Things you should always have on hand

Once school starts back, I'm going to commit to cooking at least once or twice a week to save up my meal plan and also to have something to write about. I'll post my grocery list for the week if you want to follow along. I like to get things in larger sizes because the unit price is usually cheaper which means I'll be making things that have the same ingredients so they don't go to waste. Hopefully that makes sense...

That being said, there are a few things you should always have at your disposal, because you'll probably be using them a lot. 

• sugar
• butter (I prefer margarine)
• flour
• vanilla extract, or the cheap stuff (I haven't noticed a difference in the two)
• your favorite cereal(Peter likes Fruity Pebbles)
• vegetable oil
• a colander 
• mixing bowls
• a cake pan
• cookie sheet/baking pan
• at least two pots (one larger, one smaller)
• at least two frying pans (same as pots)
• cooking utensils (spatula, stirring spoons, a whisk if you're into to that sort of thing, etc.)
• microwave (most dorms have these available)
• POT HOLDERS
• a kitchen!

I only say this because it's amazing how you never realize that you don't have something until you really need it. My freshman year I was trying to mix cake batter in one of my pots because I didn't have any bowls. To make it worse, we were using folded paper towels as pot holders. I don't recommend it.

New Blog!

Hey everyone!


This first post is to sort of just tell you what this is all about and possibly explain some stuff.


This is a blog where you can find all sorts of recipes for most occasions that are college-budget friendly.  For those of you who like to run through your meal plans really quickly, want to impress somebody special, or just hate that cafeteria food, I have a feeling you're going to like this blog, provided I keep it updated. :|


I don't have a working camera at the moment, and I'm just getting started on this blog, so for the next few weeks you'll have to be patient and use your imagination of what things should look like until I can come back later and post pictures. I'm going to post a few recipes to get this thing started, and it probably isn't going to magically get popular over night. So if you're one of the lucky stumblers or pinners to find this early on, welcome! Keep this for later when we really get cooking!


Happy Blogging/Pinning/Stumbling!


~The Great Dawn