Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- 1 Forward thinking and planning for success -- Your shopping list for the weekly food shop -- Basic food hygiene -- Some quick dos and dont's -- Food poisoning -- The student fridge -- Reheating, chilling and freezing -- 'Does this smell OK to you?' -- Clean as you go -- 2 Tools of the trade -- Utensils -- Pots and pans -- You'll also need -- Essential student staples -- Cupboard must-haves -- Fridge must-haves -- Freezer must-haves -- 3 Useful information -- Food lingo -- Handy conversions -- Be prepared -- Onions -- Garlic -- Root vegetables -- Peppers -- Rice -- Pasta -- 4 Get cooking! -- Breakfast bites -- Boiled Egg and Soldiers -- Fruit Pots -- Full English Breakfast -- Pancakes -- Poached Eggs -- Porridge -- Scrambled Eggs -- You Choose Omelette -- Easy eats -- Baked Potato -- Baked Sweet Chilli Salmon -- Best BBQ Wings -- Bite-sized Bangers and Mash -- Brocciflower Cheese -- Cecilia's Norwegian Stackers -- Charlotte's Cheap and Cheerful Sausage Pasta -- Cheesy Chive Potato Bake -- Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom Creamy Pasta -- Chicken Pesto Pasta -- Deep-Fill Sandwiches -- Easy Spag Bol -- Gourmet Toast -- Lemon, Garlic and Herb Chicken -- Ratatouille -- Sam's Lazy Fish Pie -- Spicy Stuffed Peppers -- Spicy Veg Noodles -- Stuffed Pittas -- Sweet and Sour Chicken -- Sweet Chilli and Lime Prawn Skewers -- Tomato Spinach Penne -- Tuna Pasta Bake -- Turkey Risotto -- You Choose Stir-Fry -- Soups and Stews -- Caribbean Chicken Soup -- Carrot and Coriander Soup -- Chunky Veg Soup -- Claire's Lentil Stew -- Classic Tomato Soup -- Garlic and Butternut Squash Soup -- Hearty Beef Stew -- Dips and Sauces -- Guacamole -- Salsa -- Sour Cream and Chive -- Helen's Hot Pepper Sauce -- Hummus -- Red Sauce.

White Sauce -- Simple Sides -- All-in Salad -- Avocado, Chicken & -- Bacon Salad -- Baked Macaroni Cheese -- Basmati Rice (+ Easy Cook Rice) -- Black Pepper Mash -- Caesar Salad -- DIY Coleslaw -- Egg-Fried Rice -- Homemade Garlic Bread -- Italian Salad -- New Potatoes -- Potato Salad -- Roasted Veg Medley -- Show-Off Rice -- Speedy Couscous Salad -- Spicy Potato Wedges -- Steamed Veg -- Stuffed Potato Skins -- Three Veg Mash -- Tuna and Sweetcorn Chilli Pasta -- Tuna Niçoise Salad -- Smoothies -- Banana, Oat and Honey Smoothie -- Blended Iced Latte Smoothie -- Five-a-day Fresco Smoothie -- Liam's Wake Me Up Smoothie -- Very Berry Smoothie -- Share the Love -- Adam's Homemade Burgers -- Bruschetta -- Coconut, Chilli and King Prawn Curry -- Easy Sharing Wraps -- Honey Apple Chops -- Julia's Bacon, Leek and Lager Risotto -- Larry's Chilli Con Carne -- Lasagne -- Lipstick Punch -- Mango Lamb Chops -- Melanzane -- Mini Movie Pizzas -- Pink Panther -- Puff Pastry Pizza -- Roast Chicken -- Tequila Lemonade -- Thai Green Chicken Curry -- Vodka Jelly Shots -- Vodka Salmon Pasta -- Sweet Treats -- Choco Rice Crispy Cakes -- Classic Fruit Salad -- Danika's Chocolate Brownies -- Fundraiser Fairy Cakes -- Lauren's Sweet Fruit Salad -- Mum's Victoria Sponge Cake -- My Grannie's Flapjacks -- My Sister's Banana Muffins -- No Egg Cookie Stars -- Reward Choco-Vanilla Pancakes -- 5 Useful Resources -- Saving money on food -- Save 20% off food at railway stations! -- Like growing herbs, recycling peelings or thinking of sowing potatoes in a tyre? -- Want to know how to get your five a day on the cheap? -- Student money-saving offers on food and more -- Finding organic food -- Information on food intolerances and allergies -- Food intolerance in general -- Lactose intolerance -- Fructose intolerance -- Coeliac disease -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).

Food allergies -- Keeping a balance -- Body Mass Index -- Alcohol intake -- All about energy drinks -- Eating disorders -- See it yourself -- Index.