Prep: The Essential College Cookbook

by Katie Sullivan Morford

Overview

A simple guide to one of life’s most essential skills: cooking.
 
New to the kitchen? Living on your own for the first time? Don’t be intimidated! This useful guide has everything you need to cook yourself real meals with real food. Centered around 10 basic lessons to get you comfortable in the kitchen, this book will get you whipping up nutritious meals, satisfying snacks, and simple desserts for you and your friends in no time. Also included are notes on knife skills, essential (and nonessential) cooking tools, and stocking your pantry. This is your go-to guide for cooking basics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611806106
Publisher:	Shambhala
Publication date:	04/16/2019
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

KATIE SULLIVAN MORFORD, MS, RD, is a freelance food and nutrition writer with more than 20 years of professional writing experience. She has been published in The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Real Simple, Family Circle, among many others. Katie is the author of Rise & Shine and Best Lunch Box Ever, and she writes the popular food blog Mom’s Kitchen Handbook. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, three daughters, and one very small dog.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Good Things To Know 4

1 Prep Eggs Like A Pro 25

Softly Scrambled Eggs 26

Double-Cinnamon French Toast 29

Over Easy Fried Egg Sandwich 31

Hard-Boiled Eggs 34

Cheese Omelet 35

Choose Your Own Adventure Egg Scramble Your Way 36

2 Make Oatmeal, Rice, And Other Grains 39

Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Oatmeal 40

So Easy Couscous 42

Sizzling Fried Rice 43

Cheesy Parmesan Polenta 47

Pesto Quinoa 49

Choose Your Own Adventure: Colorful Grain Bowls 50

3 Fix A Killer Plat Of Pasta 53

Genius Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce 54

Pasta with Butter, Egg, and Cheese 57

Noodles with Spicy Peanut Sauce 59

Summer Pasta Bowl 62

Pesto Pasta 64

Choose Your Own Adventure: DIY Pasta Bowls 66

4 Turn A Pot Of Beans Into A Meal 69

Simple Black Beans 70

Smashed Bean and Cheese Tostadas 72

Breakfast Burritos 74

Creamy Slack Bean Soup 78

Loaded Nachos 81

Choose Your Own Adventure: Black Bean Soup or Chili Bar 82

5 Build A Better Salad 85

Green Salad with Shake-It-Up Dressing 86

Chopped Greek Salad 89

Arugula Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette 91

Butter Lettuce with Green Goodness Dressing 93

Easy Asian-Style Slaw 95

Choose Your Own Adventure: Rainbow Salads 98

6 Cook Vegetables You Want To Eat 101

Buttery Green Beans 102

Roasted Broccoli with Lemon and Parmesan 104

Spicy Sweet Potato Rounds 107

Garlicky Greens 109

Cilantro-Lime Corn 111

Choose Your Own Adventure; Veggie Tacos 114

7 Cook Meat, Chicken, And Fish 117

Lemon-Garlic Chicken Thighs 118

Cheeseburgers with Awesome Sauce 120

Skillet Skirt Steak with Herb Butter 123

Maple-Mustard Pork Chops 125

Easy Teriyaki Salmon 127

Choose Your Own Adventure: Scrumptious Sandwiches 130

8 Make Snacks And Little Meals 133

Loaded Peanut Butter Toast 134

Yogurt Sundae with Melted Raspberries 135

Quick-Fix Pita Pizza 137

True-Blue Smoothie 139

Guacamole 140

Choose Your Own Adventure: Toast Bar 142

9 Feed Your Friends 145

Baked Mac and Cheese 146

Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes 149

Homemade Saucy Meatballs 152

Thai-Style Coconut Curry Noodle Soup 155

Big Pot of Turkey Chili 157

Choose Your Own Adventure: Have a Dinner Party 159

10 Prep Sweets To Eat And Share 161

Golden Banana Bread 162

One-Bowl Chocolate Chip Cookies 165

Mix-in-the-Pan Applesauce Cake 167

Vanilla Cupcakes with Fudgy Frosting 170

Fruit Crisps in Little Jars 173

Choose Your Own Adventure: Ice Cream Bar 175

Acknowledgments 176

Resources 177

Index 178

About the Author 182

Editorial Reviews

“If you never learned how to crack an egg or boil noodles, prepare to get schooled by food writer and mom of three, Katie Sullivan Morford. In her latest book, Prep: The Essential College Cookbook, Morford shares all the wisdom she'd impart unto her own college-bound kids, like the meanings of basic cooking terms, the proper way to hold a knife, ingredients you should always keep stocked in the fridge, etc. And, of course, she offers easy-to-follow recipes for everything from omelets to loaded nachos.”—HGTV, “10 Essential Cookbooks for College Students”
 
“This go-to guide for cooking basics is written for people who are new to the kitchen and living on their own for the first time. Each of the book’s ten chapters covers basic cooking lessons to get novices comfortable in the kitchen, including prepping eggs like a pro, fixing a killer plate of pasta, cooking vegetables you want to eat and feeding your friends.”—Forbes, “The Best Cookbooks for College Students”
 
“This book is not only good for college students—it's a great primer for any beginner. It covers the basics like pantry essentials and instructions on how to safely cut an avocado, as well as easy but elevated recipes like Pesto Quinoa and Thai-Style Coconut Curry Noodle Soup. While the book's focus is on healthy foods, Morford also works in some comfort classics like Chocolate Chip Cookies and Pasta with Butter, Egg, and Cheese—the idea being that making these foods at home is still better for you than going out for them.”—Men’s Health
 
“For home chefs looking to get into the basics—or, students on their way to college—Prep focuses on 10 elementary lessons to get readers comfortable in the kitchen. . . . (And yes, that includes knife skills.)”—Food and Wine

“New high school grads already have a lot on their plate, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn how to cook up a few simple, delicious meals. With Prep, chef Katie Sullivan Morford offers 10 basic lessons for beginners, including notes on essential kitchen tools, how to hold a knife, and what pantry staples to keep on hand. Recipes range from the healthy (actually tasty vegetables!) to the craving-inspired (loaded nachos), so you can rest easy knowing they’re getting at least a little variety in their diet.”
—Brightly

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