28 Nov 2013
WELCOME TO eating beans on toast every meal for the next four years of your life. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Good, satisfying food can be easy, and cheap, to make if you know what you’re doing and where to shop. Whether you’re looking for a meal to impress your new flatmates - pasta bake is always a winner - or looking for the perfect hangover cure, you’ll probably find it within these painstakingly designed pages. So, grab an alcohol of your choice, you’re probably going to need it, and delve in. Just try not to give yourself food poisoning.
2. HAVE A SAY! 3. INSIDE-OUT BURGERS 5. SWEET POTATO CHIPS 6. 10 THINGS YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY DO WITH CHEESE 7. BREAKFAST BARS 8. APPLE BITE GOLD COCKTAILS 9. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY BITES 1
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Minced beef (1kg) 1 red onion Garlic (cloves, dry, jarred - your choice) 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon French mustard Mozzerralla cheese Bread buns Salad
NOW WHAT? 1. PREHEAT oven to 200°C 2. CHOP onion and garlic (if cloved) 3. DRAIN mozzeralla and cut into large chunks 4. ADD mince, onions, garlic, salt, pepper and mustard to a bowl and mix together with your hands 5. MOULD the mixture into burger shapes 6. MAKE a hole in the patty and put in the mozzeralla 7. COVER the cheese with mince 8. FRY the burgers in a hot pan until brown 9. COOK the burgers in the oven for 10-15 minutes 10. ASSEMBLE your burger and enjoy.
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SOMETIMES referred to as JUICY LUCYS, Inside-Out Burgers are cooked with the cheese inside the meat rather than on top. Invented in SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, two bars on the same street, ‘Matt’s Bar’ and the ‘5-8 Club’, both claim to have created the meal. Simple to make and quick to impress, they also make for an excellent hangover cure. WARNING - CONTENTS WILL BE HOT. TOP TIPS - Not enough flavour? Add bacon. Bacon makes everyting better.
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SWEET POTATO CHIPS F you’re bored of regular chips, sweet potato is a great alternative. A bag from your local supermarket is relatively inexpensive.
TOP TIPS - Try adding some fennel seeds and tumeric to your sweet potato. The result is an amazing liquorice flavour that is fantastic with pork.
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Instead of a jacket potato, why don’t you try a baked sweet potato? They’re a lot sweeter but just as tasty.
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1 sweet potato Olive oil Salt and pepper to season
NOW WHAT? 1. PEEL the potato and slice into thin chip-sized strips 2. DRIZZLE the strips with olive oil so they are completely covered 3. SPRINKLE on salt and pepper 4. COOK in an oven at 200°C for 1 hour
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10 ThINGS YOU SHOULD Definitely DO WITH IT is a well known fact that cheese is the greatest substance known to mankind. It is perfection in gooey, delicious form. But there is one problem. One enormous, soul-crushing, dream-destroying problem. Cheese is expensive. So it is vitally important that you make the most of your cheese while you have it. Here are some great ideas how: 1. NACHOS Nachos are definitely one of the greatests gifts Mexico has ever given the world - along with Tequila. Great for sharing or even eating to yourself as a meal. You’re a student now, crisps for dinner is completely acceptable. The best way to make this delicious Mexican goodness? Layer the bottom of an OVENPROOF bowl with lightly salted tortilla crisps, then a layer of salsa, then a layer of cheese. Repeat, shove in the oven until all the cheese has melted and enjoy. 2. CHEESE ON TOAST A classic. Cheese and toast are the supercouple of the food world - a bit like Bradgelina. For those who don’t know, lightly toast your bread, place on your sliced cheese and stick it under the grill until satisfactorily oozy. 3. PASTA No pasta sauce? No problem. Just melt some cheese through it and ta-da! An edible meal. 4. CHIPS Chips were designed to have a mountain of cheese melted on top of them. Curly fries and potato wedges are particularly good. 5. BROCCOLI/CAULIFLOWER This one seems a little weird but bake your veg at 200°C in a cheese sauce. It’s delicious and healthy.
7. QUESADILLAS Another Mexican offering. Take a tortilla wrap, cover with a layer of salsa, fill with a generous helping of grated cheese and place another wrap as a lid. Traditionally, you should fry in a pan but the microwave works just as well. 8. TOASTIES Toasties are one of the most versitile and simplest meals in the student book of tricks. You can literally shove anything in a toastie and it will taste amazing. Tuna and cheese is an excellent combination, so is cheese and tomato. Just experiment. 9. MOZZARELLA & TOMATO IN PUFF PASTRY If you’ve got some puff pastry, this is a great idea for a quick meal. Slice some mozzarella cheese and tomato into discs. Place onto a rolled out sheet of puff pastry and cook in the oven. Delicious and cheesy, just like all food should be. 10. MACARONI This should be an obvious one. If you want to give your Mac ‘n’ Cheese a bit of extra oomph, some slices of tomato on top always go down well. Breadcrumbs are also popular.
6. CHICKEN Try putting salsa and cheese on a chicken breast, cook in the oven and sprinkle tortilla crisp crumbs on top to finish. Quick and easy to make and tastes phenomenal.
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BREAKFAST BARS WE’VE all had days when we’ve been running late for something or TOP TIPS - Once your bars have set, why not try covering them other, and run out the house without having breakfast first. Well, with Nutella for a bit of added flavour? no-more! This simple recipe only requires two ingredients. YOU WILL NEED: • •
A box of cereal of your choice Marshmallows
NOW WHAT? 1. MELT your marshmallows in the microwave. 2. MIX the cereal and melted marshmallows together until the cereal is completely covered. 3. SPOON into a baking tray and let it set.
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APPLE BITE GOLD COCKTAIL IF you’ve got a bit of spare cash, why not try this cocktail? YOU WILL NEED: • • • •
TOP TIPS - Add the Smirnoff Gold at the end so the gold flakes drift through the drink.
A bottle of Smirnoff Gold Apple juice Lemonade Ice
NOW WHAT? 1. FILL a tall glass with ice 2. ADD equal parts apple juice and lemonade 3. ADD the Smirnoff Gold
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AROUND THE WORL
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LD IN EIGHTY BITES
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NOW GRAB A DRINK AND RELAX