Lecture Notes: Affordable and Easy Meals for College Students

Introduction

• Importance of affordable, easy meals
  • Ideal for broke/busy college students or those overusing food delivery services
  • Focus on meals that save money and time
• Exploring college dorm kitchens to create meals based on available resources
• Promotion of the speaker's cookbook and tour

Kitchen Visits

1. Josh's Friend's Dorm

   • Basic kitchen setup with a skateboard rack and a cat
   • Lack of AC, poor organization
   • Minimal ingredients in the fridge, but has a stove and a quality knife
   • Large bag of rice present

2. Izzy's Place

   • Clean and organized
   • Issues with expired milk
   • Has a KitchenAid, single egg cooker, no rice cooker
   • Cooking typical dishes like chicken rice bowls

3. Third Location

   • Highly organized with a climbing wall
   • Presence of chaotic elements like long-stored kombucha
   • Well-equipped kitchen with a rice cooker
   • Found rats in the freezer

Recipe Demonstrations

Breakfast

1. B-Fast Sandow (Breakfast Sandwich)

   • Using burger buns, mortadella, eggs, and cheese
   • Inverting buns to toast them
   • Frying mortadella and preparing eggs in a nonstick pan
   • Assembling sandwich with cheese and cooked ingredients

2. Churro French Toast Sticks

   • Using loaf of bread, sugar, cinnamon, and optional pepper
   • Making egg mixture and frying bread batons
   • Tossing cooked sticks in cinnamon sugar

Lunch

1. Spicy Chili Garlic Noodles

   • Using any cooked noodles, avoiding pasta
   • Preparing chili oil with hot oil, chili flakes, garlic, and soy sauce
   • Mixing cooked noodles with chili oil

2. Pork Stir-Fry

   • Using pork butt, onion, jalapeno, and soy sauce
   • Coating pork with cornstarch and stir-frying
   • Creating a syrupy glaze with soy sauce and vinegar

Snacks

1. Ramen-Flavored Nori Chips

   • Using nori sheets and ramen powder
   • Baking for crispiness

2. Brown Butter Garlic Popcorn

   • Popping corn kernels and seasoning with brown butter and garlic

3. Hummus Mez

   • Making hummus using chickpeas, olive oil, tahini, and lemon
   • Serving with vegetables and pita

Dinner

1. Pommes Rösti

   • Preparing grated potatoes and forming a disk
   • Cooking in a pan and finishing in the oven

2. Chicken Piccata

   • Cooking chicken breast and making sauce with lemon, capers, and garlic
   • Technique-focused for creating a velvety sauce

Dessert

1. Strawberry Shortcake Inspired Dessert
   • Using puff pastry, whipped cream, and grated frozen strawberries
   • Topped with sweetened condensed milk

Conclusion

• Emphasizing creativity and technique to make affordable meals
• Encouragement to experiment and adapt recipes
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