Cook Book for a college student?

Question

I'm moving out of my parents house and into poverty. i need a good cookbook because i plan to be living cheap and cooking my own food. I don't eat mammals but I do eat poultry. Any suggestions as to a good cookbook?

Answer 1

Save yourself the money of a cookbook and look at recipes on the websites. Enter the ingredients you have/want or recipe name in the search box and get a lot of ideas. Sign up for their newsletters and get online coupons. For more manufacturers, do a website or look at packages (at stores) for their websites.

www.perdue.com
www.pillsbury.com
www.kraftfoods.com
www.BettyCrocker.com
www.sargentocheese.com
www.landolakes.com
www.cooks.com
www.allrecipes.com
www.foodnetwork.com
www.bocaburger.com
www.morningstarfarms.com
www.followyourheart.com
www.muellerspasta.com
www.barillaus.com
www.emerils.com

:)

P.S. A lot of these sites give "how-to" advice and the newsletters do.

Investing in a bread maker (an inexpensive brand or buy at thrift store) can save money in the long run. If you buy or have one, check out www.breadworld.com.

P.S. These sites might offer some ideas on "frugal living". There are more out there I'm sure...

http://www.alwaysfrugal.com/index.html

http://credit.about.com/od/managingmoney/a/cutcosts.htm

Peace. Good luck at college. :)

Answer 2

I would get any Rachael Ray cookbooks because all of them are easy, cheap, and can be prepared in under 30 minutes :)

I suggest Express Lane Meals or 365: No Repeats...they're both under $20 and you can find them at any book store.

Answer 3

Hummus and veggies are a good snack. For an easy and cheap meal, I made some lentil sloppy joes last week. Just some boiled lentils (1 cup dry, cook with 4 cups of water, then drain) mixed with sloppy joe sauce (1 can), and eat it on bread like normal sloppy joes. It's cheap, easy, and good :)

Answer 4

When my kids went to college I put together a different book for each child with their favorite recipes. Ask your Mom and friends to submit recipes to you, type them up on the computer, print them out and put them into a notebook with divider pages to place the recipes into categories. As you find new recipes that you like you can add them. When the kids were at school if they remembered a recipe that they wanted I was able to e mail it to them and they either printed it out or retyped it and printed.

There are also tons of easy, inexpensive recipes at your finger tips online.

Answer 5

i don't know about a cook book, but stock up on Ramen noodles, Easy Mac, Chex Mix, and chicken.

2 favorite (and easy) recipes

MASHED POTATOES: boil some cut up potatoes, drain, add ranch dressing, mash to perfection

CHICKEN PASTA: boil pasta, drain, add cooked chicken with can of veggies, top with parmesan cheese

You also may want to check out Kraftfoods.com

Good Luck with College!

Answer 6

Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook is la bomba. It's got everything, plus conversions and all those nifty kitchen hints for when you're in a pinch.

Answer 7

Well, there are plenty of cookibooks out there, just stop in a book store such as Barnes and Noble. But for now, cookinglight.com has hundreds of poultry recepies that are light and easy. :]

Answer 8

Betty Crocker has several great cookbooks. Also you could buy one for crockpot cooking.

Answer 9

There are a lot at Barnes and Noble just check them out here( you gotta scroll down some):
http://www.gethsemenerose.com/Books.htm
or get good food delivered here: http://www.gethsemenerose.com/Food.htm

Answer 10

ramen nooodles easy mac rice