By Steven Larson College life is difficult enough without having to worry about cramming in lunch before your next class. Granola bars and meal shakes just aren’t enough, and you can’t afford to constantly order take out, no matter how fast and easy it is. So here are a few kitchen gadgets that will ease your mind when it […]
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You Are Changing Students’ Lives!
You are amazing, you know that? Your visits, shares and cookbook purchases have added up to a whopping $299 donation to the Stuart Silverman Endowed Scholarship at the University of South Florida. I am speechless. Hold on, because I think this deserves a BIG, FAT, GIGANTIC FONT, so you can truly appreciate the impact you’ve […]
Host a Glee Series Finale Party
Even the most diehard fans can admit that Glee has had its plotline highs and lows — season one had us convinced we’d never stop believin’, while last season made us wonder why we were still watchin’. Then, as Glee reinvented itself yet again for its sixth and final season, it went totally rogue. […]
5 Slow Cooker Recipes That Practically Cook Themselves
Admit it: There are some days when you wish you could come home from class to a fresh-from-the-oven meal Mom or Dad so lovingly prepared for you. This is the next best thing, and as close to robot butlers—a la Rosie from the Jetsons—as we can get in 2015. (The possible exception: If you Duct-taped a […]
3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Brownies
When there’s a blizzard brewing outside, there’s nothing better than baking up a storm. The oven can warm up your kitchen, your whole apartment is filled with the most heavenly scent and you get to enjoy a treat. (Plus, you need those carbs to fuel your future snowman-building and snowball-fight-rabble-rousing, right?) This recipe is the […]
UPDATED: 10 Scholarships You Should Apply For This Weekend
Searching for scholarships can get overwhelming — with the thousands of listings online, it’s hard to know where to start (and if you even stand a chance at earning one, given that there are about 17 million college students out there). Fear not! The truth is, when you start feeling overwhelmed by options, the best […]
Have You Met Our Sister (Site)?
With the new year comes the launch of a sister site: Life Between Weekends, a lifestyle blog devoted to making your weekdays just a little bit more awesome. (Read: No more living for Saturday.) Expect fresh content every Monday through Wednesday, ranging from incredible recipes and cooking hacks to happiness research and experts’ insights on […]
7 White Elephant Gift Ideas People Will Fight Over
It wouldn’t be the holiday season without at least one invitation to a White Elephant, Secret Santa or Yankee Swap gift exchange. It basically ushers in the season, like watching Ralphie attempt to un-stick his tongue from a flagpole or hearing Yukon Cornelius announce that “Bumbles bounce!” (And if you don’t get those references, WHAT […]
The Cure for Being Bored + Turkey Bacon-Goat Cheese Flatbread
People talk about curiosity killing cats, but really, curiosity keeps us alive. We can’t numbly stumble through the motions of life when we’re hunting for the way “I wonder…” ends or the answer to “What would happen if…?” There’s no chance be dead-ended in the mundane when the world is cracking open with new ways […]
Flakier-Crust Baked Cinnamon Apple Empanadas
Baked apple empanadas was one of the first recipes created for Collegiate Cook, and it’s been one of the most popular ever since (albeit a distant second to the 3-ingredient cookie dough truffles, after Buzzfeed featured ’em). However, I wasn’t always as sold on the crust. It was a crispy, whole wheat, healthy-ish dough, which is […]