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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – A day of studying in the library has left you lethargic, headachy, and most of all, hungry. Time to go back to your dorm kitchen for some. . . microwave popcorn? Instant coffee? With the help of The Healthy College Cookbook, Sunday dinner doesn’t have to come from a vending machine. Enjoy homemade Mushroom-Barley Soup, Baked Garlic (one easy step!), Chicken Kabobs, and some fresh-from-the-oven Gingerbread for dessert. Cooking at college is a cinch with the help of this essential resource.
Ten years ago, three Williams College students brainstormed a cookbook for their fellow students. For nearly a decade, The Healthy College Cookbook has offered time-pressed, budget-crunched students a simple way to enjoy home cooking in their own campus apartments or even in dorm rooms. The first edition was so successful, it returned to print 17 times, with over 80,000 copies in print.
In this revised, expanded edition, University of Massachusetts junior Rachel Holcomb, in conjunction with Storey’s editors, has added 100 brand-new recipes from over 50 current college and university students, and updated some treasured old favorites, while keeping the price at it’s original $14.95. Readers will find plenty of cooking and eating options, including vegetarian and vegan meals, foods prepared on the George Foreman Grill, and toppings for pita and English muffin bases. Nutritional information is included for each recipe and most of the dishes are as nutritious as they are creative and easy. Almost all can be prepared in the time it takes to order a pizza delivery.
Not just for cooking newbies, The Healthy College Cookbook includes plenty of recipes for discerning palates. Just try not to salivate when taking a look at the ingredients for dishes like Potato-Leek Soup, Chicken-Bulgar Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette, Lemon-Asparagus Pasta, Lime-Basil Mahi Steaks, and Slow Cooker Barbecue Chicken. But what’s missing? Dessert! Carrot Cake, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, even Chocolate Souffle. With a little know-how, the basic equipment, and a few easy-to-find ingredients, a nutritious meal is within reach, even far from home. Many of the recipes have only a few ingredients and are simple enough for a freshman to make in a dorm room.
An extensive first chapter on Getting Started covers equipping your apartment or dorm kitchen with some basic cookware, handy foods to always have at hand, and a few herbs and spices to enliven each dish. The writing team also discusses cooking terms, measurements, conversions and substitutions, and food safety. With all the knowledge contained in The Healthy College Cookbook, readers will become treasured party hosts long after graduation.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Alexandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, and Emeline Starr were students at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, during the writing and production of the first edition of the cookbook. They are all self-taught cooks who enjoy cooking and eating healthfully. They researched all the recipes passed onto them by family and friends, taste-tested each dish, and judged them all according to preparation time, effort, taste, and expense. For this second edition, current University of Massachusetts student Rachel Holcomb has updated and added new recipes for today’s college students seeking out healthier meal options. Rachel lives in northern Vermont.
The Healthy College Cookbook, 2nd Edition
Storey Publishing, January 2009
Two-color, illustrations throughout
304 pages, 8″x 8″
$14.95 paper
ISBN 978-1-60342-030-3
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