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How to Make Cake Balls [Photos]
Forget the cupcake, 2011 was the year of the cake ball. The little tiny ball packed with cake and frosting and covered in chocolate. It was like heaven came to earth and decided to rest in my mouth. Seriously they’re that good. And now, you can make them at home.
Introducing The (Delicious) 100-Calorie Dinner
Introducing one of my absolute favorite foods – spaghetti squash. Now, this gourd was introduced to me about a year ago, but I never actually bought into it. I thought it was just another one of those healthy food items that tasted really bland and would just be a phase. Boy, was I wrong!

Web Spy: Foodily
I’ve always been a food lover, but it wasn’t until I moved out on my own that I really developed a fondness for cooking. I’m still only a beginner, so I love trying out new recipes to practice my technique. Lucky for be, the internet is a wealth of information and I’ve discovered tons of great recipe sites on the web.
Intro to Cooking: White Bean Spread
Eating food is an important part of everyone’s life. But for college students, it can really be a challenge considering we are working with some serious restrictions — like time, money, and materials. This week, I’m going to introduce you to one of my staples of college life: canned white beans. I first discovered them about two years ago, when I was looking for an easy way to get more protein in my diet.
Intro to Cooking: Sausage Stuffed Peppers
For us real-life Italian Stallions, Columbus Day is as legit of a holiday as we’re going to get). So, besides an extra night of shots at the bar, why not celebrate with an easy twist on an Italian favorite–sausage and peppers!
Intro to Cooking: Beer Cupcakes
Though we’ve certainly celebrated our fair share of cupcake recipes here on Intro to Cooking, I hope the foodies out there can forgive me for serving up another cupcake creation. Hell, you should, because these babies combine the two most important culinary elements of college in one mind-blowing, gut-busting dessert: BEER. CUPCAKES.
Intro to Cooking: Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
Summer is winding down, school is starting up, alumni are still doing the same-sh*t-different-day dance. In summary, the end of August kind of blows. Which is why this week’s Intro to Cooking is throwing nutrition to the wind (sort of), because it’s time for something indulgent!

Intro to Cooking: Creamy Corn with Sugar Snap Peas
It’s well known that a surefire way to rev your metabolism and curb hunger is to have a healthy snack on hand for a quick nibble between meals. But have you ever noticed that most of the go-to snacks (raisins, granola bars, apples) we pack to stabilize blood sugar are really just…sugar
Intro to Cooking: Blueberry Tiramisu
The summer solstice has passed, school is out, and if you’re like me, you’re probably sitting in a pool right now. A pool of your own sweat, that is. Yes, it’s that time of year when it’s just too hot to even think about cooking, let alone come up with a recipe. But if the thought of another freeze-pop dinner makes you gag (I’ve totally been there), never fear—CollegeCandy is here!
The Know: Your Favorite Cocktails, Now Low-Cal!
We all know that in college our muffin tops don’t actually come from muffins but from vodka. And beer. And cocktails. And hangovers that cause to eat all sorts of muffins the next day: Chocolate, Egg Mc…you get the drill.
Web Spy: Yummly
I love to cook, but sometimes I have trouble trying to figure out what to make–I get sick of the same old recipes over and over, and there are times when nothing sounds good. Thankfully, I’ve discovered Yummly, a site that helps me find recipes based on what I feel like eating…. or more realistically, what I’ve got in my fridge.
Intro to Cooking: Cranberry Applesauce
This Week’s Ingredient: Cranberries!
They’re sweet. They’re tart. They’re harvested from bogs. And they’re a deep, beautiful, fire-engine hue. If your only exposure to cranberries is in combination with their fermented partner, vodka, then you’re totally missing out (not to mention that the “cranberry juice” served in bars is basically just sugar water).
Intro to Cooking: Sweet and Savory Kale
If you’re sick of spinach and balk at Brussels sprouts, kale may just be the leafy-green vegetable for you! It’s a sweeter vegetable that is jam-packed with nutrients for very few calories. Among it’s all-star roster of vitamins are A, K, and C (just 2oz will give you more than your recommended daily value) as well as manganese, calcium, fiber, and iron. And at 70 calories per serving, you can’t miss.
Intro to Cooking: Pineapple Chicken
My father is, for better or for worse, your stereotypical Italian-American male when it comes to food. He loves veal, sausage, fish, cheese, butter, and is extremely critical of each meal’s preparation. If food isn’t prepared well, or is poor quality, he’ll make it known. Loudly. So the first time I ever made a meal for him, I knew I had to pull out all the stops, or risk soul-crushing rejection
Intro to Cooking: Marshmallows (and Peeps!)
Besides indulging in Lent-withdrawn pleasures, one of other great things about Easter is Peeps. Honestly, they don’t even taste that good, but those little, tennis-ball-colored marshmallow chickies are endlessly fascinating to me. Put one in the microwave, and it balloons to the size of a basketball. Stick one to the wall, and it will still taste fine three years later. Now that’s something not every food can boast.
Intro to Cooking: Fake Pinkberry
Is it just me or is life all around better when it’s sunny and fabulous outside? All the constant sunshine makes me crave ice cream! But if you’re trying to be healthy and still can’t fight off your sweet tooth, fro-yo is a deliciously perfect, calorie-conscious substitute. Unfortunately, all these fro-yo shops popping up charge one-month’s rent for a small cup with a few berries sprinkled on top.