The easiest way to spend money in college is probably eating out. I’ll admit that since my senior year started, I’ve been pretty bad about eating at home instead of buying something. My boyfriend and I have a few staple places (one of which we no longer go to due to continuous failed health inspections so…), which has heavily influenced my lack of cooking this year. But that’s not to say I dislike cooking or that I never ever cook. And of course, whenever I go home, cooking is definitely a part of life. The last year and the first half of this year I’ve returned to eating meat. However, the years of college before and starting my junior year in high school, I was vegetarian/pescatarian. I never bothered to look up recipes that required me to cook any form of meat and would only eat fish when I was out with people, so I pretty much no clue what I’m doing with food that involve meat. You won’t catch me buying pork chops or chicken at H-E-B, lemme tell you. It’s all cool though, because vegetarian cooking is pretty yummy! I am not lying to you. Tofu is not awful and neither are chickpeas. Plus, it’s healthy and good for you to get in those vegetables and cut down on the red meats. Many of the recipes I’ve used before are from vegetarian only or completely vegan food bloggers. Each of those recipes turn out absolutely wonderful! 10/10 would recommend to everyone. My favorite food blogs are Minimalist Baker and Oh She Glows. Particularly love Minimalist Baker! From entrees to desserts, she makes sure that the recipe are simple and delicious. Same with Oh She Glows, but there is something about Minimalist Baker that makes me smile. I don’t even mind reading all the stuff before the recipe appears. Favorite recipes from her site? Vegan shakshouka (seriously too good…)
All it requires is plenty of tomato stuff, spices, and chickpeas. Not spicy so it’s suitable for all spice-levels. It’s great with some hearty bread or over rice! I prefer some toasty garlic bread. It’s even better once you add in some cilantro and squeeze lemon juice in. Her recipe also serves a small family for dinner so it is just the best. Leftovers taste amazing, too. Vegan cinnamon rolls! I used to not really like cinnamon rolls back in high school, but would have the occasional random craving. These cinnamon rolls though were on point. There’s a recipe for dairy-free frosting that looks pretty good, too. When I make these, I use an alternate recipe that is just slightly different. If you don’t want to use faux butter or just don’t have it in your fridge, there are plenty of alternatives available with a quick google search. The only problem with many of her recipes is that they often aren’t nut-free. Therefore, people with nut allergies should watch out for that. But there are usually ways to get around that. So, your girl is about to enter into real adult life. That means I’ll actually have to start thinking more about “getting my life together” since… that’s the adult thing to do, right? It’s about time I get back into thinking more about what I eat. Having a full-time job also means that I’ll have a much more standard schedule day-to-day instead of the ever-changing days we experience in college. It’ll also be time to think more about saving and the future. I’m simultaneously looking forward to it all and dreading it. Onward and upwards, friends.
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