Description
Book SynopsisA guide that takes students through the essential skills, techniques and ingredients they need to make over 160 delicious, healthy meals on a budget and on the go. It includes tips on frugal shopping, diet maintenance, healthy-microwave cooking, hosting dinner parties, and choosing wines and mixing cocktails.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Getting Started 7
Chapter 1: Saying Hello to Your Kitchen 9
Chapter 2: Going Food Shopping 25
Chapter 3: Bring On the Balanced Diet 35
Part II: Breakfast, Lunch and Snacks 47
Chapter 4: Bigging Up Breakfast 49
Chapter 5: Making Great Lunches 67
Chapter 6: Serving Up Snacks 89
Part III: Bringing On the Main Course 115
Chapter 7: Cooking For One 117
Chapter 8: Eating the Right Food to Get You Going 151
Chapter 9: Mastering Microwave Cooking 173
Chapter 10: Making the Most of Time and Money 191
Chapter 11: Decadent Desserts and Treats 201
Part IV: Entertaining 221
Chapter 12: Lads’ and Girls’ Night In 223
Chapter 13: Pulling Together a Sunday Roast 245
Chapter 14: Food to Impress: Cooking for a Date 259
Chapter 15: Getting into the Party Spirit 279
Part V: The Part of Tens 297
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Cooking at Uni 299
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Eat on the Cheap 307
Chapter 18: Ten Replacements for Expensive Ingredients 313
Appendix: Cooking Terms (I’ve Got to Do What?!) 317
Index 321
