Healthy College Cooking: 50 Essential Recipes for Today's Busy Cook

By Adams Media

Everything® cookbooks are a popular choice for home cooks looking for fresh, original recipes that only taste you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. But now we’ve collected fifty of our most delicious and healthiest recipes designed especially for college students. Here’s all you need to get started making wholesome, healthy recipes like Tuna Burgers to Risotto with Winter Squash, and avoid the dreaded freshman fifteen!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Aug 1, 2012
• ISBN: 9781440557019

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The Best of Everything®

Healthy College Cooking

50 Essential Recipes for Today’s Busy Cook

Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Avon, Massachusetts

Contents

Introduction

Egg White Bruschetta

Fruit and Cheese Quesadillas

Stuffed French Toast

Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

Homemade Granola

Crunchy Creamy Yogurt Parfait

Runner’s Breakfast

Irish Oatmeal and Poached Fruit

California English Muffin

Avocado Bagel Sandwich

Blackberry Apple Smoothie

Simple Orange Smoothie

Tuna Burgers

Smoked Salmon and Mascarpone Stuffed Pita Pockets

Peanut Butter Apple Wraps

Fall Minestrone Soup

Veggies and Rice Soup

Honey-Roasted Turkey Salad

Greek Salad

Cucumber Cilantro Salad

Trail Mix

Apple Cheddar Rye Rounds

Cheesy Tomato Bruschetta

Low-Fat Mexican Layered Dip

Broccoli Calzones

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

Rolled Cheese Biscuits

Fresh Mint Spring Rolls

Simple Vegetable Pasta

Shells with Zucchini

Classic Macaroni and Cheese

Tex-Mex Fettuccine

Surf and Turf Pasta

Chicken Breasts with Rosemary

Fried Chicken with Cornmeal Crust

Oven-Baked Scrod

Lime Turkey Tenderloin

Sweet-and-Sour Pork

Ten-Minute Cheater’s Chili

Quick and Easy Vegetable Fried Rice

Sweet Potato Apple Latkes

Risotto with Winter Squash

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Zucchini Casserole

Coffee Almond Float

Chocolate Chip Banana Cake

Cake Doughnuts

Apple Strawberry Crumble

Triple-Chocolate Cupcakes

Fresh Fruit Pizza Bites

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Introduction

Every fall, students leave the familiarity of their parents’ houses and hometowns and arrive on college campuses, ready to move away from their high school days and transition into the adult world. For most, this means living away from home for the first time, meeting new people from different places, and beginning to consider what kind of a career they might want. Very few, however, consider the fact that their new dorms do not come complete with personal chefs.

No matter what your background, college is going to be a learning experience for you. You might find yourself learning to do logarithms, or learning to do laundry. But whatever you’re studying, you’ll have to eat, and that’s where this book comes in. While you may think cooking belongs at the bottom of your college to-do list, think again. First of all, cooking is cheaper than eating out. If you’re now responsible for paying your own way (or part of your own way), you know that your money is better spent on tuition than expensive restaurant checks.

Another advantage to cooking is that it’s healthier than dining out. A balanced diet increases your ability to handle the stresses of college life. Eating nutritious meals at regular times helps you sleep better, gives you more stamina, and makes it easier to resist sugar-loaded snacks. Cooking healthier meals at home can also help you avoid the weight gain many students experience in their first year of college: the dreaded freshman fifteen.

Finally, don’t forget that cooking is fun! Spending Sunday afternoon in the kitchen is a great way to unwind after a hectic week of studying, and mastering new skills gives you a