Synopsis: Three broke, busy Williams College students got tired of choosing between eating well and eating cheap — so they wrote the cookbook that solved it. The Healthy College Cookbook is now revised with 300 recipes, this classic proves a dorm kitchen can out-cook the pizza guy.
When the pizza delivery guy starts feeling like a roommate, something’s gone wrong with dinner. Alexandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, and Emeline Starr wrote this book while still students at Williams College, self-taught cooks who got tired of the usual college food trade-off — spend money you don’t have, or eat badly.
What started as recipes swapped between friends became a full collection, tested not by professional chefs but by the exact people who’d actually be cooking them: broke, busy, and short on kitchen experience.
This revised edition expands the original into over 300 recipes covering everything from five-minute breakfasts to dinners that don’t require a trip to a real grocery store, with options built in for meat-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans alike.
Every recipe is judged less by culinary ambition and more by the things that actually matter to a student — how long it takes, how much it costs, and whether it survives a dorm-room stove or a single hot plate.
Now updated by Rachel Holcomb with a new generation of college eating in mind, this remains a go-to for anyone learning to cook on a budget for the first time — proof that “cheap” and “easy” don’t have to mean instant noodles on repeat.
Notes:
- Recipe count: Over 300 recipes (per cover)
- Content confirmed: Recipes for quick breakfasts, portable snacks, fresh lunches, and dinners; includes options for meat-eaters, vegetarians, and vegans; original edition included a chapter on setting up a first kitchen.
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- Title: The Healthy College Cookbook: Quick. Cheap. Easy. (Revised & Expanded Edition)
- Authors: Alexandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, and Emeline Starr, with Rachel Holcomb
- Publisher: Storey Publishing
- Publication date: January 7, 2009
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN-13: 9781603420303
- Pages: 287
- Genre: Cookbook / Student & budget cooking
- Condition: Very Good
- Stock: In Stock
- Price: KES550
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