• Easy Deviled Eggs [Intro to Cooking]

    Easy Deviled Eggs [Intro to Cooking]

    I haven’t always liked eggs, but I can’t remember a time when I didn’t love them deviled!

  • Mom’s Sloppy Joes [Intro to Cooking]

    Mom’s Sloppy Joes [Intro to Cooking]

    We all have those recipes that remind us of our childhood. For me, that is this Sloppy Joe recipe. When I was little, my mom used to make this for my sisters and me every week. The flavors remind me of being home, something that I miss when I’m away at college for months at a time.

  • Make Some Dining Hall Magic

    Make Some Dining Hall Magic

    While most students have meal plans to avoid spending their own money, cafeteria cuisine doesn’t always match up to mom’s homemade fare. Doctoring up your dorm delicacies will save your money and waistline from the dreaded Freshman 15.

  • Intro to Cooking: Potato Chip Chicken Tenders

    Intro to Cooking: Potato Chip Chicken Tenders

    I have a feeling there are lots of half-empty bags of potato chips around our rooms now that we are coping with the stress of a brand new semester. (Or…er….uh….always?) Perfect. You have the not-so-secret ingredient for this week’s fun, tasty, and super-easy recipe:

  • Intro to Cooking: Cheesy Potato Soup

    Intro to Cooking: Cheesy Potato Soup

    After shoveling out our cars, going sledding on stolen cafeteria trays, and launching snowball wars, the only foods that can possibly satisfy our mad hunger must fulfill the following three adjectives: tasty, fatty, and hot! Today, pull out the stops pots and enjoy my favorite winter recipe.

  • Intro to Cooking: Peanut Butter Banana Bread

    Intro to Cooking: Peanut Butter Banana Bread

    Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston may be ancient history, but there’s one American super-couple that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon: peanut butter and banana. Today’s recipe takes the classic sandwich and, well, turns it inside out to create a savory snack or a meal on the go.

  • Intro to Cooking: Three-Ingredient Salsa

    Intro to Cooking: Three-Ingredient Salsa

    You’ve been eating nothing but junk food for the past week and now you want to eat healthier. However, you don’t want to surrender eating what tastes good, either. Plus, you have another party coming up and no time to cook for it. Yes, there’s a recipe for all of that.

  • Intro to Cooking: Savory Snack Platter

    Intro to Cooking: Savory Snack Platter

    We’re finishing finals and we’re getting ready for the holidays, and therefore we have no time. I’m sure just about all of us are somewhere cold, too. And on top of that, we’re probably getting ready for some serious holiday eating. My recipe today is a quick, warm, and (dare I say) healthy way to break into the dining-hall free world of Winter Break.