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      #127639 - 12/04/04 04:25 PM
Computr821

Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 445
Loc: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA/ Baltimore, MD

I posted this in the Recipie board too, but someone reccomended I move it here. I apologize to the moderators if this is annoying; I'm just trying to get started here.

Can anyone reccomend a few recipies that I can make in my dorm with the following conditions:

1) I keep kosher, so any meat+milk, shellfish, etc. is out
2) I'm cutting back on my meat intake since I'm still an IBS newbie. And I try not to cook chicken in my room for ease purposes.
3) I'm a college student. Which means that while I'm not on a extremely tight budget, I can't buy things that I'll only use once.

Thanks, any help would be appreciated!

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Re: College dorm new
      #127654 - 12/04/04 04:46 PM
khyricat

Reged: 08/05/04
Posts: 3612
Loc: Michigan

I saw it int he other forum btu this i really more appropriate- I dont' keep a kosher house any more- makes DH happy since he wasn't raised in one and isn't Jewish (he will convert when my dad lays off or we have kids of our own, or adopt again... Cassi wasn't Jewish when I got her and Bill's not being religious and not being Jewish was a good thing when dealing with a 13 year old... adn we got married a few years after that... so he hasn't felt an urge to convert but as I point out sporadically he is more Jewish then many Jews I know just not officially!)

anyway- as to food: Amanda was right... basically anything here except the shellfish recipes are kosher since NONE include dairy- they are either parve or fleshig... I share with mom who still keeps a kosher home... anyway- there are a lot of simple things here, but the bigger question when you mention dorm cooking- do you have a stove? or a crockpot? or hotplate/microwave? what? I dont' want to point you to things that will be more dificult then you can deal with because you dont' have basics to fix them.. if you have access to a fridge though you might want to reconsider chicken since you can use a crockpot for it and let it cook while your in classes all day...

One of my personal favorites is a simple pasta fagoile in a few minutes.. can of chicken broth, can of diced tomatoes, small diced onion or some onion powder, some garlic/garlic powder, can of white beans (northerns or any others), baby spinach leaves (a handful), and some miniature noodles, cook it all till it boils except the noodles and spinach. add the noodles and spinach and cook until they are done (5 minutes or whatever it says on package).. yummy, simple, minimum prep... makes a few servings and reheats wonderfully. just make sure the broth is safe...

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IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant


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Re: College dorm new
      #127655 - 12/04/04 04:51 PM
Computr821

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Okay, my cooking facilities are 3 burners (stovetop) and 1 oven with two racks. I own a number of pots, I do have a microwave, but I do NOT have a crockpot or a hotplate.

The main reason I'm not cooking chicken (or any meat) in my room is because it's kinda hard to keep the dairy/meat stuff separate in the really small kitchen space that is my 'kitchen'.

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Re: College dorm - Help is on the way! new
      #127663 - 12/04/04 06:09 PM
Casper

Reged: 10/16/04
Posts: 407
Loc: Memphis, TN

First of all, I just want to let you know that I keep Kosher too.
Just a few questions:
What kind of cooking equiptment do you have in your dorm? Hot plate, burner, full oven etc.
Do you have a normal size fridge where you can store pre-made foods?

OK- now some advice from a Jewish Mama with the need to feed.
PASTA is your best friend. It's cheap and easy to cook and easy on your stomach.
You can have it plain or dress it up. Add veggies, melt soy cheese over it etc. When I was a dormer I lived on macaroni and soy hot dogs. I have a few recipes for you(mostly parev) just let me know about your cooking facilities.

EGG BEATER can be scrambled just like a regular egg but it won't make you double over in pain. It's 1/4 cup of beater per egg. Spray some cooking spray (PAM) into a skillet and mix the eggs in a cup with a drop of salt. Scramble it into the pan and after about a minute flip it over. Make yourself some toast to go with it and a few veggies (not too many) and that's a quick and easy meal.

Rice is also great but if you're IBS-C I would't reccomend too much of it.

Sandwiches and wraps work great on the run. Also, keep a package of rice cakes, safe crackers, or any other safe snack in your back pack because hunger can sometimes cause stomach discomfort and you never know when you might get stuck somewhere where you can't get safe food. (Try Osem or Kedem Tea Biscuts)

OK get back to me about your kitchen situation and I'll give you a bunch of recipes. Good Luck.
Chany


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OK - here's a bunch of Parev Recipes new
      #127671 - 12/04/04 06:49 PM
Casper

Reged: 10/16/04
Posts: 407
Loc: Memphis, TN

Tuna Wrap
1/4 cup tuna fish salad (made with low fat mayo)
1 tortilla wrap
1 slice soy cheese (optional)
2 thin slices of tomatoes (optional)

spray a sklillet with non stick cooking spray
spread tortilla with tuna
place cheese and tomatoes over tuna
roll up the wrap
turn on flame to medium
place wrap crefully seam side down to crisp (about 45 seconds)
gently turn it over with a skillet
allow other side to crisp

scrambled egg beater
1/2 c egg beater
salt an pepper to taste

scramble eggbeater in a bowl with salt and pepper
spray frying pan (skillet) with non stick cooking spray (pam)
Pour out eggs and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes
flip and cook other side


Hearty Oatmeal

(per serving)
½ c. quick oats
1 tsp. brown sugar
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of ginger
1 c. soy milk or water
¼ tsp. vanilla

1. Mix in a pot over a medium flame
2. When it starts to bubble it's done

Pan Cakes

1 c. flour
1/4 egg beater or 2 egg whites
1 tbsp. sugar
1 c. soy milk
1 tbsp. baking powder

1. Pour egg into a glass pitcher
2. add milk and beat
3. add the rest of the ingredients and mix well
4. pour cakes onto greased skillet over a medium flame
5. fry till cakes bubble
6. flip and fry other side until it rises slightly

Tuna Casserole

1 c. cooked macaroni
½ c. tomato sauce
1 can tuna
2 tbsp. oil
¼ cup egg beater or 2 egg whites
½ c. bread crumbs

1. preheat oven to 350*
2. Mix all ingredients except cheese
3. Pour into 8" pan cover with foil
4. Bake at 350* for ½ hour
5. melt soy cheese over the top (optional)

Bread - Banana
2 medium sized bananas
2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
½ c. egg beater or 4 egg whites
1 c. brown sugar
¼ c. oil
¼ c. apple sauce
1 tsp. baking soda
½ c. parev chocolate chips


1. preheat oven to 350*
2. mash bananas into a bowl
3. add each ingredient in order, mixing between each one
4. Pour into a loaf pan
5. Bake at 350* for 1 hour and ten minutes

Bread - Zucchini

3 medium Zucchinis
¾ c. egg beater or 6 egg whites
2 c. sugar
3 c. flour
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. oil

1. preheat oven 350*
2. Peel 1 ½ of the zucchinis
3. Grate all three zucchinis into a bowl
4. Add the rest of the ingredients
5. Put into two 8" greased loaf pans
6. Bake at 350* for 1 hour

Cookies – Sugar

¼ c. oil
¼ c. apple sauce
¼ c. egg beater or 2 egg whites
¼ tsp. salt
¼ c. confectioner's sugar
¼ c. brown sugar
¼ c. granulated sugar
¾ tsp. vanilla
1 ¼ c. flour
½ tsp. baking powder

1. preheat oven to 375*
2. grease a cookie sheet
3. in a large bowl mix all the ingredients in one at a time
4. Add flavorings (chocolate chips, sprinkles etc)
5. Roll into 1" balls Place 2" apart on cookie sheet and flatten with a cup
6. Bake 8 – 10 minutes

Muffins – Basic Mix

1 ¾ c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
4 tbsp. oil
¾ tsp. salt
½ c. egg beater or 4 egg whites
1/3 c. sugar
¾ c. soy milk

1. Preheat oven to 400*
2. Combine Dry ingredients
3. Add eggs oil and milk
4. Add flavorings (chips, raisons, berries etc)
5. Pour into 12 greased muffin tins
6. Bake at 375* for 25 minutes

Also you can probably convert most of your favorite recipes into IBS safe ones. Replace margarine and butter with oil and/ or apple sauce. Replace eggs with egg beater or egg whites (it's 1/4 cup egg beater or 2 egg whites per egg) Check out Heather's recipe index. Most recipes are parev and are either Kosher or can be made kosher with a bit of tweaking.
I don't know how you feel about soy products but - there are alot of parev initations out there, hot dogs, cheese, milk ice cream etc. I'm picky, but I find the Tofu cream cheese and American cheese to be OK. Soy dream makes a great vanilla soy milk and some of thier ice cream products are kosher too.

Good luck. Check the recipe index. Feel free to ask as many questions as you want. That's what this web site is for.
Chany
P.S. How do you deal with fast days? That seems to be one of my biggest problems.

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Re: "OK - here's a bunch of Parev Recipes" and Fasting new
      #127677 - 12/04/04 07:29 PM
Computr821

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WOW! Thanks you SO much for all of that, I really appreciate it. Looks like I have something to do tomorrow with my free time. And yeah, I'm not the biggest fan of soy, but since it will probably make things better for me, I don't really have a choice.

And as for fasts, well...I just don't eat for the fast. Breaking fast is usually the hardest, and I try to ease in with liquids first then keep the meal light, like pasta or breads. Before the fast is the problem, so at home, my mom makes salmon or something like that, because fish is pretty easy to hold. And I drink a lot of water.

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Re: OK - here's a bunch of Parev Recipes new
      #127715 - 12/05/04 03:20 AM
khyricat

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Posts: 3612
Loc: Michigan

Chany- I was going to post recipes this AM but you beat me to it.. I think he's got a good start.. another jewish mama here thinking he needs to eat... I'll read over what you posted more and add some additional ones at some point today or tomorrow.

as to fasts- I don't anymore- docs orders... I normally limit what I eat during a fast day, but I don't fast- took plain white bread with small amounts of peanut butter with me to sneak during YK day (in my knitting for the 2 breaks in services) and I had 2 bottles of water- one with acacia in it... I am far from the only person with water in services, and also not the only person in our congregation medically required to eat.. so we normally put our stuff near where they feed the kids and just eat standing in that closet or the classroom if the kids aren't in there... it works and I feel fine, but I also feel like I did "fast" sorta since I'm not eating what I would normally eat or as frequently... plain bread or bread with a small amount of PB on it for protein are far from my favorite foods!

Amie

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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant


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Re: College dorm new
      #127719 - 12/05/04 03:26 AM
khyricat

Reged: 08/05/04
Posts: 3612
Loc: Michigan

pasta fagoile works with vegetable broth too.. but one note- if your issue is kashrut and you aren't eating dairy anymore (you will find you feel a lot better without it!) why not do what 2 of my cousins have done- they have fleishig kitchens- each of their husbands has one tiny cabinet and small spot in the fridge for cereal, bowl, spoon and milk.... they are both truly allergic to dairy, but they keep kosher.. Nyla had to expand that a bit for the baby, but not much since she breastfed and uses mostly pareve soy based dairy replacements in the house now.. her daughter is used to drinking soy milk rather then milk, though she does get an occasional treat of it from her father- she has a single dairy bottle! (only a little over a year old). You might find it easier to keep a fleshig kitchen on this diet... just a thought... we've talked about returning to kashrut except for some items for Bill to use when he has to have things that aren't kosher (most of the stuff he preps himself...) and we'd just store those in a special cupboard- they already are and put special dishes there for use with them.. already have the spare dishes since I used to keep kosher.. but we're waiting until we move... bigger kitchen=easier seperation. The plan is to have a fleishig kitchen... with a small area set aside for non kosher/dairy- since I never serve dairy even to visitors...

Amie

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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant


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Re: College dorm new
      #127769 - 12/05/04 09:27 AM
Computr821

Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 445
Loc: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA/ Baltimore, MD

Well, my roomate still eats dairy, even if I'm cutting back. But in all likelihood, I'll change it over to meat next school year.

Thanks for the help!

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Why'd you have to go and make me so constipated?
--'Weird' Al Yankovic, "A Complicated Song"

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Re: College dorm new
      #127826 - 12/05/04 02:02 PM
khyricat

Reged: 08/05/04
Posts: 3612
Loc: Michigan

ah- roomate complicates things.. I'll post a few recipes, but some of the things- like what I just made will work.. I have a new toy I'm going to post about in a few minutes.. small amount of tomatoes, spices, and water and some canned beans added in the alst few minutes of cooking to rice in my new microwave rice cooker.. took less then 15 minutes from start to table and YUMMY!

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Dietetics Student (anticipating RD exam in Aug 2010)
IBS - A
Dairy Allergic
Fructose and MSG intollerant


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