Dorm-friendly food?

WintrA · 04-30-2006, 10:34 PM

I live in a barracks on a military base which is basically a dorm-style set up. I have a roomie and we share a minifridge and microwave. I'm not really into warm-up dinners. ALSO my schedule is often so awkward thatI miss the galley hours! I do like soup, but that only goes so far. The only other cooking devices allowed in our room are blenders and coffee makers.
Sooo I'm sure there's someone out here who has good dormy food ideas! And I'm talking at least moderately healthty. Maybe something I would never think of!

richlevy · 04-30-2006, 10:39 PM

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.

WintrA · 04-30-2006, 10:45 PM

Mmm spam. My ultimate favorite. Or have you tried imitation spam? Wow, that's special! Imitation-imitation meat.

The idea of easy Indian food sounds good! And the fact that I wouldn't keep it in a freezer makes me smile, because the reason I dislike most warm-up dinners is because there's something about the freezer that destroys it!!

richlevy · 04-30-2006, 11:06 PM

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.

DucksNuts · 04-30-2006, 11:07 PM

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.

Happy Monkey · 04-30-2006, 11:20 PM

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

05-01-2006, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WintrA

Mmm spam. My ultimate favorite. Or have you tried imitation spam? Wow, that's special! Imitation-imitation meat.

The idea of easy Indian food sounds good! And the fact that I wouldn't keep it in a freezer makes me smile, because the reason I dislike most warm-up dinners is because there's something about the freezer that destroys it!!

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.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-01-2006, 07:10 PM

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.

BrianR · 05-04-2006, 11:48 PM

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!

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

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-13-2006, 03:04 AM

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.

Beestie · 05-13-2006, 03:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

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

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

Ridgeplate · 05-16-2006, 12:38 PM

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

Hypno Toad · 05-24-2006, 01:46 PM

Corned Beef Ristoles.

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-29-2006, 01:23 AM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 05-29-2006, 10:24 PM

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

04-30-2006, 10:34 PM	#1
WintrA Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Jacksonville, Florida (Originally Hono, HI) Posts: 2	Dorm-friendly food? I live in a barracks on a military base which is basically a dorm-style set up. I have a roomie and we share a minifridge and microwave. I'm not really into warm-up dinners. ALSO my schedule is often so awkward thatI miss the galley hours! I do like soup, but that only goes so far. The only other cooking devices allowed in our room are blenders and coffee makers. Sooo I'm sure there's someone out here who has good dormy food ideas! And I'm talking at least moderately healthty. Maybe something I would never think of!

04-30-2006, 10:39 PM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	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. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama Last edited by richlevy; 04-30-2006 at 10:56 PM.

04-30-2006, 11:06 PM	#4
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	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. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

04-30-2006, 11:20 PM	#6
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05-01-2006, 07:10 PM	#8
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	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. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

04-30-2006, 10:45 PM	#3
WintrA Person Who Has Posted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Jacksonville, Florida (Originally Hono, HI) Posts: 2	Mmm spam. My ultimate favorite. Or have you tried imitation spam? Wow, that's special! Imitation-imitation meat. The idea of easy Indian food sounds good! And the fact that I wouldn't keep it in a freezer makes me smile, because the reason I dislike most warm-up dinners is because there's something about the freezer that destroys it!!

04-30-2006, 11:07 PM	#5
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	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.

05-04-2006, 11:48 PM	#9
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	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! 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 __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

05-13-2006, 03:04 AM	#10
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	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. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-16-2006, 12:38 PM	#12
Ridgeplate Zen Laxatives: "This too shall pass..." Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 53	Kraft Easy Mac, Tuna, and Green Peas. Nuke it, mix it up. S'good.

05-24-2006, 01:46 PM	#13
Hypno Toad "And in 1st place, the Hypno Toad!" Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: High Wycombe, England Posts: 13	Corned Beef Ristoles.

05-29-2006, 01:23 AM	#14
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Hypno, can you tell him how to make the ristoles (rissoles?)? Or do they come entire, in a can? __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

05-29-2006, 10:24 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Had some rice stuffed grape leaves packed in a jar with olive oil. Drippy finger food....might be better warm....but not bad. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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