Dorm-friendly food?
 

Turkey Spam.

Seriously, Trader Joes carries some healthier noodle bowls that I like. They also have some vegetarian Indian warm-up (ready) meals that do not require refrigeration.

They also have tuna in sauce in pouches. Warning, while you can microwave these to eat with noodles or rice, they do cause an intense curry odor when heated.


edit: Sorry, I thought Trader Joes had stores in Florida. They have them in California.

I found the website of the manufacturer.

Trader Joes carries Tamarind Tree meals. Looking at the Tamarind site, it looks like Publix stores in Florida may carry them.

How about Nacho's with ground beef? you can do all that in the microwave.

Rice pouches that you just add water and butter to are popular over here and you can just add frozen vegies, cold meat too.

"Ethnic Gourmet" makes decent microwave Indian. I ate quite a lot of their Chicken Tikka Masala for a while.

Spam is pure pork shoulder, it is not imitation at all and the recipe was made by a real French Chef from one of the top schools. No lie.

Try perusing a couple-three microwave cookbooks for recipes that go from fridged ingredients to microwave to plate. That should get rid of the MRE feel that so many packaged convenience foods have to them -- they're okay, but eventually they tire you.

I like the smoked Spam -- I've tried turkey Spam, and the stuff's okay, but it just somehow doesn't come off as quite Spammish enough.

Hey, which barracks are you living in? I was there myself for a while. Loved Mayport. But hated the room inspections. I fixed em good by leaving out S&M gear and a blow up doll tied to the bed. The BPO avoided my room after that! :D

But seriously, if you are in the same building I was in, it's like a Hilton! Compared to some that I've been sentenced...ahem....assigned to.

Try non-cook foods. Raid the galley for cereal and crackers and such. Hit the grocery store on Atlantic Blvd for decent gourmet treats. I spent some weekends in the hotel across the street eating my heart out, watching TV and relaxing.

Brian

Blenders: make smoothies -- banana, yoghurt, fruit bits, fruit juices. Won't do for being the only thing in your diet, but they are pretty good as your vegetable item, especially if you want to get cute with powdered supplements. You can fortify these with powdered bodybuilder chow and the like. As BrianR said, the non-cook foods.

I love the spinach and cheese one. Iron, calcum, protien. Good stuff.

Kraft Easy Mac, Tuna, and Green Peas. Nuke it, mix it up. S'good.

Corned Beef Ristoles.

Hypno, can you tell him how to make the ristoles (rissoles?)? Or do they come entire, in a can?

Had some rice stuffed grape leaves packed in a jar with olive oil. Drippy finger food....might be better warm....but not bad. :neutral:

True, they aren't bad once drained, but most dolmas (stuffed grape leaves) are better hot, particularly the lamb-stuffed ones. Microwave should do 'er.

WintrA

I see that you live in Florida , so you do not really need a hot stew for example .

Why not look at tropical cuisine ? I have a wonderful Tahitian recipe for example . Chop up very fresh fish into cubes , soak in freshly-squeezed lime-juice . Whilst the fish is 'cooking' in the lime-juice , dice carrot , cucumber , spring onion , tomato . Drain off the lime juice , mix the vegetables with the fish , and pour coconut cream over the dish .

This is truly wonderful . Try that in the dorm next time .

Wow, does that sound good. Friday's menu, ya, sure, yabetcha!

BigV ,
...... and resist the temptation of adding garlic , or ginger , or chili , or coriander ( cilantro you say , I think )

Respect its simple perfection .

Ok. :thumbsup:

I must say this, and you're new enough to forgive me I hope, but you sound just like a friend of ours around here. Like, he got hold of some really good medicine and posted all friendly like all day. I'll leave off the name for now, but I can't be the only one to notice the similarities. Anybody else recogize the voice here? Of course, we haven't heard any of your political expressions yet.

While I'm wholly off topic, I would like to offer my warmest welcome to you from this corner of the cellar. I look forward to more of your posts.

Quel mystère !