Edible love
As college students, there is one thing guaranteed to make us excited-the thrill of free food. If we don’t have to pay for it and it is edible, then we, as college students, are present and hungry. Do not, whatever you do, underestimate the power of free food. It is an awesome force.
As such, it is always helpful to be the friend who has all of the food. And, after months of Washington University food, a student becomes even more of a god if what she is willing to share happens to come from some place other than Bear’s Den, especially if it is homemade.
The problem, then, becomes the lack of a kitchen. Those who love to cook often love to share their gifts with the rest of us. However, living in a dorm is not exactly the best cooking situation. Even if you are lucky enough to live in a place like Liggett-Koenig, where a kitchen is located right down the stairs, supplies are not always readily available. But never fear! Good, homemade food is not as hard to come by as you think.
The first rule to dorm cooking is that the student cook must always have a plan. Few things are quite as disappointing as getting psyched up for a home-cooked meal, only to watch it fall through. So plan ahead, even if just by a few hours. Know what you can buy at places like Bear’s Den and Bear Mart and what will require a trip to an actual, honest-to-goodness store. For example, practically all non-vegan recipes require eggs. Eggs are easily purchased from the fryer line in Bear’s Den. You can buy oil at Bear Mart, as well as potatoes and, if you are lucky, onions.
Once you have purchased the food, the next step is to find cooking utensils. For college cooking, this basically means a bowl, a spoon and a measuring cup or two. A good cook changes recipes to taste anyway, so trust your own skills and don’t worry about being so exact. Do you think top chefs always follow recipes exactly? I didn’t think so.
You then find yourself standing in a dorm kitchen, running out every five minutes to take your next shot at pool. You have your eggs from Bear’s Den and you have successfully borrowed a bowl. Now you need a good recipe, something yummy to share with all of your starving friends and roommates.
Joseph Stein’s famous pancakes
1 « cups Aunt Jemima’s Buttermilk Pancake flour
2 eggs
1 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
_ cups milk
butter
1. Prepare pancake mix according to package directions. Add in sour cream and vanilla before mixing.
2. Mix well, making sure there are no lumps.
3. Grease the bottom of the pan with butter. Heat up the pan until butter melts. Be careful not to let the butter burn or turn brown.
4. Pour batter into the pan, giving it room to spread out.
5. Flip the pancakes when the batter starts to bubble.
6. Take off the pan after pancakes have cooked for about 20 seconds.
Serve with maple syrup, butter, whipped cream or whatever topping you chose. Enjoy!
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