First cookbook for college kid's first apartment

mercymom
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:47:48 +0000

This is a great thread. I’ve never heard of some of the “college” cook books, although I still have and use the Joy of Cooking I received 25 years ago, and I have that James Beard book too.

Here’s an idea for anyone with a teen/college student who’s summer job is located at a place with a lunch room that includes a fridge and a microwave. Last summer D2 had a research job with such a lunchroom and the student lab workers had a lunch co-op where each person got a day of the week to bring lunch for the group. The idea was to cook something that was easy to store and/or warm up, including dessert. Once a week we taught D how to cook a different one dish meal and she usually baked cookies for the dessert. She had a lot of fun learning and also tasting what the other kids made. They exchanged recipes, which extended the learning, and it made eating that summer cheaper for everyone.