Basic Cooking Skills For College Students

By Dorothy Stone


Most college students don't have much of an idea of cooking, unless they have been trained to do so. The average person will know how to make a cheese sandwich, and they will probably know how to fry an egg. When mom has been looking after you, it makes life so much easier. However, basic cooking skills are necessary when you are on your own.

It doesn't mean that you have to take a course in cooking. Not many college students are going to be cooking gourmet meals for themselves. However, as you go through life, it is also a good idea to pick up some of these skills. You may be having a dinner party and it is nice to impress a group of people from time to time.

The first thing to know is what should be in the refrigerator and the pantry. Even this is daunting. Most people leave this until the night before, and this is why people order pizza or go for a burger. Unfortunately, this becomes unhealthy and expensive. Eventually, it becomes like second nature.

The average person will eat foods that are not expensive, but hopefully healthy at the same time. You don't want to cook the same things day in and day out either. Pasta is a keen favorite. It is quick and it is cheap. But having macaroni and cheese can be a little monotonous. It can be difficult at first, but you need to plan your budget and track your expenses, because this is the best way of knowing how much you are spending.

Things like chocolate chip cookies are a popular treat, and it this takes it flour, sugar, butter with a couple of wet ingredients. Once you learn how to make cookies, it won't be long until you can make brownies and other sweet treats. You may also want to experiment with other flavors and ingredients.

Choose your leaves, throw in some cheese of your choice and choose chickpeas, red onion or avocado. You can swap this for crunchy veggies with a nice creamy dressing. A nice easy dressing consists of 1 part balsamic to 3 parts olive oil. You can make a healthy yogurt dressing with olive oil as well.

Rice is something else that goes with everything. You can make a curry or a stew. You can make a rice dish if you want. The options are endless. It is not necessary to have a rice cooker to perfect this. Just make sure that all of the water is cooked out, and that you have measured it up properly. This is how your rice will stay nice and fluffy. There are all sorts of rice available.

When you are feeling exhausted, try making an omelette with bacon or mushrooms. Eventually you will get the hang of this. There are so many different fillings that one can come up with. You can also put a lot of ingredients together and put this together in a pan. This can be from the night before. There is little work in this. It can also be a slow cooker. Dinner is already done, and you are ready to eat.




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