Student Cook: Student Cooking for all Occasions and Budgets

You're about to discover how easy it is to eat deliciously and healthily on a student budget with our expert tips, quick recipes, and smart shopping advice. Whether you're a complete cooking beginner or looking to expand your skills, we'll help you create tasty meals that fuel your studies and social life without breaking the bank. Student Cook is here to help.

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Fondues were all the rage in the seventies but they suffered a bit of an image crisis for a long time and went the same way as black forest gateaux and prawn...

To be fair, there are probably a million more exciting things to be thinking about during your time at university than the pros and cons of your oven. Howeve...

Boiling and Steaming

Apart from putting a bowl of soup or beans in the microwave and switching the power on boiling is probably the first cooking 'technique' that most of us acqu...

How to Cook Shellfish

Shellfish can be quite pricey so realistically, you probably won't be tucking into too many lobster dinners while you're a student. However, you might well t...

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Food to Make You Look Good

We know that eating the right foods can strengthen our bodies and keep us healthy on the inside. But how many of us are aware that the right foods can also h...

Food to Build Your Body Strength

Most of us have heard the maxim 'you are what you eat'. But how many of us realise that what we ourselves choose to eat really can determine, or change, the...

Make Your Own Flavourings

Ready-made sauces and pastes are widely available in supermarkets and specialist shops; but most are also easily made at home. There is no substitute for hom...

How Hot is Your Spice Knowledge?

To be successful in cooking with spices, you need the confidence to know what to buy, and also to experiment, in order to find the right tastes to suit you a...

Mastering Spices in Your Cooking

Using spices well can make a world of difference to a dish, adding depth of flavour and professional know-how to your cooking. Getting to know spices can pay...

Revitalise Your Body in a Weekend

If you have hit a real energy low, it could be time to treat yourself to an energising break. We are not talking about a high budget luxury retreat but an ef...

A Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body

The harder we drive our bodies the less time, it seems, we take to look after them. This is something most students will recognise. Yet at this time of your...

Save Time and Money Cooking as a Student

When it comes to cooking, as well as in other areas of student life, suggestions on how to speed up the work and to keep costs down will always be welcome. I...

What Foods Are Best for You?

A healthy mind in a healthy body is something most of us would strive for. In your student years this is more important than ever, and pulling it off could b...

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