Final draft of the college cooking blog post.

blogContent/posts/other/college-cookbook.md

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 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 which got me through my first two years of college.
+I created/modified which got me through my first two years of college.
 
 # 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.
+Desperate times calls for depraved cooking solutions.
 
 ## Ramen Pizza
 
+![Romen Pizza Final Result](media/cooking/lvl1/romenPizza.jpg)
+
 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 of water.
+You start making this by microwaving ramen noodles for about a third of the instructed time in a 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. 
+After cooking, take the romen noodles out of the bowl, dry, and place on a plate.
+Next, you slather the ramen noodles with your desired pizza toppings and place in the microwave for around 2 minutes. 
 
 ### Ingredients
 
-- Ramen noodle packet
-- Pasta or pizza sauce
-- Cheese - preferable shredded mozzarella
-- Peperoni or any pizza topping you can get
+- Ramen Noodles
+- Pasta or Pizza Sauce
+- Shreaded Cheese
+- Pizza Toppings
 
 ## Omelet In a Mug
 
-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.
+![Eggs in a Mug Result](media/cooking/lvl1/eggs.jpg)
+
+Life hack: you can cook scrambled eggs in a microwave using a coffee mug.
+The resulting eggs are abnormally fluffy and taste a little strange, but, it makes for a quick meal.
 It just so happens that you can also cook hot dogs in the microwave.
 
-When I stumbled upon this recipe and clung to it since it was fast, cheep, 
+When I stumbled upon this recipe, I 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. 
+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.
 Once your eggs have all cooked, you can add a healthy dosage of salsa.
@@ -42,42 +46,49 @@ Voila, you have an omelet which can compete with whatever they are serving at th
 - Cheese
 - Salsa
 
-# Level 2 Cooking with no Time
+# 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. 
+Time is *very* scarce as a college student, I found the following recipes to be fast and easy.
+These recipes are very forgiving in the sense that you can change the directions and ingredients and still end up with something resembling food. 
 
 ## Chili
 
+![Chili with rice and cheese](media/cooking/lvl2/chili.jpg)
+
 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.
+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 for an hour on medium heat.
 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. 
+However, if you made this vegetarian you can probably cut the prep time down to a mere 10 minutes. 
 
 ### 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
+
+- 1 Sauteed Sweet Onion
+- 1/4-1/2 lbs Browned Ground Beef
+- 2-3 Cans of Beans (Chili and Baked Beans go Well Together)
+- Can of Diced Tomatoes
+
 **Optional**
-- 1 can of corn
-- 1 pepper
+
+- Can of Corn
+- Diced Pepper
 - Minced Garlic
 - Mustard
 - Ketchup
-- Chili Powder:  to taste
+- Chili Powder
 - Pepper Flakes
 - Brown Sugar
 
-## Poor Mans Chicken Parmesan
+## Poor Man's Chicken Parmesan
 
-I call this poor mans chicken parmesan only because it uses chicken patties, this actually tastes really good.
+![Poor mans Chicken Parmesan Serving Picture](media/cooking/lvl2/chickenParm.jpg)
+
+I call this poor man's 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.
+While the chicken patties bake, you can cook your normal pasta noodles and sauce.
 You serve the pasta noodles with the sauce topped with the cheesy chicken pattie.
 
 ### Ingredients
@@ -88,24 +99,31 @@ You serve the pasta noodles with the sauce topped with the cheesy chicken pattie
 
 ## 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.
+![Chicken Soup Served with Mozzarella Cheese](media/cooking/lvl2/chickenSoup.jpg)
+
+This is an easy recipe which has *so* many combinations.
+I usually make some form of chicken soup, the rest of the ingredients are entirely dependent on what I have in the kitchen.
+You will have to play around with my recommenced ingredient list to find the perfect combination for you, however, I have not found a combination which did not work with me-- yet. 
+Similar to chili, you just put all the ingredients in a crock pot and let simmer on low for 6-8 hours.
+I would recommend putting in spices like garlic and basil during the last hour of cooking to keep their flavors sharp.
+You want to add the salt and pepper to the soup in the beginning.
+
+![Chicken Soup with a red sauce](media/cooking/lvl2/redSoup.jpg)
 
 ### 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
+
+- Diced Carrots
+- Diced Onions
+- Can of Diced Tomatoes
 - Can of Tomato Soup
-- 1 Can corn
-- Diced Pepper
-- 3 Stalks of Celery
+- Can of Corn
+- Diced Peppers
+- Stalks of Celery
 - Mushrooms
 - Minced Garlic
 - Basil
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 - Brown Sugar
 
 ## Potato Casserole 
-For this recipe you cut all the vegetables and place them in a large baking pan with the chicken.
+
+![Potato Casserole](media/cooking/lvl2/cheesePotatoes.jpg)
+
+For this recipe you cut all the vegetables and place them in a large baking pan with the chicken strips.
 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.
+You then then mix everything together with some canola or vegetable 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
+- 4-6 Peeled and Cubed Potatoes
 - 1-2 Diced Onions
 - Bag of Chicken Strips
 - Minced Garlic
 - Chopped Carrots
 - Canola or Vegetable Oil
-- Ranch
+- Ranch Dressing
 - Sour Cream
 - Cheeses
 
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 # Level 3 Cooking
 
 Once you master the art of sauteing onions and making soups, you are ready to advance to level three.
-Nothing I will present is incredibly difficult, but, there is more room for mistakes. 
+Nothing I will present is incredibly difficult, but, there is more room for mistakes and takes longer to prepare. 
 
 ## Fried Rice
 
-The challenging part of this recipe is getting the correct timing if you are short on time.
+![Fried Rice Final Result](media/cooking/lvl3/friedRice.jpg)
+
+The challenging part of this recipe is getting the correct timing.
 To finish this dish in 40 minutes, you want to cook 2 cups of rice, brown ground beef with onions and cook 3 scrambled eggs all simultaneously.
-You then combine all these ingredients in a large fry pan with vegetables, worshire, and soy sauce.
+You then combine all these ingredients in a large fry pan with vegetables and soy sauce.
 If you want to prevent the dish from turning out sticky, you should use left over rice. 
 Or, cook the rice first and then let if cool in the fridge for a few hours.
 
@@ -152,57 +175,64 @@ Or, cook the rice first and then let if cool in the fridge for a few hours.
 - 1 Onion
 - Broccoli or Peas
 - Soy Sauce
-- Worshire Sauce
 
 ## Chicken
 
-Cooking raw chicken is definitely not on the agenda for most college students.
-When cooking the chicken I would recommend using a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken reaches 165 degrease.
-Either buy chicken breasts or cut a whole chicken and save the spine and wings for a chicken stock.
+![Chicken Right Out of Oven](media/cooking/lvl3/ovenChicken.jpg)
+
+Cooking raw chicken is definitely not on the syllabus for most college students.
+When cooking the chicken I would strongly recommend using a meat thermometer to make sure that the chicken reaches 165 degrease.
+Either buy chicken breasts or cut a whole chicken-- use the left over chicken spine and wings for chicken stock.
 On a baking pan lather the chicken in the marinara sauce that you just mixed (ingredients below) and sprinkle some salt and pepper on the chicken.
 Let the chicken cook for around 30 minutes in a oven that is 400 degrease (until the chicken reaches 165).
-After the chicken comes out of the oven sear it on a ripping hot skillet with some more of the marinara sauce.
+After the chicken comes out of the oven, sear it on a ripping hot skillet with some more of the marinara sauce.
 Cooking the chicken this way will keep the chicken juicy and the skin crispy. 
 
+![Chicken Searing](media/cooking/lvl3/chickenSear.jpg)
+
 ### Marinara Sauce Ingredients
-- 4 TBSP oil
+- 4 TBSP Oil
 - 3 TBSP Honey
 - Minced Garlic
-- 2 TBSP lemon juice
+- 2 TBSP Lemon Juice
 - 1/2 TSP Paprika
 
 ## Chicken Stock
 
-If you happen to use a full chicken and end up with some bones you are in the perfect position to make chicken stock.
-Essentially all you need to do is put your chicken bones, onions, carrots, basil, and water in a crock pot for 8-12 hours. 
+![Ingredients for Stock](media/cooking/lvl3/stockIngredients.jpg)
+
+If you happen to cook with a whole chicken and end up with some chicken bones, you are in the perfect position to make chicken stock.
+Essentially all you need to do is put your chicken bones, onions, carrots, and basil in a crock pot cook for 8-12 hours on low. 
 Periodically you should skim off the fat that surfaces to the top. 
 At the end of the 12 hours you use a fine mesh skimmer to filter out all the chicken and vegetables.
-If you want a darker flavor to the stock, roast the chicken parts and vegetables in the oven to start to brown them.
+If you want a darker flavor to the stock, roast the chicken parts and vegetables in the oven before adding them to the crock pot. 
+
+![Cooking Chicken Stock](media/cooking/lvl3/cookingBroth.jpg)
+
+![Stock Final Result](media/cooking/lvl3/ChickenBroth.jpg)
 
 ### Ingredients
 - Chicken Bones
-- 1-2 Quartered onions
+- 1-2 Quartered Onions
 - 2-3 Carrots
+
 **Optional**
+
 - Celery
 - 1 TBSP Soy Sauce
 - Basil
 
-## Home Made Pizza
-
-I don't think this requires any explanation.
-Make pizza dough (with a bread maker if you are lazy), add sauce, throw in oven.
-
-
 ## Chicken and Rice
 
+![Chicken and Rice Plate Picture](media/cooking/lvl3/chickenAndRice.jpg)
+
 My version of chicken and rice may not be orthodox. 
-This recipe came into existence because I needed something which had ingredients which overlapped with with the ingredients of the other things I was cooking that week.
+This recipe came into existence because I needed something to make which shared ingredients with the other dishes that I frequently make.
 
-Essentially, you make rice and put a thick red sauce with chicken, onions, corn, peppers over it.
+Essentially, you make rice and put a thick red sauce with chicken, onions, peppers over it.
 You prepare the rice like normal.
 In a large sauce pan you saute onions and peppers.
-Once the onions start to turn brown, you add 1 can of diced tomatoes, 1 can of corn, minced garlic, basil, brown sugar, frozen chicken strips and mustard.
+Once the onions start to brown, you add diced tomatoes, corn, minced garlic, basil, brown sugar, frozen chicken strips and mustard.
 Once the chicken has thawed, you are ready to serve this dish.
 
 ### Ingredients