I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
THANKS!!

"Madison2" > wrote in message
...
>I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!


Buy a copy of "Joy of Cooking". It's exactly what you need. Looking at the
table of contents, you'll immediately know which section you MUST read
immediately.

Madison2 wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!


Fresh salads and a home made vinaigrette (oil & vinegar salad dressing)
are very easy and nutritious.

Steamed veggies with pasta and a sauce are equally easy and nutritious.

Perhaps you could tell us about what foods are available in your area,
and what sort of kitchen, tools and equipment you have.

If you live in a dorm room you can easily make nutritious salads and a
good vinaigrette don't need refrigeration.

Let me know if you want a vinaigrette recipe.
--
JL

Madison2 wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?
> THANKS!!


I recommend _Joy of Cooking_ and _The Victory Garden Cookbook_.


--Lia

Madison2 wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!

There are a number of cookbooks for Dummies that are good. Beginners will
find them helpful.
http://www.dummies.com/WileyCDA/Sect...ryText=cooking
--
Dave
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> Madison2 wrote:
??>> I am new to this group and I am a starving college
??>> student! I never seem to have the time or patience to
??>> make good healthy meals. When I do, I still become
??>> impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up eating junk food
??>> non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions or
??>> cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!? THANKS!!

Don't take this wrongly :-) :-) I guess you are not a
Chemistry student since I've never met a Chemist who couldn't
cook! However, "Dummies' Guides" are good starting points. In
case I get indignant replies about denigrating the profession, I
am a Chemist!

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:29:03 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:


>
>Don't take this wrongly :-) :-) I guess you are not a
>Chemistry student since I've never met a Chemist who couldn't
>cook! However, "Dummies' Guides" are good starting points. In
>case I get indignant replies about denigrating the profession, I
>am a Chemist!

There must be something to this. My young friend/housesitting is
getting ready to graduate. She has been studying chemical
engineering, and she is a dynamite cook. She plays with flavors and
figures it out almost as a chemical equation. Her food always turns
out fantastic!

Christine

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 11:21:38 -0800 (PST), Madison2
> wrote:

>I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
>never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
>When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>THANKS!!

Google for College or Easy recipes. Here are a couple of web sites to
get you started

http://www.aboutcollege.com/recipe.htm
http://www.trans-man.org/recipe1.html

Pizza Scramble
http://italian.betterrecipes.com/pizzascramble.html

Italian sausage, onion, green pepper and tomato sauce is spread in a
baking dish, sprinkled with cheese and topped with a parmesan cheese
batter.

Ingredients:

* 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
* 1 medium onion, chopped
* 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
* 2 Tablespoons plus 1 cup flour, divided
* 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
* 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
* 2 cups (8 ounce) shredded mozzarella cheese
* 2 eggs
* 1 cup milk
* 1 Tablespoon oil
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese

Method

In a skillet, cook sausage, onion and green pepper over medium-high
heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the 2 Tablespoons
flour, the basil and fennel seed. Add tomato sauce. Bring to a boil;
cook and stir for 1 minute. Transfer to an ungreased 9x13-inch baking
dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Place remaining flour in a
mixing bowl. Beat in the eggs, milk, oil and salt until smooth; stir
in Parmesan cheese. Pour over casserole. Bake uncovered, at 425
degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until browned.

Notes: This goes nicely with a tossed green salad and crusty bread.


OK - Here's the way I'd make it... I'd definitely eliminate the flour
and oil, plus I'd save the tomato sauce for a topping if I used it at
all. Then I'd switch the measures for parmesan and mozzarella or
combine the amounts and just use a 3 cheese preshredded Italian blend.
Last, I'd substitute a cup of whole eggs for the milk, but milk is
cheaper - so you decide.



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Madison2 > wrote:

> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student!

From the rec.food.cooking FAQ:

* http://www.reluctantgourmet.com/
Cooking guide for beginner cooks.

* http://labsoftware.com/cookbook/default.htm
"Cooking for Graduate Students and and other beginning Kitchen
Dwellers".

* http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/cooking101/
Cooking 101.

Victor

On Feb 10, 2:21*pm, Madison2 > wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! *I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! *I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! *Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!

Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine. It's got some
good recipes for beginners, and comes with shopping lists so you can
go to the store and stock up on what you'll need. I always found
homemade omelets fast (under 10 mins) and healthy, especially if you
only use egg whites. Just crack some eggs, take a pat of butter and
melt it in pan, dump in eggs (scramble in bowl first), add some
cheese, and if you like herbs or green peppers/onions, chop them up
and saute them first for a couple of minutes, then dump in the eggs,
and make your own omelet. They're cheap too. Think about buying pork
chops-they fry up quickly. Also, you can buy pre-made meatballs and
just grab a jar of sauce and boil up some noodles or spaghetti, and
you're off. I've never seen the Cooking for Dummies, as I love to
cook, and enjoy making things that take a few hours to prepare, but
start off slow and remember--progress, not perfection. Sure you're
going to burn a few things, including fingers. We've all been there,
and that's how you learn. One dish I also enjoy is a pasta primavera--
just chop up some fresh veggies, like carrots, garlic, onions, squash
(summer or zucchini), tomatoes, and saute them in olive oil. Then
make some pasta and mix in the veggies with another couple of
tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (or as Rachael Ray says, EVOO), and
then top with some freshly grated parmesan cheese. It's really good
and nutritious and fast. You can fix and prepare in 15 minutes. And
if all else fails, Stouffers has some pretty good frozen lasagna that
my roommate and I used to eat back in the day). Good luck!

Madison2 wrote:

> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!

There are a number of cookbooks specifically for college students. If
your college's bookstore doesn't have them, go to the nearest good
general bookstore.

If you google on the words "student" and "cookbook," about 191,000
entries pop up.

Student cookbooks are the simplest ones I've seen (with a few
exceptions.)

Cookbooks for children are less simple, but have better pictures.

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> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:01:49 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> > wrote:
>
> Cookbooks are a total waste of time. ALL of them. They always
> require ingredients that you dont have in your kitchen and much of the
> time these things are not even sold except maybe in the largest
> cities. They dont make cookbooks for the average person.

They do, however, make cookbooks for:
People who've never cooked before.
People who've never cooked with a particular appliance (slow cooker,
for example) before.

And googling on "five ingredient cookbook" brings up over 400 entries.
Replace the "five" with "*" (wild card), and you get over 13,000
entries.

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> On Feb 10, 2:21 pm, Madison2 > wrote:
>> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
>> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
>> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>> THANKS!!
>
> Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine.

Rachael (this is Dee-lish) Ray is to cooking what Hostess Twinkies is to
food. She and SLoP are cut from the same insipid cloth.

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
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> wrote:
>> On Feb 10, 2:21 pm, Madison2 > wrote:
>>> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
>>> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
>>> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>>> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>>> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>>> THANKS!!
>>
>> Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine.
>
> Rachael (this is Dee-lish) Ray is to cooking what Hostess Twinkies is to
> food. She and SLoP are cut from the same insipid cloth.
>
>


Yeah. Vacation food on $4.00 a day, or whatever her stupid idea was. I
envisioned her dumpster diving for containers of yogurt that might have a
spoonful left in them.

Madison2 wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?


This thread has taken the direction of recommending cookbooks and
recipes, but I thought of something more basic and more vital: a
kitchen timer. Get something you can set to ring or honk after a
certain number of minutes. Yes, you could just remember to look at the
clock, or you could practice until you're good at knowing when something
is done, but a timer is great for a beginner. It's one of those obvious
things that people don't think about. It doesn't cost much. If you
consider the cost in wasted ingredients after the first 1-2 burnt meals
that are replaced with expensive junk, you can think of the timer as
paying for itself. They're available everywhere and useful for all
sorts of reminders, not just cooking ones.


--Lia

On Feb 10, 11:21*am, Madison2 > wrote:
> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! *I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! *I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! *Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!


Madison -
If I were starving student, I'd invest the less the $20.00 or so, to
procure a crockpot. Then I'd meander the aisle that has the frozen
Crock Pot Stews. They are usually inexpensive and you can have a
couple good meals from them.

You just start the crockpot in the morning before you head to class,
and when your return later in the day - voila' dinner is ready!

Not actually a gourmet delight - but when your in school, time is
precious, and sometimes is better to simplify!

Myrl Jeffcoat

"Madison2" > wrote in message
...
>I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!


At least in theory, children should not get past 9th or 10th grade without
knowing how to do their own research, which would include being able to find
their own way to a library.

What happened to you? Why can't you do these things? Posting a question in
a newsgroup does not qualify as research, although someone will happen along
here shortly and disagree with that statement. They will be wrong.

Myrl Jeffcoat wrote:

> Madison -
> If I were starving student, I'd invest the less the $20.00 or so, to
> procure a crockpot. Then I'd meander the aisle that has the frozen
> Crock Pot Stews. They are usually inexpensive and you can have a
> couple good meals from them.

I have been cooking most of the meals around this house for more than 30
years and a crock pot is probably the last thing that I would suggest....
for anybody. I would recommend a goof frying pan and a wok.

>
>
> You just start the crockpot in the morning before you head to class,
> and when your return later in the day - voila' dinner is ready!
>
> Not actually a gourmet delight - but when your in school, time is
> precious, and sometimes is better to simplify!
>
> Myrl Jeffcoat

wrote:
> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:01:49 -0500, Julia Altshuler
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Madison2 wrote:
>>
>>>I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
>>>never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
>>>When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>>>eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>>>or cookbooks I could get to help me out?
>>>THANKS!!
>>
>>
>>I recommend _Joy of Cooking_ and _The Victory Garden Cookbook_.
>>
>>
>>--Lia
>
>
> Cookbooks are a total waste of time. ALL of them. They always
> require ingredients that you dont have in your kitchen

Oh i get it! ha...ha...ha...Irony!

Strikes me more as false advertising though when you call yourself
'bettycrocker@home' and make a joke that's not even funny in such a news
group.
--
JL

and much of the
> time these things are not even sold except maybe in the largest
> cities. They dont make cookbooks for the average person. They just
> do not exist. The best thing is to just get frozen pizza, tv dinners,
> and boxed stuff that are a complete meal in a box, just add water. Of
> course read the box before u leave the store, some require other
> ingredients. If you are the avarage college student, you'll have to
> save room in your fridge for this food. In other words, if you fill
> it with beer, there's no room for the food.....
>
> Betty

l, not -l wrote:
> On 10-Feb-2008, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
>
>>>> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>>>> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any
>>>> suggestions or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>>>> THANKS!!
>>>
>>> Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine.
>>
>> Rachael (this is Dee-lish) Ray is to cooking what Hostess Twinkies
>> is to food. She and SLoP are cut from the same insipid cloth.
>
> Perhaps, but that is a step up from "eating junk food non-stop".
> Success with Rachael might just lead to later growth and yet another
> step up the food-chain.

She causes me too much nausea, when she or her products are in proximity,
that it would be impossible to eat. I'd starve.

--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:36:18 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:29:03 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Don't take this wrongly :-) :-) I guess you are not a
>>Chemistry student since I've never met a Chemist who couldn't
>>cook! However, "Dummies' Guides" are good starting points. In
>>case I get indignant replies about denigrating the profession, I
>>am a Chemist!
>
>There must be something to this. My young friend/housesitting is
>getting ready to graduate. She has been studying chemical
>engineering, and she is a dynamite cook. She plays with flavors and
>figures it out almost as a chemical equation. Her food always turns
>out fantastic!
>
>Christine

Especially her buffalo curry, fantastic!!!!

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"There is no love more sincere than the love of food"
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On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:15:20 GMT, "l, not -l" > wrote:
>
>On 10-Feb-2008, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
>
>> >> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>> >> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>> >> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>> >> THANKS!!
>> >
>> > Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine.
>>
>> Rachael (this is Dee-lish) Ray is to cooking what Hostess Twinkies is to
>> food. She and SLoP are cut from the same insipid cloth.
>
>Perhaps, but that is a step up from "eating junk food non-stop". Success
>with Rachael might just lead to later growth and yet another step up the
>food-chain.

They have to start somewhere, so if Sandra or Rachael make any sense
to them... at least they'd be fabricating their own food and not
spending money on prepackaged junk food for nourishment.

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On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:31:24 GMT, "Dave Bugg" >
wrote:

>l, not -l wrote:
>> On 10-Feb-2008, "Dave Bugg" > wrote:
>>
>>>>> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>>>>> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any
>>>>> suggestions or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>>>>> THANKS!!
>>>>
>>>> Madison, try checking out Rachael Ray's new magazine.
>>>
>>> Rachael (this is Dee-lish) Ray is to cooking what Hostess Twinkies
>>> is to food. She and SLoP are cut from the same insipid cloth.
>>
>> Perhaps, but that is a step up from "eating junk food non-stop".
>> Success with Rachael might just lead to later growth and yet another
>> step up the food-chain.
>
>She causes me too much nausea, when she or her products are in proximity,
>that it would be impossible to eat. I'd starve.

I have feeling you watch her more than I do.

Actually, I'm still a RR fan (when I catch her).... I just don't like
the way she shouts all the time. It sounds like a teacher voice to me
so I know she's used to working in front of groups without a
microphone, but that's a problem her sound staff could solve easily.
Whatever the case, *somebody* on FoodTV has to be the polar opposite
of Ina Garten.

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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:28 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>Oh i get it! ha...ha...ha...Irony!
>
>Strikes me more as false advertising though when you call yourself
>'bettycrocker@home' and make a joke that's not even funny in such a news
>group.
>--
>JL

Betty is one of our regular posters in disguise, again, with the
purpose of escaping kill files. It's almost sad.

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sf wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:28 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Oh i get it! ha...ha...ha...Irony!
>>
>>Strikes me more as false advertising though when you call yourself
>>'bettycrocker@home' and make a joke that's not even funny in such a news
>>group.
>>--
>>JL
>
>
> Betty is one of our regular posters in disguise, again, with the
> purpose of escaping kill files. It's almost sad.
>

Thanks SF:

Cryptology aside, I did wonder if i was a bit too cruel
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:22:31 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:28 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Oh i get it! ha...ha...ha...Irony!
>>>
>>>Strikes me more as false advertising though when you call yourself
>>>'bettycrocker@home' and make a joke that's not even funny in such a news
>>>group.
>>>--
>>>JL
>>
>>
>> Betty is one of our regular posters in disguise, again, with the
>> purpose of escaping kill files. It's almost sad.
>>
>
>Thanks SF:
>
>Cryptology aside, I did wonder if i was a bit too cruel

Nope. Keep on slinging it.

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sf wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:22:31 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> > wrote:
>
>
>>sf wrote:
>>
>>
>>>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:14:28 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Oh i get it! ha...ha...ha...Irony!
>>>>
>>>>Strikes me more as false advertising though when you call yourself
>>>>'bettycrocker@home' and make a joke that's not even funny in such a news
>>>>group.
>>>>--
>>>>JL
>>>
>>>
>>>Betty is one of our regular posters in disguise, again, with the
>>>purpose of escaping kill files. It's almost sad.
>>>
>>
>>Thanks SF:
>>
>>Cryptology aside, I did wonder if i was a bit too cruel
>
>
> Nope. Keep on slinging it.
>

Why aren't you in CGI:IRC?
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On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:49:41 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:


>
>Why aren't you in CGI:IRC?

In other words..chat.

Joseph uses that server...

Christine

On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:52:30 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:49:41 -0800, Joseph Littleshoes
> wrote:
>
>
>>
>>Why aren't you in CGI:IRC?
>
>In other words..chat.
>
>Joseph uses that server...
>Christine

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Myrl Jeffcoat > wrote:

>Madison -
>If I were starving student, I'd invest the less the $20.00 or so, to
>procure a crockpot. Then I'd meander the aisle that has the frozen
>Crock Pot Stews. They are usually inexpensive and you can have a
>couple good meals from them.

>You just start the crockpot in the morning before you head to class,
>and when your return later in the day - voila' dinner is ready!

That seems like way too much planning ahead for a student --
you'd have to know where you plan to be eating, and have bought
the ingredients, an entire half-day ahead of time.

Steve

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>,
Madison2 > wrote:

> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> THANKS!!

You need an attitude adjustment more than you need a cookbook. If you
seriously want healthful meals, you will figure out a way to make time
to prepare them. I'll bet if you set aside two hours on a Saturday or
Sunday (or any other day, really), you could do some prep work that
would reduce the time you need to spend in the kitchen when you want to
actually eat.

Macaroni or rice hotdishes can be prepared and individual servings
re-heated during the week. They can usually be frozen, too.

Back to the attitude adjustment ‹ you need to accept that some things
take a certain amount of time for proper preparation. If you accept
that premise and plan for efficient and/or effective use of your time
you will probably not "burn EVERYTHING!"

Chicken breasts are versatile. If you poach them and then cool them,
they can be used in pretty much any recipe that asks for cooked chicken
meat.

Do you enjoy hamburgers? Cook four or five burgers from a pound of
ground beef (85/15 is supposed to be ground chuck, I think), eat one and
put the rest in the fridge or freezer. If refrigerated, you can nuke
one for 30-45 seconds and have a burger in less time than it takes to
put together a green salad.

Want a tossed green salad? Assemble the components in individual
plastic bags or storage containers; chop a head of lettuce and put it in
a large bowl or plastic bag. When you want salad, a handful of lettuce,
a little of this and some of that from your prep work (carrot shreds,
chopped red cabbage, cucumber slices, a red onion ready to slice), some
oil and vinegar, maybe a little soy sauce and a pinch of sugar, combined
in a bowl and your salad is ready to eat. Don't want to cut lettuce?
Buy a bag of it ready to go.

Do you like Rice-a-Roni? Brown 1/2# of ground beef with the rice and
vermicelli and proceed as directed.

Make the chicken breasts and cut one into pieces or strips and add it to
the skillet about 5 minutes before the rice dish is finished, to heat
the chicken.

Mom's Nicer-Roni
recipe by Barb Schaller, posted to r.f.cooking 2-12-2008

€ 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
€ 1 teaspoon dried parsley
€ 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
€ 1 teaspoon dried onions
€ 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
€1/4 cup vermicelli, broken into small pieces
€ 3/4 cup long grain white rice
Combine the first group of ingredients and set aside.

In a large skillet, melt 1-2 tablespoons of butter and add the rice and
vermicelli. Stir over medium-high heat until vermicelli browns. Sprinkle
over the dry mixture and add 2 cups hot water (it will steam and
sputter, so be careful). Cover and cook over low heat for about 12-15
minutes until rice is tender.

Serves 2-4

What's causing your extreme impatience? Hunger? Buy some organically
grown celery and carrots and prepare some sticks of each to have in your
fridge to nibble on while you're cooking; they'll take the edge off your
hunger. Why organically grown? I was amazed at the celery ‹ it tastes
like yummy tasty celery!

Good luck in your quest.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!

"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >,
> Madison2 > wrote:
>
>> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
>> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
>> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
>> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
>> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
>> THANKS!!
>
> You need an attitude adjustment more than you need a cookbook. If you
> seriously want healthful meals, you will figure out a way to make time
> to prepare them. I'll bet if you set aside two hours on a Saturday or
> Sunday (or any other day, really), you could do some prep work that
> would reduce the time you need to spend in the kitchen when you want to
> actually eat.
>
> Macaroni or rice hotdishes can be prepared and individual servings
> re-heated during the week. They can usually be frozen, too.


We need to know if he/she lives in Iowa, Nebraska or Minnesota. Otherwise,
it would have to be a casserole instead of a hotdish, to avoid legal and
language entanglements.

In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> "Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article
> > >,
> > Madison2 > wrote:
> >
> >> I am new to this group and I am a starving college student! I
> >> never seem to have the time or patience to make good healthy meals.
> >> When I do, I still become impatient and burn EVERYTHING! I end up
> >> eating junk food non-stop, NOT GOOD! Does anyone have any suggestions
> >> or cookbooks I could get to help me out?!?!?
> >> THANKS!!
> >
> > You need an attitude adjustment more than you need a cookbook. If you
> > seriously want healthful meals, you will figure out a way to make time
> > to prepare them. I'll bet if you set aside two hours on a Saturday or
> > Sunday (or any other day, really), you could do some prep work that
> > would reduce the time you need to spend in the kitchen when you want to
> > actually eat.
> >
> > Macaroni or rice hotdishes can be prepared and individual servings
> > re-heated during the week. They can usually be frozen, too.
>
>
> We need to know if he/she lives in Iowa, Nebraska or Minnesota. Otherwise,
> it would have to be a casserole instead of a hotdish, to avoid legal and
> language entanglements.


I originally wrote 'casserole' and decided to call a hotdish a hotdish.
"-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com;pics of my no-knead bread posted
Laissez les bons temps rouler!