Four Easy, Affordable Springtime Meals You Can Cook in Your Apartment

April 27, 2021 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Now that it’s spring, you’re probably cooking different recipes in your apartment – those warm winter chilis might feel too warm now. However, you might be tempted to enjoy outdoor dining more often now that it’s getting warmer outside, but doing so can cost several times more than cooking your own delicious springtime meals. Below,…

Cast-Iron Skillet vs. Dutch Oven: Which Is Better for Your First Apartment?

September 21, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Cooking at home saves you money, but you need the right kitchenware to do it. You may have noticed in many recipes that chefs call for Dutch ovens and cast iron skillets. Both can go from the stove to the oven, and they can evenly cook food better than traditional pots and pans. Additionally, both…

Four Easy Summer Meals That Fit Your Grocery Budget

September 10, 2020 | By Stella M AuthorMy First Apartment

Everyone has recurring fixed expenses in their budget, especially first-time apartment dwellers learning to balance life costs. Among these costs, keeping track of food can be tricky. It’s tempting to save time and order delivery or takeout, but that’s always more expensive than using your groceries to make a home-cooked meal. Yes, food is a…

3 Ways to Make Meals More Interesting

June 9, 2018 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Cooking for yourself is hard. Especially when you want to eat every single day. One meal a week? Okay, I’m alright with that. Two meals? I suppose I can make that happen… Three? Didn’t I just cook on Tuesday? Here are a few tips and ideas…

3 Easy, Delicious, Cheap Fall Recipes

November 11, 2017 | By J Simpson AuthorMy First Apartment

While we live in a world where we can eat pretty much anything we want, whenever we want (providing it’s available and you’ve got enough money), but there’s a lot to be said for eating seasonally. Seasonal dishes are not only good for your health and your wallet, they’re also good for the environment. Food has…

How to Host An On-Budget Friendsgiving Party with Roommates

November 20, 2015 | By Sarah AuthorMy First Apartment

Thanksgiving is just around the corner (what?!) and for a lot of us, that means the 3 F’s: food, friends, and family. Even if you get to head home for the holiday, host a little Friendsgiving get-together with your roomies and take this opportunity to sit down for a fun meal and remind yourselves why…

Soup 101: Healthy Eating on a Budget

September 17, 2015 | By Melissa W AuthorMy First Apartment

For many of us, being a first time apartment renter also means cooking on our own for the first time. Before I moved out on my own, I had never done my own grocery shopping or had to plan for all of my meals and snacks. It’s been a month since I moved out, and…

A Day Of Food: The New Cook’s Menu

September 4, 2015 | By Rebekah AuthorMy First Apartment

Here are a few easy recipes for those who don’t know how to go about boiling water. It’s okay, we all start somewhere! (I’ve included the equipment needed for these starter recipes, but also check my earlier post that lists all the things needed to complete your first kitchen.) Note: Remember what your momma said…

Meals for the Busy Cook: 3 Companies for Fun, Easy Cooking

February 6, 2014 | By Audra AuthorMy First Apartment

When you enter the adult world, one of the things you’ll notice is that your time starts to spread incredible thin. From working that 9 to 5 (or 6 or 7), to doing laundry on the weekends, to having to work really hard to keep up with friends and family, everything can begin to feel like…