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College cooking for dummies
by kendra richards
STATESMAN STAFF WRITER
Ramen. Easy Mac. Soup. Hamburger Helper Singles. Hot Dogs. Spaghetti O's. These are things considered "college food," and probably very familiar to most of us, because being limited to a microwave means being limited in food selection.
Students in the dorms admitted that they stick to the basics listed above, and rely heavily on the Dining Center to provide their meals. However, there are more delicious dishes being prepared on campus than you might think, especially in the apartments where students are blessed with a kitchen.
Here are some meals that are easy to make if you have a kitchen, and some that can even be made in a microwave. A simple, yet filling dish suggested by sophomore Rob Castilla is tuna casserole. It's just cream of mushroom soup, tuna and noodles all mixed together. A similar dish, beef stroganoff, was given by sophomore Cameron Victor. It consists of egg noodles, hamburger, mushrooms, sour cream and beef broth.
Victor also said that he and his roommates like to make goulash. "It's just spaghetti-noodles and sauce-and then throw in whatever you want. We usually throw in corn, peppers, olives and things like that."
These dishes need to be prepared in a dish, covered with a lid or aluminum foil, and put in the oven at about 350-400 degrees. If you like Mexican food, tacos and quesadillas are easy to make and can be prepared in the microwave.
"We just buy the tortillas and microwave some frozen meat," said sophomore Ashley Ganyo. "Then you just stick it in the microwave and add a little lettuce."
Ganyo said she also makes rice and steamed vegetables a lot. "I just get the minute rice and microwave it," Ganyo said. "Then microwave some frozen veggies-for like two minutes each-then mix them together, and I have rice and vegetables."
