There are a lot of great things about summer break: no classes, reuniting with friends and family, and showering without shoes. However, one thing I missed dearly about Wesleyan over the past three months was the heavenly grilled cheese sandwiches from the Whey Station. On more than one occasion, I caught myself drooling on my […]
I almost refused to write this article. Once I remembered that wasn’t really an option, I thought about changing the topic. Had I overlooked a different recipe that I wanted to share? Was there something new I could try? Could I put a new spin on an old dish in order to effectively avoid running […]
Basic meals are gold: while Usdan provides a plethora of options, you may find that you get bored of them. At those times, you may decide to make venture into your dorm’s kitchen. Sure, many of the meals I ate freshman year consisted entirely of spoonfuls of peanut butter, granola bars, or frozen burritos, but […]
I go through phases of making the same thing. I’ll usually change up my recipe repertoire a little bit, but I ultimately make the same dish repeatedly until either I’m tired of it or I’ve perfected it. Since there’s no such thing as perfection in cooking, the former is really the only situation in which […]
Regardless of what you did this summer—whether you were cooking for yourself in a tiny apartment with your first kitchen, or you were eating meals prepared by your parents—you were likely waiting for your first chance to swipe your WesCard at one of the various campus eateries at the University. Now that you’re here, you […]
Middletown is a diverse—though largely Italian—city, at the heart of Middlesex County. Middletown has become something of a hub of eateries in Connecticut. It’s kind of surprising, really, that a small city of 48,000 people in the center of a state should draw people from miles away for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, yet Main Street—both […]
Word to the wise [freshman]: You have a kitchen. Use it! It is a valuable resource that helps you fend for yourself in a cold, cruel, hungry world. While in a couple of weeks you may feel ready to embark on an elaborate cooking journey, at the moment you probably have limited supplies, ingredients, and […]
Hi there, 2017! At this point, you probably have a lot of questions about what the next year holds for you. You don’t know who your friends will be, what classes you should take, or if you will ever get used to showering in co-ed bathrooms. This article should help you answer one question, though: […]
525,600 minutes, how do you measure, measure a year? Unlike Jonathan Larson, the lyricist for the musical “Rent,” I think food is a better way to measure a year than love. Food is more consistent, and, with proper execution, will always leave a good taste in your mouth. For me, freshman year has definitely been […]
If your childhood was anything like mine, popsicles were an indispensible element of summer fun. Their arrival in the freezer in early June was always an exciting milestone, a harbinger of the joyous months of unspoiled freedom that lay ahead. Even the act of eating a popsicle encapsulated the spirit of summer recreation—it was messy, […]