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Summary: Alexandra Nimetz is a genious
Review: Ms. Nimetz, I am forever in your debt. The incredble dishes in this book are just plain good. Whether using them for school, appartment living, or keeping your family healthy and happy, this is the book for you. If you eat, you should own this book. The meals are so easy to cook, I''ve done it with one pot and a propaine burner. BUY THIS BOOK. Alexandra, thank you.
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Summary: It got me through Graduate School
Review: Putting in 90-100 hour weeks during Graduate school, I needed a basic but comprehensive cookbook where the meals wouldn't take long, the ingredient list wasn't huge, but the meals would still be flavorful. I picked up this little gem. I can't even count how many times I've cooked my favorite recipes out of this book--Vegetarian Lasagna, Balsamic Chicken & Potatoes, the list goes on and on. This cookbook covers every meal item possible and gives you a great combination of classic and unique recipes that anyone can make. You don't have to be a BAD cook to get this book, the authors are sensitive to the fast-paced lifestyle many people have and present this as an alternative to lengthy cooking. And now that I'm out of the Graduate School schedule, guess what -- I'm still making these recipes.
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Summary: This book really has made my life quick, cheap and easy.
Review: The Healthy College Cookbook is not just for college kids. I am a recent college alum, living and working in New York City. For several months, I ate myself out of house and home as New York delis and restaurants sucked the cash right out of my pocket, cooking seemed like a hastle so I didn't do it! Since I ordered the Healthy College Cookbook, I am cooking more, eating better, and saving money - with these simple recipes, cooking's no hastle, it's easy. I recommend this book to any college student or young adult cooking for themselves for the first time.
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Summary: Bad Luck with First Attempted Recipe!
Review: This book appears to be wonderful as far as nutrition and variety, however I had a bit of bad luck with the first recipe I chose to make. The blueberry Coffee Cake was a flop! The cake batter ended up so thin and the cake never baked - regardless of how long I left it in the oven. I have not tried another recipe since, as I am not sure I trust the book at this point. Hopefully the next recipe I follow will have a better end result!
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Summary: Average Cook Book
Review: This book was interesting to peruse. The authors are obviously creative and put a lot of work into the book. If you are a complete novice in cooking, this book serves as an excellent introduction. However, if you have had any experience cooking, this book may not be as useful to you as others. Good luck in your cooking quest.
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Summary: Excellent, simple recipes
Review: This cookbook is good for anybody who has never cooked in their lives. From the beginning, I was making excellent dishes, with very little preparation time. This book has done wonders for me: I dont eat fast food anymore, I save a lot of money, and I enjoy good meals that are a lot healthier than what I used to eat. Recommended to anyone who is just learning how to cook.
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Summary: THIS COOKBOOK IS A MUST BUY!!!
Review: This is the best quick and easy cookbook I have seen. Great recipes, clearly written, & easy to follow. I think my favorite recipe was for carrot soup--delicious! If you're going to buy a cookbook, this is the one to get.
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Summary: Doable, Practical, and Imaginative Cooking for Beginners.
Review: This was my first cookbook, and I can now cook and bake almost anything I try. My mother gave this to me when I was studying abroad in Ireland and found that, being vegetarian, I couldn't eat most of the food in restaurants. I had never liked cooking much before but this book sparked an interest in me that has become my primary hobby.
The book consists of multiple sections, which include Breakfast, Poultry, Beef, Seafood, Vegetarian (yay!), and Desserts. And even though most of the above don't apply to me, this book is still splattered and marked with my always successful attempts at these recipes. The ingredients are usually on hand in a well-stocked kitchen, and, for further assistance, the authors give you thorough advice on how to stock a kitchen in the first place. In addition, the book includes a glossary on cooking and baking terms in case, like me, you didn't know and couldn't place international calls to your mom every five minutes.
But the absolute best thing about this book, after you take into consideration the creative recipes, the simple delicious taste of each finished product, the ease of use, and the lasting power of the recipes - I still come back to this book for the recipes listed further below, is the universal quality the authors cultivate. Each recipe gives both metric and standard measuring units (and in my case, it was essential) and thorough nutritional information with each recipe.
Key recipes that I still use, many many dinner parties later: Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins, Carrot Cake, Baked Ziti, Garlic Green Beans with Tofu, Tomato Basil Sauce, Mushroom Pasta Sauce (try with linguine), and Mushrooms Parmesan.
Drawbacks to this book: Not many. And there aren't even any pictures, which I usually find upsetting. For this book, it works. If I had a photo of what the dish was supposed to look like in front of me, I would have been upset if my final product didn't resemble it completely.
If you are searching for the perfect gift for a student with a first apartment, consider this book. It was a gift to me, and I am still grateful.
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Summary: A student's guide to cooking nutritious meals with ease
Review: With more than 200 tried-&-true recipes from college students across the country, The Healthy College Cookbook is required reading for any coed. Written by three Williams College students -- and drawing upon contributions from many other American campuses -- The Healthy College Cookbook includes innovative ideas for nutritious, inexpensive, easy-to-make munchies using the basic cooking equipment found in most dormitories and campus-housing. Recipes include late-to-class snacks, exam-eve brain food, pre-game energy boosters, and astonishingly easy entrees. Low-fat, low-calorie, low-cholesterol, low-sodium, and vegetarian options are also highlighted.
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Summary: You don't have to be a student...
Review: You don't have to be a student to appreciate this cookbook. I'm going on 60, don't like to cook but need to, and really appreciate each point of healthy, quick, cheap and easy. I like this book so well I've given copies as gifts to family and friends, most of whom do like to cook and are good at it, and everyone's loved it.
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