If youre anything like me, even in the middle of a health kick the craving for french fries and other greasy goods are inevitable. So instead of r eaching for the grease, I de...
Hello blog world, the College Kid lives!! School has started (its my last semester), and its as busy as ever. But on the bright side, I have been cooking and experimenting quite a bit in my small apa...
Last week, I roasted up some eggplant, and it turned out quite fabulous indeed. But between me and my ever-hungry brother, we still couldnt quite polish off all the eggplant. And thus another idea wa...
I have been on a bit of a health kick lately, taking cues from my health-nut, vegetarian friends, and also, trying to eat healthier as a part of my new years resolution. So far, even though its only ...
Happy (belated) new year, dear blog readers! I realize that this post is slightly late...but its only been one week out of fifty-two in the new year, and thus, its all good. I just wanted to give you...
Breakfast, as you all know, is the most important meal du jour. I certainly didnt believe in the hoopla till I went to a few of my morning classes hungry -- and realized that starving while trying to...
Hopefully after the first few weeks of college, you should be settled into your routine. Hopefully, you already have at least a pot or a pan in which to cook.So, its time to start stocking up your pa...
Its been raining non-stop since Monday....its muddy, wet, sometimes humid, sometimes cold. It has left all of us running indoors and reaching for our umbrellas and rainboots.But Ive found the perfect...
In college, the cravings for sweets tend to hit really badly at all times of day. Its especially intensified because we are always surrounded by sugary goodness - brownies, candy, cookies, chocolate ...
When youre in a hurry, store-bought chicken salad makes for a hearty meal as a sandwich. Even better - most supermarket chicken salads are kind of bland, so you can add in your ingredients and spice ...
Hummus, oh hummus. Or hamos, hommos, homos , hummos, hummous, humus, houmous, homm us.What would I do without hummus?Be starved to death by now, fo sho. What is humm...
Salads are one of the easiest meals to put together - they require little preparation and come in a variety of flavors and combinations. And, they are filling and nutritious to boot! Here is a s...
The College Kids Food Survival Guide has gotten a facelift! What do you think?~The College Kid
If your college schedule is anything like mine, then you know that half the time there isnt a minute to sit down and eat a proper meal, let alone find the time or patience to eat properly throughout ...
Last weekend, I finally got down to making bhel puri, one of my favorite Indian "street food" snacks.Here is a sneak peek - recipe will be up soon!Mean while, try not to drool too much :)
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Boy, its been forever since I posted on this blog! This will probably be one of my last posts until May 20th, when my final exams end. Whew!!So this Friday, my roommates and I cooked up a meal for ou...
This is my hell week - between meetings for two different organizations that I am on the board of, choreographing dances for upcoming Holi celebrations, four (four!!) midterms, two papers (one of whi...
Last semester, I transferred from dorms to an apartment. Its not very big, but it comes with three crucial additions: my own room (finally!), a full bathroom (bathtub included! yay! and you can actua...
Ah, the start of a new semester. Reuniting with friends, eating horrible college food, and divining that, indeed, only weak people need to sleep eight hours a night. Oh, and the flu season (again). A...
This winter, Ive become (once again) queen of my home kitchen, and reclaimed my status as baking diva extraordinaire.I tried this coffee cake recipe from About.coms Southern Food section, and it was ...
So as the holidays have begun, I am back in my kitchen resuming my post as Baking Queen de la Maison. Yesterday for a potluck pre-New Years Eve party I made cappuccino brownies. They were totally del...
Hello hello!It is cold outside! Brrrr! So it was the perfect day for a bowl of hot tomato basil bisque from Au Bon Pain with fresh wheat bread.{Source}And after totally acing my Cell Bio lab practica...
So, during the great blizzard of 2010, I found myself extremely hungry and craving something sweet. I found a simple recipe for broiled fruits in the Washington Post that day, but didnt have exactly ...
Towards the end of this summer, I had one week off where I just chilled, cooked, ate, danced, slept, read and relaxed :) We had some leftover Italian bread and cheese in the house, so I invented this...
So....heres the first official Freshman 15, for the purpose of keeping yall from gaining those dreaded extra pounds!So here goes:Freshman 15 Tip #1: Go VegetarianNo worries - Im not telling you to ab...
Craving something sweet for dessert? Instead of reaching for sugar, fat, and calorie laden cakes, cookies, and chocolate, try this ridiculously easy treat. All you need is a toaster oven and bananas!...
Last semester, after a very hectic school week my friends and I decided to go out for some ice-cream after dinner. We ended up at Tutti Frutti, a frozen yogurt place. Its the cutest place ever! The d...
Craving pizza? Make your own, and youll have a delish pizza in minutes, minus the fats and oils of store bought pizza.Ingredients:- 1 baguette (loaf of French bread) - makes 4-6 slices of pizza- Pizz...
Ah, it is that time of the year again - the time for mangoes! Mangoes are one of my favorite summer fruits - they are the token of an Indian summer. Here in America, we buy Mexican mangoes by the doz...
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