While struggling to balance lectures, assignments, parties, and more, most college students don’t have the time, patience, or even skill to cook for themselves.
A good cookbook for a college kid should be one that offers fast and easy meals for the amateur cook.
Most importantly, the food should be simple fare, with basic ingredients that are easy on the cash-strapped college student’s budget.
Keep this in mind when shopping for a cookbook for your college student for Christmas.
Some great new cookbooks for college students include:-
Rachel Ray’s Book of 10: More Than 300 Recipes to Cook Every Day, by Rachel Ray
$ 11.70 (Amazon, Paperback)
Celebrity chef Rachel Ray is known for her 30-minute meals. In her latest book, Ray has reproduced the top ten most requested recipes from friends and family.
From “10 Figure-Friendly Fave” burgers to “Seafood for a Steal,” Ray knows exactly what’s important to college kids – cheap, fast, easy, and healthy! Whether your college student is an experienced cook or just finding his way around the kitchen, you won’t go far wrong with Rachel Ray’s latest.
Slow Cooker: The Best Cookbook Ever with More Than 400 Easy To Make Recipes, by Diane Phillips
$ 16.47 (Amazon, Paperback)
Your college student will be tired after a long, active day filled with lectures, tutorials, and perhaps a trip to the gym.
Faced with the choice of cooking a healthy, nutritious meal, even if it only takes thirty minutes, and picking up the phone and calling the nearest pizza place, it isn’t hard to imagine which one your college kid will pick.
Try Diane Phillip’s book of slow cooker recipes to encourage your child to cook.
A bit of preparation in the morning will be rewarded with a hot, healthy meal.
After a few nights of her recipes, your college kid will be a converted cook.
The Healthy College Cookbook, by Alexandra Nimetz et al.
$ 10.17 (Amazon, Paperback)
Recognizing that most college kid cooks will be novices in the kitchen, The Healthy College Cookbook includes a chapter on kitchen essentials for the starter cook.
From the necessary cookware and ingredients to basic cooking terms, the book takes new college cooks through their first days in the kitchen.
The book also offers quick tips, including how to de-odorize the kitchen.
Containing recipes for everything from soup to nuts, this book makes a great Christmas present for your first-time college cook.
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