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,…

3 Ways to Keep Meals Interesting

October 9, 2017 | By Taylor AuthorMy First Apartment

If you’re not a natural chef, it’s easy for dinner time to become a chore when you first start cooking for yourself after a lifetime of meals that someone else prepared. Not only is this a shame—food is one of the best parts of life!—it potentially hazardous to your health (pizza for dinner four nights…

How to Cook for One without Wasting Your Time or Money!

January 28, 2016 | By Eliza AuthorMy First Apartment

Scored a solo apartment? Next challenge: How to cook for one. I grew up in a family that loves to cook. My mom goes to the grocery store every day, both for emotional well-being (there’s something so soothing about grocery stores) and for her food obsession. As I got older, I learned to cook mostly…

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…

Sam’s 5 Pro Tips To Make You A Better Cook

August 11, 2013 | By Sam AuthorMy First Apartment

Ask yourself: Does cooking seem like too much of a hassle? Do you think of dinner as an event that requires hours of tedious preparation? Do you not cook because the food you make just isn’t very tasty? Do you wait until your chef friends come around to suggest a group dinner? Well, the latter…

Should You Join a CSA for Your Fresh Veggies and Fruit?

May 7, 2013 | By Alex AuthorMy First Apartment

Let’s start with this: we here at My First Apartment strongly suggest making a habit of cooking at home. Why? First, it saves you a ton of money. Second, you learn a valuable skill (cooking). Third, usually when you eat at home, what you eat is healthier than what you’d have eating out (since you’re…