QUARANTINE TRE ATS chefin’ it up in quarantine
written by Anna Cavallino | designed by Shelby Mitchell When the pandemic first hit the States, the most immediate reaction was shock and panic. BostonUniversityundergraduateswerehaving blissful spring break when they got news that all colleges and universities were being shut down and that they would be unable to return to campus. Eventually, after the “2-week quarantine” expired, and the danger and longterm nature of COVID-19 became apparent to everyone, the kitchen became an attractive escape for many. With businesses closed, people began cooking up gourmet meals that they would blindly spend over twenty dollars for at a restaurant in the very comfort of their home. However, with many businesses now open across the U.S. and abroad, there has been a noticeable decline in cooking within households (according to social media scrolling) due to people itching to get out and return to normalcy after being cooped up in their apartments and homes for so long. Despite this, you still have time to get in your last home-made meal before returning to campus (or remote learning). Here are a few recipes BU undergrads have perfected during quarantine to give you a couple ideas for your own cooking! Shelli Gorokhovsky (CAS ’22): Shakshuka Ingredients: 2 tomatoes, 1 red bell pepper, 1/2 yellow onion, 1 garlic clove, 3 or 4 eggs, spicy paprika, sweet paprika, Cumin, Salt, Pepper; optional: feta cheese or cilantro to top. Instructions: Chop the tomatoes, bell pepper and onion and put them into a pan on any vegetable oil. Into that, add a clove of garlic, sweet and/or hot paprika, cumin and a bit of black pepper and salt; the more spices the merrier! Usually, people use tomato sauce but you could also use raw tomatoes and just let that sit in the pan on a low fire for as long as you want until it’s saucy and not raw and chunky anymore. After a while, whenever you feel like it’s at the right level of saucy, just make dents in the sauce and crack the number of eggs you’re using (usually people want 2 eggs per person) onto those dents. Sprinkle salt and pepper on the eggs, and let them cook for about 5 minutes, or until they are no longer raw. Finally, top with cilantro and feta.
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