A Cookbook? For a college student? Am I nuts?
No. No, I am not. During my freshman year or first year at university, I was fortunate because I had a meal plan. As long as I got to the cafeteria before closing time, I didn't starve! However, for my remaining three years at the university, I lived in an on-campus apartment, and my roommates (friends I made as a freshman who also lived in the apartments) loved to cook. The Chinese-Jamaican guy who lived in the apartment above ours always had a good smell coming out of his kitchen! His specialty was curry chicken.
But before I get too far down memory lane and forget why I am writing this post, let me get back on track. The purpose of this post is to recommend a cookbook for a student you know who is heading off to college, already in college, or getting ready to graduate from college. In fact, these cookbooks are great for anybody!!!
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FIVE (5) Practical Reasons to Gift an Easy Recipe Cookbook to a College Student🎁 🎁 🎁 🎁 🎁
- Learning to cook empowers them to take care of themselves, reducing reliance on takeout or dining halls.
- Cooking at home can be Budget-Friendly and friends might enjoy your culinary creations. (OK! They'll be your “test subjects”. It's a free meal. They probably won't complain too much.) [P.S. Could also be figure-friendly. I ate a lot of pizza at the university. My weight went up and down. LOL.😁]
- Depending on what you cook and how you cook, home-cooked meals tend to be healthier, because you control the ingredients and portion sizes.
- Learning simple and easy recipes is a valuable life skill during and after college. First, you learn to balance college-life; then you balance work-life, and then probably work-and-family-life. Cooking is a lifelong skill that will serve you well beyond college—into adulthood and family life. AMEN?
- Customizable Diets – Learn to tailor meals to your dietary needs or preferences (vegetarian, gluten-free, etc.)
