Sunday, September 16, 2007

Feeding yourself without the meal plan

When I was deciding where to live this year money was a real factor. Finally I found Hilltop. Initially, the idea of having my own kitchen attracted me, but when I learned that I didn’t have to have a meal plan I knew it was the perfect for me.

Cooking for myself is a lot harder than I initially thought it would be. I do know the basics of cooking, but I am much more experienced with baking. The first time I made spaghetti, for instance, it turned out really weird tasting. It was edible, but barely. I have a few cookbooks, but I need to learn how to judge what kind of spices to use and how much to use when I make things. Another problem I have been having is finding time to cook. It takes me a long time to do things and I have only an hour between classes to eat lunch. I have been falling back on the old peanut butter and jelly. I don’t mind because I love peanut butter and I have home made jam, but it does get tedious after a while. I don’t even have time to cook Ramen! For dinner oftentimes I am too tired to cook real food or I am eating at Earhart for work. Not that I’m complaining, I guess, but I have all this yummy food in my room that I want to cook, and I can never find the time to.

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