When you have good ingredients, cooking doesn’t require a lot of instruction because you can never go very wrong – Alice Waters

 

Even though it takes time, cooking for yourself at university has many advantages. You can cook the kind of food you like, you have more control of your ingredients and you can make healthy meals at a relatively low cost. Some people find that cooking helps relieve stress and anxiety.

It can be really good to cook in bulk, which means making a large quantity of a meal and then putting portions of it in the fridge/freezer to eat throughout the week. This can be especially helpful if you are busy and don’t have the time to cook regularly. It is also usually cheaper!

 

But what if you haven’t done much cooking on your own before you arrive in the UK? With a little preparation and help you can get started easily.

 

BBC Good Food Student Recipes  is full of quick and easy recipes for students.

Tasty claims to be the world’s largest food network. You can find recipes and videos on their website and app.

The Big Oven App has over 500,000 recipes and helps you to shop and plan your weekly meals.