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Back to College Means Creative Dorm Food Creations

August 25th, 2009
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The most creative cooking usually happens when you have to make do with what you’ve got and nothing could be more true then the endless recipes made with instant ramen noodles. When I was in college I won a plastic spray-painted gold spatula for making Pad Thai, using a package of instant ramen noodles, ketchup,  peanut butter and a couple other ingredients; but I wasn’t always that creative, nor did I always have time.

As Labor Day draws closer, students are heading back or already back to college and that means many meals made in the microwave, toaster or simply with hot water. It’s nice to have a quick resource for instant recipe ideas, especially if eating dinner means 2:00 a.m. in the common area of a dorm room. Here are 10 quick and easy meals that can be made with minimal ingredients and require few kitchen tools and little effort.

10 Easy College Meals

Pizza Muffins on Foodista
Ramen Pad Thai on Foodista

Grilled Ham, Cheese and Roasted Red Pepper Panini on Foodista

Green Chili Quesadilla on Foodista

Quick Sweet Potato Black Bean Burritos on Foodista

Sun Dried Tomato Couscous on Foodista

Caesar Salad In A Bag on Foodista

Microwaved Baked Potatoes With Chili and Cheese on Foodista

Cucumber Salad With Rice Wine Vinegar on Foodista

Tomato and Feta Salad on Foodista

Other Great Resources for College Recipe Ideas

Beer and Pancakes.com

Yum Yum.com

Surviving College.com

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3 Responses to “Back to College Means Creative Dorm Food Creations”

  1. Desiree Says:
    August 26th, 2009 at 2:31 pm

    Those recipes are also great for people always on the go, who don’t have time to labor over a good meal (and want to save some bucks by not eating out all the time).

  2. Foodista Blog - Back To College Means Creative Dorm Food Creations Says:
    September 6th, 2009 at 4:31 am

    [...] The most creative cooking usually happens when you have to make do with what you’ve got and nothing could be more true then the endless recipes made with.Continue [...]

  3. Easy Spread Says:
    November 9th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Nice! I’m part of a college webzine that is talking about similar ideas–cooking shortcuts, beer guides, crazy foods, etc. We’d love to have you check us out–http://www.AnEasySpread.com

    Best!

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