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 Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:07 am
I'm about to go to college what do you recomend for a food budget?
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 10:22 am
One good thing is
Casserole!
Easy to make, caserole recipies can more or less be fabricated as you cook. Get some rice or cream and pasta, sautee various things, see if you can't work a little white wine or onions in there, thicken with a few tasty vegetables like carrots, mushrooms, and potatoes, soak the resulting mix in its own juices or pour them out on some toast, and voila, you have a hearty, filling-but-not-too-rich meal that you can reheat and can keep for
weeks.
Another good option is Welsh Rarebit, especially good when you have just a little leftover beer but not enough to make a substantial drink of. A little bit of paprika, tomato slices, and maybe some bacon will make toasted cheese into a veritable savory feast. ^^
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:24 pm
Lupin The Great I'm about to go to college what do you recomend for a food budget? Um..frozen fruits and vedgies are a little less expensive than fresh, and are most times better than canned, and have a higher vitamin content in them. also when cooking frozen vedgies, just add a little butter, instead of putting them in water. tastes much better that way. Umm. I have a pretty easy corn bread recipie but I don't know if you'd be interested in that or not.
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:30 am
sweatdrop I survived off smoothies, ramen noodles, canned pasta, canned soup, boxes of lucky charms and a can of icing...
And whatever my roomate bought us.
Oh, and fastfood since my job was an hour away from my school and I'd have to get it for at least one meal usually
So I probably shouldn't suggest things.
I think it really depends on your school and where you're living.
I lived in a dorm, and once had to wait three hours just to cook ramen noodles 'cause these people were frying chicken in the community kitchen -_- At 12 at night! I couldn't eat dinner 'til 1am. My roomate had all the cooking utensils, so if you're in a dorm as crappy as mine, you're limited in cooking supplies and time to cook them in. But my school just handles most things poorly, anyways, so possibly not. Half the time I got sick off the school's food, and I was too lazy or tired to bother cooking most of the time. I was very stressed out, though.
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:53 pm
Rice.
It's cheap, good, and meat free for the vegetarians out there. I pretty much live off it.
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Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:04 am
Rupa_La_Pirate Lupin The Great I'm about to go to college what do you recomend for a food budget? Um..frozen fruits and vedgies are a little less expensive than fresh, and are most times better than canned, and have a higher vitamin content in them. also when cooking frozen vedgies, just add a little butter, instead of putting them in water. tastes much better that way. Umm. I have a pretty easy corn bread recipie but I don't know if you'd be interested in that or not. I'd like to hear it. 3nodding
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Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:27 pm
Lupin The Great Rupa_La_Pirate Lupin The Great I'm about to go to college what do you recomend for a food budget? Um..frozen fruits and vedgies are a little less expensive than fresh, and are most times better than canned, and have a higher vitamin content in them. also when cooking frozen vedgies, just add a little butter, instead of putting them in water. tastes much better that way. Umm. I have a pretty easy corn bread recipie but I don't know if you'd be interested in that or not. I'd like to hear it. 3nodding I'll let you know as soon as I can rememmber the brand names that I use..*has gone fully retarded today* mrgreen
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Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 3:15 pm
Well since my mom is out of work I'm having to pay my way through college. Fortunatly I won some scholarships so all I have to worry about is food, unfortunatly my college doesn't have a cafeteria were I can just buy meal plans.
I'm doing something called Angel Food Ministries (google it, they have a website...*looks up* haha www.angelfoodministries.com). It costs $25 a month for a huge amount of food. That way you don't just have to live on ramen, you can have meat and veggies too. It doesn't cover all the essentials but it really helps...and what you don't want you can give to your roommates. On the website it gives the different places that you can get it.
Here's the menu for August:
(4) 4 oz. Bacon-Wrapped Beef Fillets
(4) 6 oz. Pork Chops
(1) 2lbs. Chicken Nuggets
(1) 4lbs. I.Q.F Thighs
(1) 6ct. Corn Dogs
(1) 26 oz. Banquet Chicken & Stuffing Bake
(1) 16 oz. Fully-Cooked Meatballs
(1) 16 oz. Ground Turkey
(1) 15 oz. Pork & Beans
(1) 16 oz. Pasta
(1) 26 oz. Pasta Sauce
(2) Cans Marie Callendar's Chicken Gourmet Soup
(1) 7.5 oz. Pancake Mix
(1) 16 oz. Rice
(1) Dessert Item
(1) Dozen Eggs
*I.Q.F. - Individually Quick Frozen
It changes every month so you have variety. Sometimes you get more depending on your pick-up site. My site usually has more dessert items and eggs.
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Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:55 am
ok I can't quite rememmber the brand names, but measurements are easy enough. There's a label out there called "corn muffin mix" and then there's actual corn bread mix. Pour the corn bread mix into a bowl, making sure that container is empty. then use the same sized box to measure out the same ammount of corn muffin mix. Add it to the corn bread mix, stir to make sure it's blended, and set aside.
( Other things you'll need heart )
One can of creamed corn, one egg, and one cup milk.
mix up the egg with the can of creamed corn, *the milk will be stirred with everything later on*
Mix the dry ingredients, with the wet ingredients, and at this time it should be a bit hard to stir, which is a good thing.
Now, next step. gradually pour in milk until it's the right consistancy for you.
Now set oven to 375. If your a little on the multi tasking side, like I am, you might want to set it at 350. It gives you a longer baking time, and that way there's less of a chance of burning it.
I find that if you put it in a square or round baking pan, it turns out a lot better, and I'd suggest glass, not metal.
*final step* take your baking pan with your ingredients, and either shake it lightly, or lightly pick it up and set it down to get out all air bubbles. Then just place in oven.
Depending on what setting you use, it takes around 35-55 minutes to bake.
(Suggested add ons)
sometimes I add shreded cheddar and sliced green chilis to the top to add a bit of spice. you can also use different kinds of cheese, or try your own way of mixing it up a little. ^_^
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