First of all, a word of warning: If your taste buds are easily offended by “strange” food combinations, this article may not be for you. With that said, I have found that food pairings that are far from textbook seem to be a necessary part of college life for two important reasons. One is that […]
I’m really bad at baking. Really, I do it all wrong. For someone who baked five times per week on average this summer, I really am the worst at following directions. If you happen to like something I make, never ask me for a recipe, because it probably won’t exist. Many say that baking is […]
Walk down the streets of New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles, and you’ll quickly find that the cupcake trend is still in full swing. Naturally, one would expect this trend to be centralized in hip, urban areas, and surely nowhere near Middletown, Conn. Think again.
“It’s a kind of dangerous place because nothing on the floor can be guaranteed gluten free,” said Kelly, “but you can definitely get creative, especially if you use veggies from the salad bar to make sandwiches with stuff from the gluten-free section.”
Homesickness is beginning to make its rounds among the freshmen. We are standing between “wow, college: this is crazy and awesome and new” and “wow, college: this is my home, and I love it here,” but making the transition from one to the other can get a bit rocky. Now, it is my firm belief […]
To the overworked college student, sleep is nothing short of precious, so it can be all too tempting to overuse the snooze button on mornings following late-night homework marathons. Before you know it, you have only 15 minutes to make it to class, and in situations like this, breakfast tends to get the short […]
There is such thrill in the mouthwatering agony that comes from biting into a jalapeño pepper, such satisfaction from ordering the “Thai spicy” rather than the “American spicy” options on the menu, and such glory from winning wasabi-eating contests in high school Spanish classes (or was that just me?).
“The other day we had a girl from Wesleyan come in with a Tupperware container,” recounted Santoto, “and she asked my husband if she could fill it with yogurt instead of one of our disposable cups. He said ‘Of course!’”
I looked hopelessly at the result of my first few days of food shopping. At my feet I had a large bag of groceries that included salt and pepper, four different types of vegetables, and pita bread. I also had limes. What did I think I was going to do with limes? Having just begun […]
Yes, I could survive on PB&J sandwiches, eggs and cereal, or eat frozen meals out of a box, but none of those options sounded appealing to my palette.