Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Not Your Typical Dorm Food

 Dorm food isn;t always the best. It's Ramen soup for dinner followed by whatever candy the nearby vending machine  for dessert. Yet imagine if food cooked in limited spaces with limited resources could actually taste as good as a meal from GrubHub and Uber Eats.I'ts easy to do and even a student who's more of a whiz with STEM can create a tasty meal.

New contributor and photographer Sharon Atti has compiled some tasty recipes from chefs for today's New York Times Wednesday Food section. Breakfast is one of the most important meals in a college kid's life. Take a student's favorite - overnight oats and matcha latte and combine them with high powered and densely nutrient  ingredients. Ifrah Ahmed, a Somali -Irish activist gave this recipe .in it she adds chia seeds which are great for building young bones and makes for good heart health. Maple syrup is added instead of sugar .It's topped with Greek yogurt and fruit the last can be bought at local farmer's markets. (these are usually located near campuses) The oats are not cooked, just mixed and stored in the fridge. It can last for up to five days,.Yes, there is ramen thanks t another Food section contributor and chef, Eric KIm. This one ,however, uses spaghetti. creamy peanut butter , butter and Parmesan.. The pasta is cooked and a quick sauce of the oth ingredients is made using some for the pasta water. It's a different spin on a dorm classic.

Hardier dishes and even a dessert round out the rest of the recipes. Ms. Fahr also gives a tasty and energy boosting chickpea spinach salad with curry yogurt dressing. The dressing is  not processed but fresh. Ms Fahr adds curry powder and Dijon mustard for flavor and color to a mix of olive oil, mayo vinegar and yogurt.Finely chopped scallions and parsley are added. This is finely blended and dressed over  two cans of mashed chickpeas and spinach. (you can leave the chickpeas as , if you want more texture). drizzle with olive oil before serving.eric Kim also gives a tuna mayo rice bowl. It just takes leftover rice (or a packet of Lidl's easily microwaveable rice) a can of tuna and mayo. THe mayo and tuna are blended with soy sauce and toasted sesame oil. Its'a great way for a dormie to get protein and flavor. what about dessert? Kids love a good dessert. Ali Slagle provides a three recipe mug cake.All it takes is Nutella, one large egg and baking powder. Microwave in a mug for  forty to sixty seconds until the edges a re set and the middle is gooey. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.

Dorm food doesn' have to be just ramen and candy bars.It can be tasty salads and warm desserts, tuna bowls and oatmeal breakfasts. It can be good food ,made quickly,.