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The College Cookbook: An Alternative to the Meal Plan [Paperback]

Geri Harrington (Author)
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January 8, 1988
For nearly a decade, The Healthy College Cookbook has offered time-pressed, budget-crunched students a simple way to enjoy home cooking in their own small apartment kitchens or even dorm rooms. Written by students for students, the book offers hundreds of simple, healthful alternatives to dreary cafeteria fare. The first edition was so successful it returned to print 17 times.

Now, this best-selling cookbook has been revised, expanded, and enlivened for a new generation of students. One hundred brand-new recipes have been added to the old favorites, including expanded breakfast options, recipes for the ever-popular George Foreman Grill, new smoothie creations, and pizza toppings for storebought crusts, English muffins, and pita bases. Recipes require only a handful of easy-to-find ingredients. The book is packed with vegetarian options, and every recipe is as nutritious as it is delicious. Most can be prepared in less time than it takes to order pizza.

Most college students are new to cooking, and The Healthy College Cookbook contains a wealth of information and tips for the novice. It explains cooking terms, describes common spices, and offers basic, sensible advice on stocking a kitchen with equipment and food staples.

The book isn't just for novices, however. Even the most discerning young palates will appreciate zesty Garlic Green Beans with Tofu or lively Mandarin-Mint Salad. These recipes are so quick, so inexpensive, and so delicious that they're bound to become dinner party favorites, years past graduation. 

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This well-intentioned book will embolden the novice in the kitchen, college student or not. With directions on everything from how to boil water to saving money at the supermarket, Harrington ( The Salad Book , etc.) cheerfully exhorts readers to learn basic principles of cooking and to "improvise to suit your budget or what happens to be on hand," providing a specific glossary of cooking terms and a guide to the use of spices and herbs. Recipes collected from college students around the country make only modest demands on busy schedules and small budgets while yielding substantial dishes, such as beef stew or fried rice. Whole chapters are devoted to inexpensive foods like ground beef and eggs. Generally avoiding processed foods, Harrington promotes the use of leftovers with such items as "The Whatever-You-Have-in-the-Fridge Quiche." Unfortunately, the pedestrian or inauthentic quality of many recipes (tuna-and-spaghetti casserole, "chicken cacciatore" made with commercial spaghetti sauce and stuffed olives, a dessert called "Apples with Creme Fraiche" that does not contain the latter ingredient) and some dubious kitchen lore ("almost any proportion of main ingredients tastes good as long as you have enough sauce for pasta") will disappoint readers with any serious interest in food.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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“Even novice cooks will be able to accomplish something before they starve to death.”

Sacramento Bee

 

“Harrington’s book shows that starving students can eat well on a budget by cooking themselves.”

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC (January 8, 1988)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0882664972
  • ISBN-13: 978-0882664972
  • Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #844,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful for the beginning cook, student or not!, November 18, 1999
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This is a wonderful resource for the beginning cook, particularly one who is on a budget.

The book has a very handy glossary at the beginning of common cooking terms, plus a glossary of herbs and spices and what they go well with. There's also tips for stretching a food budget and what kind of cookware is best to buy.

The recipes are submitted from college students all around the country and are arranged by category, with a helpful quick list of main ingredients by recipe so you can tell at a glance whether you have what you need. The recipes are generally pretty quick and simple to throw together, and all the ones I've tried have been very tasty!

All in all, a wonderful resource for the beginning cook--highly recommended.

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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars too many ingredients, too much time, September 10, 2006
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It seems that these recipes were written by either mothers of college kids or 70 year old sophomores. Two recipes for LIVER? Come onnnn. Most of the recipes have 6 - 9, even 14 ingredients. A coed is never going to buy so many ingredients called for in this book, let alone a guy. I bought this for my niece and I decided to give it to her as a gag gift, writing my own takes on some recipes. They may taste delicious (except the liver) but even I don't want to take the time.
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11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mealtime 101, August 27, 2002
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From the Ivy League in the east, through the Big Ten in the heartland, to the Pac-10 Schools in the West, Geri Harrington has gathered an absolutely lipsmacking-good collection of recipes from college students. Parents, put this book into the trunk next to the stereo and the computer as you head off to campus with your young adults.

The inexpensive, nutritious recipes meet with the approval of this chef-alias-mom with three decades of kitchen experience. Written with a brisk, light-hearted tone throughout, this book is an excellent volume for those who like to peruse cookbooks just to read. Try some of the offerings and you'll be surprised at how quickly and easily you can put together a good meal!

Kudoes to Geri Harrington for this popular book.

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