My nephew

[rykna]

My nephew Daniel(21) is staying with us while going to college. This morning I found a note with a picture of a vulture circling a skeleton in the desert....in bold letters "Please get GROCERIES".

We have sandwhich fixings, canned soups, etc. plenty of things that all you have to do is put together and wave a magic wand and *poof* FOOD!!!!
He needs a crash course in cooking....however, he is ofcourse very good at dodging this subject.
We do have a cook book my hubby got back in college. it's called" A man, A can, A plan. 50 great guy meals even YOU can make!!!!! I think that Daniel has become accustom to my sister inlaw's babying; time to wean him off that.
I need to start simple......hmmmm....Daniel, can you say "Cook"? Coo-ook. COOK! That's right...now this is a stove! Yes a stooo-vvve, now you say it....
Okay, venting aside...who has some simple recipes they'd like to suggest for Daniel.
Thanks
Rykna

 

[aw2x3]

I was always cooked for, before I moved out of my parents house. Hell, the first time I moved out on my own, I was still cooked for (thanks to the US Navy).
Other than the norm...Ramen, soups, etc...it's so simple to make pasta (it took me forever to figure that out). If you dont have one already, spend the $20 - $30 on a grill like a George Foreman. Boneless, skinless chicken

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will cook on those things in less than 10 min. Sprinkle on some lemon pepper seasoning, throw a can of green beans into the microwave after you put them in a bowl, that is) and there you have it...
Another thing I throw together (which my ex-girlfriend refused to eat). Hormel Chili with the boiled elbow macaroni from mac and cheese...just dont use the cheese mix. Something else...chili and rice (now that's good!).
George Foreman grills are the best. I've been known to whip up chicken burritos, in less than 20 min. Grill the chicken, some red and green peppers, onions, buy a few cans of refried beans and tortillas...you're set.

 

[anubisxero]

Originally Posted by AW2x3
Other than the norm...Ramen, soups,
Ramen is by far the easiest. That's why it's labeled as college student food everywhere. Soups are easy. or buy him some marie calendars microwaveable dinners. The fettuccini is the best. ;0

 

[lovethesea]

Ok........this made my day........hysterical. Not at your expense of course, but that is F U N N Y.
At 21 someone should have shown him the ropes of the kitchen and self help.
Hoping that someone is contributing to your food budget, especially for a 21 year old male. I remeber when my step bro was that age.....he was drinking a gallon of milk a DAY !!
flour torillias, cheese, veggies, microwave. Quesodias (sp)

eggs, bread/toast.
Premixed salads
yep, somebody has to teach this boy how to survive.

 

[rykna]

I like the ramen soup idea!!
hmm what think think...man college was...well...a long time ago. What else did one consume in college...well pizza ofcourse. But right now we have a budget of $125 a week for food. Not that that's bad, but it's not going to buy all the snack goodies, or delivery that Daniel wants. I do need to make a couple batches of cookies and a pie or two. But I hope to slowly include him in the process of cooking. A man's marriage value increases by at least 40% if he can cook!!!!!giggle

 

[watson3]

First thing you need to show him is the Real World..Not the show (even they cook for themselves) At 21, even though he is in college, he needs to grow up..At 25, out of college and the US Navy, I still like to sit down to some Spaghetti Os or a Quesadilla for lunch almost every day..Surely he will come around if you stop providing quick things and force him to learn to be creative

 

[teresaq]

leave him a note back-yu know where the store is. :hilarious
toast bread-slice of cheese-nuke for 15 seconds-grilled cheese sandwich
boiled rices-slice of cheese-cheesy rice-add veggies if wanted.
hehe

when i married my hubby, he was 19 yrs old, and could at least cook hamburger helper. we are going on 20 yrs now and he has learned a lot. he can whip up a great sandwich.

 

[demartini]

mac and cheese, hot pockets and pop tarts (my favorites)

 

[earlybird]

Couple of my favorites from college: they are all easy
Black Beans n Rice with Sausage- 2 Johnsonville sausages, 1 can black beans, 1.5 cups instant rice, chopped onion, and green pepper and season to taste.
Quesidillas- diced chicken or steak, cheese, onion.
Sweet n Buttery Shrimp- wrap jumbo prawns with bacon, crush some frosted flakes, dip in egg wash and fry. Microwave some butter and pour on to fried shrimp and then cover it with honey.
Chicken Wrap- pan fried chicken, cheese, shredded carrots, and cut lettuce. Add to big tortilla and cover in ranch. A variation would be the caesar chicken wrap.
I'm hungry

 

[aw2x3]

Frozen pizzas and frozen burritos go a long way...and they're cheap! Those are two of my favs and are ALWAYS stocked, in my freezer.

 

[scotts]

WOW do I have some opinions about this! But then I am a stay at home dad so I guess I am a little different anyway. I was a cook at Bobs Big Boy in Hihg school, lived in the dorm the first year of college and then in an apartment for the rest of college, so I was cooking my own food when I was 18 or 19. I think you should take that note paper clip $50 to it and write on it "go ahead" and tape it on his door.
Top Ramen is of course a favorite as mentioned.
Spaghetti and Ragu sauce. (I can't tell you how many times I would cook a box of spaghetti and have enough for a couple days, sit down and watch Get Smart while eating. Then realize right as Maxwell Smart was getting the bad guy I was finishing the last of the spaghetti. :scared: No homework done for at least 2 hours after that.)
Hot dogs of course, WITH baked beans.
Then there is this simple, yet Oh so Good recipe.
2 cups minute rice
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 can cream of chicken soup
½ cup milk
1 pack dry onion soup mix
1 chicken cut up or I use 5 or 6 chicken thighs (thanks Costco)
Mix Rice, soups, dry soup and milk together. Place concoction in 9x13 baking pan, place chicken on top. Cover with foil and bake at 325 for 2 ½ hours.

 

[rykna]

leave him a note back-yu know where the store is. :hilarious
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That's awesome!!!!!!

Especially if I clip the 50 dollars to it!!!!! :hilarious

 

[catawaba]

Draw him a map to the grocery store.
And put diapers on the grocery list.

 

[rykna]

I chatted with my sister-inlaw this morning trying to discern Daniel's cooking skills. I found the root of the problem. Daniel is the first of 3 brothers. His mom was always around to cook as such while he was in the house. Now Christine is working and Daniel's younger brothers, Brian and Micheal. Have become much more self suficient. Brian is a very good cook;makes cookies,meals and such...and the youngest, Micheal, is still enjoying the lime light as the "baby". So besides cereal and P&J's, Daniel never got involved with cooking. The other part is the Christine continues to cater to Daniel when he goes home on the weekends. She made her little "booboo" a pancake breakfast this past weekend. Not that that isn't nice and all, but you get the picture.
That picture is about to change. I think I'll start out by drawing the map to the grocery stores

And if I feel really generous I might leave some cash; not likely however due to the probability that it would be used to by a PC or playstation game......

I must give Daniel some credit, however, he can do his own laundry. Not that it is done often...but he can do it.
Let's see...the "starving student" should arrive home around 3 pm I think....Just in time to start dinner..MOOOHAHAHHAHAHAHAH

Even my 5 year old can get herself a bowl of cereal, make toast, and P&J's, and she has learned how to microwave popcorn. Not to mention she knows how to do laundry too......

now that would just be mean if I had her help teach Daniel how to cook.

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by Catawaba
Draw him a map to the grocery store.
And put diapers on the grocery list.

:hilarious

or pull-ups for "big boys".

:hilarious
I don't what too rush him though...... :hilarious

 

[catawaba]

Yep, pull ups are next month.
Regular Pampers to start!

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

 

[catawaba]

Hamburger Helpers are easy
Hot dogs
"Stuff" in a can---Chef Boyardee, etc
Maybe ya'll can spend a couple hours on the weekend--make a big batch of stew/soup, some chicken salad, etc....
That way he can HELP and LEARN at the same time.

Then you can treat him with chocolate chip cookies!

 

[rykna]

Originally Posted by Catawaba
Hamburger Helpers are easy
Hot dogs
"Stuff" in a can---Chef Boyardee, etc
Maybe ya'll can spend a couple hours on the weekend--make a big batch of stew/soup, some chicken salad, etc....
That way he can HELP and LEARN at the same time.

Then you can treat him with chocolate chip cookies!
Sounds great!!!!!!

I'm still

about the diapers!!!!!

 

[garnet13aj]

Okay, so I'm in college right now and I've been sucked into a lot of the prepared food (from Trader Joe's) because it's just so easy and fast, but my parents always cooked amazing meals at home. I just don't have the time to spend 2.5 hours and a gourmet meal like the did(n't) but they made it happen. Okay, maybe not 2.5 hours every time, but they were into good food.
Anyway, a few no-hassle things I make:
-baked potatoes
-grilled cheese
He should be able to handle that if he has the time to sit down and draw a vulture and a skull and his "grocery note"

 

[scotts]

I do remember a story that I heard a friend of mine telling. His roomates were going to have hamburger helper one night, cooked the hamburger added the noodles and thought it was way too crunchy. Then they realzied they did not cook the noodles. So they just ate the hamburger. :hilarious :notsure: