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In reply to the discussion: food we lived on in college [View all]Denninmi
(6,581 posts)I was forced by the university policy to live in the dorms for the first two years. While it was technically not allowed to cook in the dorms, everybody did it, especially on Sunday evenings as the cafeteria was closed Sunday evenings.
I had a hot pot and a toaster oven, along with a small fridge, and it was only a few blocks walk across the street to an off-campus Kroger. I always managed to make something worth eating. It definitely wasn't ramen noodles.
The meal I remember most was one Sunday when I bought two lamb chops, marinated in herbs and then broiled, and served them alongside some roasted new potatoes and a salad I had made. The floor's resident assistant, was a really nice guy and cool about things, knocked on my door and said "whatever you're not cooking in there smells terrific".
Honestly, you can do a lot with a toaster oven, I also used to bake a lot of brownies and cookies in there, and it did a fine job.
I moved off-campus to an apartment for the last two years, and had friends over quite often to feed them a decent meal, since I love to cook and they all seemed to love to eat real food.