The most creative cooking usually happens when you have to make do with what you've got and nothing could be more true then the endless recipes made with instant ramen noodles. When I was in college I won a plastic spray-painted gold spatula for making Pad Thai out of a packet of ramen noodles, ketchup, peanut butter and a couple other ingredients, but I wasn't always that creative, nor did I always have time. As Labor Day draws closer, students are heading back or already back to college and that means many meals made in the microwave, toaster or simply with hot water. It's nice to have a quick resource for instant recipe ideas, especially if eating dinner means 2:00 a.m. in the common area of a dorm room. Here are 10 quick and easy meals that can be made with minimal ingredients and require few kitchen tools and little effort. 10 Easy College Meals 
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August 26, 2009
Those recipes are also great for people always on the go, who don't have time to labor over a good meal (and want to save some bucks by not eating out all the time).
September 6, 2009
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November 9, 2009
Nice! I'm part of a college webzine that is talking about similar ideas--cooking shortcuts, beer guides, crazy foods, etc. We'd love to have you check us out--http://www.AnEasySpread.com
Best!
September 16, 2010
Someone really needs to make a cookbook for college students about how to make meals out of the all the scraps you can find in a cafeteria. I am definitely going to try and mix up my diet with some of these suggestions!
January 25, 2011
To John:
There's this blog from a college student who made meals out of stuff she bought on her meal plan.
http://dorm-gourmet.blogspot.com/