Product Description

One of the harshest realities of student life is when you suddenly realise no-one is cooking for you anymore! But don't despair. Forget beans on toast every night and frittering money away on take-aways, there are plenty of tasty recipes in "The Student Cookbook". No matter how strapped for cash, how hungover or partied out you are, how weary from cramming, there's inspiration galore in this book, including: essential kitchen equipment; tips for a balanced diet, including vegetarian and vegan recipes; shopping advice; how to boil or fry an egg and great ideas for all day breakfasts; a selection of one-pot meals to save on the washing-up; super-speedy snacks that beat the munchies; a few 'posh-nosh' ideas for entertaining; hangover busters; and just for fun, a cocktail selection to get the party started.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #276024 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

About the Author
Beverly LeBlanc is the food editor of the UK edition of the Reader's Digest and author of many cookery books. She is a regular contributor of recipes to a whole range of magazines and newspaper supplements including Bella and the Sunday Telegraph.

Customer Reviews

Possibly the BEST student cookbook available
This book is an absolute MUST for all students either at uni or going off this year. As an extremely fussy eater and slightly disasterous cook, I expected to find it full of boring, uninteresting recipes, WRONG!
The book covers an extensive range of recipes from the delicious (hot mars bar soup! muffin mini pizzas) to the essential (Shepherds pie, pasta bolognese, chicken tikka). The recipes are clear and easy to follow, each one includes details of preparation times, serving times, who it is suitable for (vegans, gluten-free etc) and most of the recipes include details of how long certain foods (snacks etc) will keep for and how to store them. The first 60 pages include how to master the cooking methods used in the book, what essential items you need to kit out your kitchen, and how to maintain a balanced diet on a budget. This book really does contain EVERYTHING, it even has an extensive section on cocktails to impress your new flatmates with!
This book may not be the cheapest available out of all the student cookbooks but its 240 pages are a superb guide for any student going off to uni.