College Cooks Gone Wild!

Crème brûlée in the microwave and other desperate dorm-room tricks.

Microwave Crème Brûlée

The fancy dessert classic goes for a spin in the microwave.

Late-Night Asian Noodles

What better after a night of frat parties?

Leftover Chinese Takeout Rice Pudding

Lowbrow but good chow.

Mistakes Were Made

And lessons learned—25 tips from new cooks.

The Colonel's Got Competition

Great eats in Louisville, Kentucky.

The CHOW 13

Our first annual awards, presenting a baker’s dozen of provocateurs, trendsetters, and rabble-rousers.

Mole in the Mountains

A gastronomic adventure in Xalapa, Mexico.

Summer 2007 Gift Guide

Everyone loves a giver.

THAT is the kind of recipe these boys are capable of making! I did find another thread about college students and people suggested giving college students The Joy of Cooking or Ina Gartens cookbooks. I have all of Ina’s...

Hi, I’m approaching my second year of college and I’ve foolishly elected to not have a meal plan. I’m also lactose intolerant (though I have my own lactose-free milk that I drink) and have G.E.R.D so my dining...

Hello everybody! I am a college student who needs some healthy, fast and inexpensive breakfast, lunch, and dinner ideas. The challenge is that I do not have an oven. All I have are a stove, a rice cooker and a microwave....

I’ve always loved eating good food, different types of cooking, different techniques and recipes have always made me so very happy. I certainly enjoy food off the stove or from the oven but after coming from a home with 2...

. The Moosewood cookbook is something of a cliche, but everyone in college should have it. If only, later in life, to be able to look back on their Moosewood years. The Way to Cook, by Julia Child, is a real confidence enhancer. The...

as “basic” as possible). We are all big potato lovers. The food doesn’t have to be terribly impressive, given that most of us eat things like Trader Joe’s tamales or ramen half of the nights of the week....