Sometimes the same wrap order at the Bison or Mongo Bongo at the Caf can get a little old. It seems like you’re having the same meal every day, and it’s exhausting. Sometimes you just want to mix it up a bit, or you even crave your mom’s home-cooked meals. We feel you. We will help you find the kitchens on campus and help you to make those at-home meals.
The first problem is finding a kitchen on this campus, and sometimes it seems like they simply don’t exist. However, if you really hunt for them, they can be found. Besides the obvious kitchens in the mods and gateways, there are secret kitchens located in Smith, Swartz, Kress, Trax and the various affinity housing options (and after searching for these, I’m sure there are many more on campus that I haven’t yet found!).
If you’re craving one of your favorite home-cooked meals, call up the ’rents and have them email you the recipe. Sometimes these seemingly gourmet-quality recipes can be very challenging. If you’re up for the challenge, go for it! But if you’re like me and are domestically challenged, particularly in the kitchen, a simpler recipe might be desirable (and needed). For a simpler version, you can always look up recipes on sites like epicurious.com. They have recipes for practically everything, at all levels.
Once you get your recipe together, it’s time to start cooking. While cooking a meal can be fun to do on your own, I personally enjoy cooking with friends. It’s more fun to have someone there to catch up with (and to help you when your cooking skills lead to disaster). Have your friends bring their own recipes, as well; it can be a fun way to still go back to your home-cooked meal, yet get a taste of something new and different.
After cooking your homemade meal, the best part is sitting down to enjoy it. You deserve