The Healthy College Cookbook
Posted on Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
- ISBN13: 9781603420303
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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.
This book appears to be wonderful as far as nutrition and variety, however I had a bit of bad luck with the first recipe I chose to make. The blueberry Coffee Cake was a flop! The cake batter ended up so thin and the cake never baked – regardless of how long I left it in the oven. I have not tried another recipe since, as I am not sure I trust the book at this point. Hopefully the next recipe I follow will have a better end result!
Rating: 3 / 5
Maybe 4 years ago, when I was first living in a dorm, I might like this book. Now, I don’t think it’s good enough.
There are two main reasons for it, 1) there is the internet now. Almost every college student has access to an internet. And with it one can find thousands and thousands of recipes, both hard and easy to make. Why would you want to buy a book with less than 100 recipes if you can instantly have many more on the net?
The second reason is the lack of variety. Now this could be due to the fact that the book has only 150 pages, but still not everything I had hope for is there. For example, there are lamb chops for sale, nope, the book has no recipes for that. Or I wanted to bake a whole chicken/turkey, not in the book. Furtheremore, easy ethnic recipes should be included, but hardly any is there. I haven’t been able to cook any of the recipe from the book and be proud enough to bring it to a pot-luck.
The plus about the book is the good introduction, which discuss the kind of spices there are, and the different methods of cooking. However, in terms of quality (these aren’t cuisine-caliber recipe, and where are the pictures?) and quanity of recipes, I wouldn’t recommend you purchase this book for yourself.
Rating: 3 / 5
book arrived promptly and in good condition the book itself is filled with a variety of recipes it even has a section for the vegan.
Rating: 5 / 5
Excellent cookbook. Simple recipes, easy to follow. Received in a timely fashion.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this book online without seeing it based on the online reviews. However, I was disappointed with the recipes, most of which did not seem very appealing.
Rating: 2 / 5