Student Brain Food – Lauren Lucien

We all get told we need to eat well at University, but how do you when you’ve had no previous cooking experience? 

Student Brain Food - Lauren Lucien

Student Brain Food – Lauren Lucien

I have luckily been given a copy of Student Brain Food – Lauren Lucien to review, being my first book to review I’m quite excited! The first three chapters are dedicated to making sure you are fully prepared to start in the kitchen, covering everything from shopping (food & equipment), food hygiene and preparing food. Useful for a student new to cooking, as it covers literally everything you need to start cooking however being slightly more experienced I wanted to jump straight to the cooking!

Recipes that I immediately wanted to try were Larry’s Chilli Con Carne (and in fact, this is one of the family favourites as how tasty and quick it is!) the Chocolate Brownies (a huge hit with my girlfriend) and the Thai Green Chicken Curry (great for a get together!) The recipes are easy to follow, with clear instructions of what you need and how to do it! Alongside this the end of the book has some good links for further information on food intolerances and idea to help save money on food you can use in your everyday cooking!

In all honesty I wish I had this book when I started university (it would’ve been much better than tinned stew and tinned new potatoes!) I think it strikes a good balance between difficulty & taste, it’s easy enough for total beginners to jump in and start cooking without substituting taste, it has a wide selection of meals and treats as well as some helpful guides which add that little bit extra to the book. So I am awarding Student Brain Food 4 stars. Very well-deserved ones, and I’m sure in some kitchens this book would be the full five!

At £7.19 on Amazon at the moment, I think it’s a bit of a steal, as it will save you a lot more than that in the long run! (plus you’ll be healthier!)

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