How To Cook Like A King In An Apt. Fit For A Bachelor

By mollie | CA

People always ask me how I manage to cook for myself in my apartment, which is about the size of most people's office cubicles. I have a microwave, two burners I never use for fear of the gaseous smell they emit every time they're turned on, a sink with no garbage disposal and enough counter space to fit the microwave and not much else. Suffice it to say, I've gotten creative. And, I've found that if you keep your cabinets stocked with all of the groceries below, you can pretty much make enough combinations to keep you satisfied and healthy for most of the week. Of course, on the weekends, I usually eat out. Because there's only so many bowls of brown rice and microwaved veggies you can stand in seven days, you know?

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Category: Cuisines

Modified: 2009-10-27 12:29:24.0

Basil

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Cheddar cheese

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	Cheddar

Culinary mustard

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Feta

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	Greece

Fruit

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		Trifle

Garlic

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		Knackwurst,Hummus

Green peas

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Olive

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		Niçoise salad

Olive oil

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		Taramosalata,Risotto,Hummus,Greek salad

Pasta

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Italian		Pasta Puttanesca,Minestrone,Carbonara

Pepperjack cheese

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	United States

Salmon

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		Lox

Salsa

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Soup

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		Partan bree,Tom yum,Miso soup,Minestrone,French onion soup,Laksa,Hot and sour soup,Cock-a-leekie soup,Chicken soup,Canh chua,Bun Bo Hue,Stracciatella,Sinigang,Scotch broth,Dal Bhat

Sourdough

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Tomato

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Italian,Chilean,American		Greek salad,Canh chua,Bun Rieu,Aloo Tama,Uttapam,Niçoise salad,Minestrone,Sugo all'amatriciana,Huevos rancheros

Turkey

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		Turducken

Uncle Bens 10 Minute Microwave Brown Rice

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beer

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black beans canned

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canned veggies

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clams (canned)

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crushed red pepper

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dark chocolate with ginger

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garbanzo beans canned

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pita chips

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tortilla chips

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2 Comments

by litgoddess at August 15, 2009 22:59

Top Ramen, chicken flavor. boil the noodles and two raw eggs together. add frozen green beans or broccoli. when noodles and veggies are done, drain most of the liquid. add seasoning packet. coat everything. grab a diet coke and a fork, plop yourself down in front of The 40 Year Old Virgin and enjoy. in the absence of meat, the egg gives you protien and bulks up an otherwise boring dish. Think: poor man's Asian bistro.

by anonymous at July 17, 2009 18:02

I love cooking.

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