Cinnamon Muffins Ingredients: 300g Self Raising Flour 100g Sugar 200ml Milk 50ml Vegetable Oil 2 Eggs 2 Tablespoons Cinnamon 1 Teaspoon Salt Muffin Cases and Tray
Fluffy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients: 150g Milk Chocolate Chips 200g Self Raising Flour 100g Caster Sugar 100g Brown Sugar 110g Unsalted Butter 1 egg 1 ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Ingredients: 200g Shortbread 150g Butter 150g Brown Sugar 397g (1 tin) Condensed Milk 200g Milk Chocolate Baking Tin
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Seafood Paella Paella can often be complex with plenty of ingredients, so here’s a simple recipe easy to make on a student budget Ingredients: 150g Plain Rice – Best to not use microwave rice for this recipe so the flavours can soak into the rice 75g Chorizo or Sausage 200g Frozen Shrimp or Seafood Mix 100g Frozen Peas ½ Onion ½ Lemon ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder ½ teaspoon Paprika 1 Fish Stock Cube
Pan Fried Sea Bass Ingredients: Sea Bass Fillet 1 Lemon 1 tablespoon Rosemary Sweet Potato Chips or Mash Fresh Salad
Sweet Chilli Salmon with Vegetables
Ingredients: 2 Salmon Fillets 100g Broccoli 1 Sliced Carrot 75g Mushrooms 75g Green Beans (Alternatively use a frozen mixed vegetable bag) ½ Lime 3 tablespoons Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon garlic powder
Lemon/Lime juice and zest Adding fresh juice or zest can really brighten a meal and add a gourmet flavour to your dish that will really impress guests, and it’s so simple! A little acidity goes a long way in balancing the flavours of your savoury dishes. A zesty meat or fish can be the centrepiece of your meal or you can incorporate lemon/lime into your vegetable seasoning, combined with garlic and parsley for a delicious flavour. Wine Vinegar Using either a red or white wine vinegar can add a fruity Mediterranean flavour to many dishes, as well as bringing the health benefits of wine without drinking a bottle! Red wine vinegar goes great with rich flavours used in red meat dishes or an Italian style salad. White wine vinegar is lighter and is great for creamier dishes and perfect to help marinade chicken. Worcestershire sauce Worcestershire sauce is on of the most versatile ingredients you can add to a meal, and you’ll most likely have some in your kitchen cupboard at home! It can add acidity and sweetness to nearly anything, marinating chicken or pork, a salad dressing or a stock sauce. Tomato puree
Tomato puree is very versatile and can be used to add a depth of flavour to pasta sauces, a curry or browned minced meat. If you’re short of a tomato sauce, just mixing puree with oil, water and seasoning can deliver a great makeshift pasta sauce. A layer of tomato puree on a tortilla wrap covered with grated cheese delivers a simple and healthy homemade pizza. Homemade KFC Ingredients: Chicken Thighs 1 tablespoon salt 1 tablespoon pepper 1 tablespoon paprika 1 teaspoon chilli powder ½ teaspoon oregano ½ teaspoon basil ½ teaspoon garlic powder 200g flour 2 eggs Milk Oil for frying
Homemade Doner Kebab Ingredients: 1 loaf/cake tin 500g lamb mince 1 teaspoon paprika 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon coriander ½ teaspoon onion powder ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice Pitta bread Iceburg Lettuce, sliced ½ Red onion, sliced Your sauce of choice! Optional: chillies, cabbage, pepper, tomato, etc.
Salt and Pepper Chinese Chicken
Ingredients: 2 sliced chicken breasts 1 sliced red onion 1 sliced bunch of spring onions 1 diced red pepper 1 sliced chilli Chinese five spice seasoning 1 microwave Basmati Rice 75g cornflour
1. Proper knife skills Mastering your skills with a knife can make your entire meal prep quicker and more effective! You’ll be able to safely chop all your vegetables into whatever cut or shape you desire. BBC goodfood have a great video you can start from: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/techniques/knife-skills 2. Roasting a Chicken We all want to be able to cook a roast for the family on a Sunday when we’re older, well now is a great time to practice. Practice makes perfect and if you want to get as good as your parents or grandparents you can start now! To properly stuff a chicken and bring out the flavour you don’t want to overfill it, give enough room for steam to circulate and spread the flavours. Rubbing the chicken with thyme, lemon juice and sage can further add to the flavour. And remember to check the temperature with a thermometer! 3. Crushing Garlic Learning to crush cloves properly is definitely the best way to add garlic flavour to your dishes, it saves using a garlic crusher and adds a deeper flavour than powdered garlic. The technique involves crushing the garlic with the knife held flat, before finely chopping. Resulting in a smooth paste that will add no lumps to your meal! An instructional video can be seen here https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/videos/techniques/how-crush-garlic 4. Cooking the perfect steak
There’s no better way to impress someone that serving them up the perfect steak cooked exactly to their preference. Generously season a steak left at room temperature with salt and pepper. Make sure the pan is at a high heat and coated with oil, you’ll want to give the steak anywhere from 2-5 minutes on each side depending on how they like it. Afterwards, you want to lower the heat and add butter, thyme and garlic to the pan, once the butter has melted use a spoon to baste the meat with the flavoursome butter. It’s very important to consider the cut and thickness of the steak your cooking, as times may need to be adjusted for larger cuts of meat! 1. 1-minute mug brownie!
Ingredients: •3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour •3 tablespoons cocoa powder •3 tablespoons brown sugar •3 tablespoons of oil (canola/coconut/sunflower) •3 tablespoons of water •Half a tablespoon of vanilla extract •A pinch of salt •2 teaspoons of chocolate chips 1)Mix together all of the ingredients in a mug. 2)Mix in the chocolate chips. 3)Microwave for 45-60 seconds. Timings may vary so keep an eye on it!! Allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. 4)Serve warm with vanilla ice cream & enjoy! 2. Ice-cream cookie sandwiches! This recipe is so easy and super delicious! Ingredients: •Cookies •Ice-cream in any flavour you fancy 1)Sandwich the ice cream between two cookies. Serve immediately or freeze to eat later! 3. Strawberry, banana and Nutella smoothie! Ingredients: •400ml of milk (almond/coconut/soy) •1 sliced banana •6 sliced strawberries •2 tablespoons of Nutella •Can add some ice if desired •Can sprinkle with some cocoa nibs or chia seeds on top! 1)Blend all the ingredients together and serve! 4. Peanut butter sandwich cookies dipped in chocolate! Ingredients: •400ml of milk (almond/coconut/soy) •Smooth or crunchy peanut butter •30 round butter-flavoured crackers e.g. Ritz crackers •1 cup of chocolate chips or a bar of milk/dark chocolate •1 tablespoon of butter •Baking paper 1)Spread peanut butter on half of the crackers; top with remaining crackers to make sandwiches. Refrigerate until firm. 2)In a bowl over simmering water or in a microwave, melt chocolate chips/bar of chocolate and butter. Stir until smooth. 3)Dip sandwiches in chocolate mixture; allow excess to drip off. Place on baking paper and let stand until set. 5. Indoor S’mores! Ingredients: •1 cup of chocolate chips •Around 8 large marshmallows •Crackers or biscuits for dipping 1)Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. 2)In a cast iron skillet or any pan, you can put in the oven, add the chocolate chips. 3)Snip the large marshmallows in half and top the chocolate chips with them. 4)Once the oven is warmed up, add the skillet to the oven. 5)Bake for 7-9 minutes, or until the marshmallows turn golden brown. 6)Serve with crackers/biscuits for scooping. 1. Cheesy broccoli pasta Ingredients: Penne pasta Broccoli 25g Butter 25g Plain flour 300ml Milk 1 tbsp Wholegrain mustard Grated cheddar cheese (Optional: Feta Cheese as seen in the picture!)
2. Simple chili cheese pesto pasta Ingredients: Chili pesto Pasta Grated cheese Chili flakes (optional) Salt
3. Tuna pasta bake
Ingredients: Pasta 50g butter 50g plain flour 600ml milk Cheddar cheese grated 2 cans of tuna steak Can of sweetcorn Seasoning
The current quarantine lock down is the perfect time to start improving your baking skills, it's great fun and will cheer up the whole family! 1. Banana bread Ingredients: 100g butter 175g sugar 2 eggs 2 ripe bananas, mashed 225g self-raising flour 1 tsp baking powder 2 tbsp milk
2. Shortbread Ingredients: 125g butter 55g caster sugar 180g plain flour
3. Rocky roads
Ingredients: 200g Digestive biscuits 135g Butter 200g Chocolate 3 tablespoons Golden syrup Mini marshmallows Icing sugar
Student meal's don't have to be bland, having a few different seasoning options is one of the cheapest and easiest ways to add flavour to your cooking! Here are some of our favourites:
1) Garlic – Can be used raw or in powder form to completely transform the taste of almost any meal, add it to sauces, marinades for meats and fishes, in salads and to season vegetables. We recommend this Schwartz Garlic Italian Seasoning which can be bought from Tesco at £1.60 for 43g. 2) Chilli Flakes – If adding fresh chillies to your meals is too much for you to handle, this is a great alternative that adds just the right amount of spice as long as you don’t go crazy with it. It’s great to add to any sauces or soups. Our top tip is to add some whilst boiling pasta or rice along with some olive oil to add some light spice and extra flavor. We recommend the Tesco Crushed Chillies at £0.85 for 28g. 3) Paprika – Paprika is used as an ingredient in numerous dishes throughout the world. It is principally used to season and rice, stews, and soups, such as goulash, and in the preparation of sausages, mixed with meats and other spices. It tastes great sprinkled over fries too! You can buy it at any supermarket such as Sainsbury’s at £1.00 for 44g. 4) Italian Herbs – Italian seasoning is a delicious mixture of different spices, which are used mostly for Mediterranean dishes, including sauces, meatballs, lasagne recipes, and more. A typical blend would include dried basil, dried marjoram, dried oregano and dried sage. Can be found in Sainsbury’s at £1.00 for 14g. 5) Vegetable Seasoning – Has a very versatile use in soups, one-pot dishes, meat, fish, vegetable dishes or casseroles. You can use it for preparing marinades and breadcrumbs and season practically any meal. We strongly recommend Kucharek which is really cheap. Add in your pasta, couscous, bulgur wheat and anything you cook in general, really helps transform a meal! Find it at most supermarkets including Tesco at £0.79 for 200g. 6) Piri Piri – As a result of the great success Nando’s has had over the years the demand and use for piri piri in the kitchen has risen. P iri piri serves as a marinade for fish fillets, for meat and for poultry. Spice up savoury dishes with a dash of piri piri. Experiment adding it to dishes that are a little bland. Substitute your usual spice mixture with piri piri instead. Nando’s offers a wide range of products in supermarkets ranging from marinades, sauces and rubs. Our favourite is the Nando’s Peri-Peri salt which can be purchased from Tesco at £1.90 for 70g. Our 5 top picks of foodie Instagram's for recipes, inspiration and recommendations, check them out and make sure to follow us @studentfoodlife__blog, click the logo below for our page! KAR-SHING TONG (@ks_ate_here) Follow this guy’s adventure over London to find the best stacked burgers, fried chicken and creamy pasta, all the comfort food your heart can desire! From street food to fancy restaurants as well as up and coming brands like mother flipper and dumpling shack, Tong has got it covered, so what are you waiting for… check it out! FOOD BIBLE (@foodbible) I mean who doesn't follow this Instagram right? But just in case you don't, this is a reminder you are missing out! This page has everything from restaurant recommendations around the whole of the UK to home tutorials, and the food looks incredible and is always a wide variety of cuisines. FOOD 52 (@food52) This one is popular with a lot of celebs from Gigi Hadid to Leighton Meester! With all homemade inspiration and a link to get instructions for every recipe and shop the ingredients, cooking some wonderful homemade student meals was never easier. THE FEED FEED (@thefeedfeed) Not just food but baked goods and drinks, this page is an all rounder! They tag all the pages of the photos they use so you can go and find the recipe and more pictures super easily. TASTY (@buzzfeedtasty)
Our personal favourite! Not only does this page serve up all the inspiration, it gives you a step by step video on how to make the most innovative and tasty goods! From meatball stuffed garlic bread to Churro ice cream bowls, this page really has everything and so much more. |
AuthorsDavid Green, Bonnie Duggan and Jessica Sandhu - Students at the University of Reading Follow us on Instagram @studentfoodlife__blog
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