some shredded cheese. @@ -43,15 +44,94 @@ Voila, you have an omelet which can compete with whatever they are serving at th # Level 2 Cooking with no Time +Once you get an apartment you can advance from cooking in a microwave in the dorms. +Being a college student, time is very scarce I found the following recipes to be very fast and easy. +These recipes are also very forgiving in the sense that you can change the directions and ingredients and still end up with something really good. + ## Chili -## Poor Mans Chicken Parmesan +It is *very* hard to make a bad chili. +All you essentially have to do is gather/prep all the ingredients and plop them in a crock pot and cook for 6-8 hours on low. +You don't have to cook this in a crock pop, however, it takes more time to prepare on the stove since you have to monitor it while it cooks. +I usually saute the onions while I cook the ground beef so that it cooks in the grease of the beef. +The average prep time for this recipe is around 20-30 minutes. +However, if you made this vegetarian you can cut the prep time down to a mere 10 minutes. -## Lasagna +### Ingredients +**Recommended** +- 1 sauteed sweet onion +- 1/4-1/2 lbs browned ground beef +- 2-3 cans of beans: I usually use chili and baked beans +- 1 can of diced tomatoes +**Optional** +- 1 can of corn +- 1 pepper +- Minced Garlic +- Mustard +- Ketchup +- Chili Powder: to taste +- Pepper Flakes +- Brown Sugar + +## Poor Mans Chicken Parmesan + +I call this poor mans chicken parmesan only because it uses chicken patties, this actually tastes really good. +To prepare this you slather chicken patties with pasta sauce and cheese and then cook normally in the oven. +While the chicken patties cook, you can cook your pasta noodles and sauce. +You serve the pasta noodles with the sauce topped with the cheesy chicken pattie. + +### Ingredients +- Chicken Patties +- Pasta Sauce +- Pasta Noodles +- Cheddar Cheese ## Soup +This is a easy recipe which has *so* many combinations. +I usually make some form of a chicken soup, the rest of the ingredients are entirely dependent on what I have in the kitchen. +You will have to play around with the ingredients to find the perfect combination, however, I have not found a combination which did not work with me. +Similar to chili, you just put all the ingredients in a crock pot and let cook on low for 6-8 hours. +From experience, I would recommend putting in spices like garlic and basil during the last hour of cooking to keep their flavors sharp. + +### Ingredients +- Bag of Frozen Chicken Strips +- 3-4 Diced Potatoes +- Chicken Stock +**Whatever of these you have** +- 3 Diced Carrots +- 1-2 Diced Onions +- 1 can Diced Tomatoes +- Can of Tomato Soup +- 1 Can corn +- Diced Pepper +- 3 Stalks of Celery +- Mushrooms +- Minced Garlic +- Basil +- Salt +- Pepper +- Brown Sugar + ## Potato Casserole +For this recipe you cut all the vegetables and place them in a large baking pan with the chicken. +If you want, you can also mix in some seasonings like salt, garlic, pepper, and basil. +Then you then mix everything together with some canola oil. +Cook this casserole in a 350 degrease oven for around 30 minutes. +Briefly take this out of the oven and top with cheese and ranch dressing and place back in oven for another 10-15 minutes. +If you are really cheap, you can make this with hot dogs rather than pre-cooked chicken strips. + +### Ingredients +- 4-6 Peeled and Cubed Tomatoes +- 1-2 Diced Onions +- Bag of Chicken Strips +- Minced Garlic +- Chopped Carrots +- Canola or Vegetable Oil +- Ranch +- Sour Cream +- Cheeses + # Level 3 Cooking with Free Time