The Student Cookbook: Good food (without a good kitchen)

This book is for anyone who enjoys eating good food but (a) has no proper kitchen facilities or (b) is far too lazy to cook anything fancy. It doesn’t take a lot of money, time or fancy cooking equipment to make good food. All you need is some good ingredients and a bit of imagination.

What this book isn’t is a traditional recipe book. There are no ingredient lists or detailed instructions. Everything in here is simple and flexible enough that you can adapt it to whatever you have on hand. Quantities can be changed depending on what you have leftover from the day before; ingredients can be changed to use whatever was on sale at the supermarket.

There are over 40 meals to make with just a kettle and/or toaster, 20 more to make with just a microwave and another 20 to make in a single pot.

But these meal ideas are just the beginning. Mix and match different ingredient combinations and steal recipes from other sections for well over 100 different meals. You never have to eat boring food again, whether you have a kitchen or not!

Of course, you could just go out and buy some cheap microwave meals or a pot noodle. But that isn’t good food. This book is for those of you who actually enjoy eating well, and do like cooking (even if you don’t like cleaning up afterwards). Nothing in here is too complicated, and I guarantee that it will be far more tasty and satisfying than something you bought ready-made, especially if you’re shopping on a student budget.

It’s amazing what you can do with the most basic facilities, so get ready to impress all your friends with your brand new cooking skills! Just remember to read all the instructions before you start cooking...