Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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After finding the recipe in a cookbook, Jennifer Kinney sprinkles spices on her Quesadillas Casserole. Unlike some students who ate out nightly. Kinney cooked most of her meals. Preparing a meal for his roomates, Chris (ieinosky adds cheese to his Chicken Parmesan. Cooking was not just limited to one person hut to the shole household. Fast and Easy Recipes Helpless Man (Crock Pot Stew) Here ' s a no-fail recipe. .Start the night hefore. In a crock pot layer: 3-4 carrots, peeled and sliced 3-4 potatoes, peeled and cut up 1 onion, peeled and cut in half or quailers 1-2 lbs lean stew beef or cut up chuck steak 1 can Golden Mushroom soup (Campbeirs) 1 envelope onion soup mix 1 can water Layer vegetables in the crock pot in order of recipe. Mix the soups diid w aicr together and pour over meat. Put crock pot on low and cook all night and into the next evening. you ll have beef stew for supper. You might want to check it in the morning to add a little more water. The measurements aren ' t critical. .Add whatever other vegetables you like. Hamburger Pie I lb. ground round 1 cup chedder cheese 2 cups Bisquick I can chedder cheese soup .V4 cup chopped onion .V4 cup water vegetables (optional) Brown hamburger and onions. Mix in soup. In a separate bowl, mix Bisquick and water until it becomes dough. Spread the dough in a pan. On top of the dough spread the remaining ingredients. Top with cheese. Bake on 4(X) degrees for 30 minutes. (Source: America Online and World Wide Web) Cooking - 9

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Convenience, nutrition and craving factorshelpdecide oP - While doing the weekly shopping spree at Johns Market. Dan Jackson and Trevor Gustafson look for recipe ideas on a can of soup. Li ing off campus required students to be creative with their meals. .Attcr a day iil luilelakmg, lisicniiii; to lectures and ltij:i:ing around a bag of books, many studenls liked to retire to Ihcir homestead to escape the trials and tribulations of a busy day. For those living off campus, the answer was dashing to a fast- food restaurant or whipping up an easy meal at home. With a busy schedule and two roommates, Stephanie Travis often chose to eat on the run. Eating out was more con enient. ' Tra is said. We were all so busy. While a quick run to McDonald ' s was an easy meal, if a craving for a certain food came on, Travis would cook at home. If I had time and if anything sounded good, then I would make something, Travis said. Aside from time, some students said they believed nutrition was essential when eating off campus. I liked cooking, Julie Sebanc said. It was more nutritious I wasn ' t eating junk food. While easy access was a factor in cooking, preparing food for oneself was also a benefit compared to eating out. It was a little more expe nsive, but I had the control of how 1 wanted to prepare it, Matt Brachtel said. Weather permitting, we might have grilled something. Also, for Brachtel, an easy meal was a can of soup or any- thing that could be heated in the microwave. But when there was a whole day of classes, a Commuter Ala Dine meal plan was a convenient way to eat. A lot of times I would eat lunch on campus, come here (home) and eat dinner. Brachtel said. I ate here most. Having roommates to share the duties also was a plus when cooking at home. We shared the cooking or took turns taking each other out, Sebanc said. Time often became a factor w hen deciding w hen. w here and what to eat. Buying items in bulk was also a wise decision. Generally you could save money if you planned ahead, Sebanc said. Despite time and money, cooking abilities were also a plus before indulging in a meal. Callicott said washing dishes and knowing how to cook limited what she did. We really didn ' t make full-course meals. Callicott said. I tisually didn ' t cook very often. With a packed schedule and a hungry stomach, off-campus students had to decide whether to use their precious money at a restaurant or escape the world for a brief moment and dine in the familiar atmosphere of home. Student Life

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Lea ing Ihe Bearcat Bookstore. Dawn Stahl relric cs her backpack from £ the cubbyhole where all students are required to place their bags before entering the store. Bookbags were a necessity for some; for others they i- pro ided a way to express their personalities. Her bookbag tossed carelessly on the library table, Lori Neihart works late into the night. Because it w as difficult for off-campus students to go home o between classes. man foiiiKi ilicniscKcs li irii oui of their hookhass. q. Student Life