One of the biggest changes about living in an apartment rather than the dorms this year is cooking meals for myself. It takes a lot more time and dishes than you’d think to whip up a simple meal. One of my friends confided in me yesterday, “All I’ve eaten since I moved into my apartment is PB&J, cereal, Hot Pockets, and Bagel Bites”.
Delicious? Absolutely. Nutritious? Absolutely not.
It does take a little extra effort to make sure you’ve got a balanced meal, but the result is well worth it. Here are a few tips I’ve found to save time and have fun when you’re cooking your own meals:
Cook twice as much as you can eat. Leftovers are a lifesaver for those days when you’ve got a lot on your figurative plate and not enough on your literal one.
Get together with some friends. Making a dinner date to cook [...]
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