Are you a student who's fed up with making do with greasy food and monotonous ingredients? A parent who worries about your son or daughter's mounting tendency to nip to the fast-food van at all times of the day? Then look no further! Taking into account thepressures and stresses of university life - the work, the exams, the parties - this entertaining guide takes students through the essential skills, techniques and ingredients they need to make over 160 delicious, healthy meals on a budget and on the go. Packed with top tips on frugal shopping, diet maintenance and healthy-microwave cooking, as well as the low-down on hosting dinner parties, choosing wines and mixing cocktails, baked-bean-living will become a thing of the past! Student Cookbook For Dummies includes: Part 1: Getting Started Chapter 1: Saying 'Hello' To Your KitchenChapter 2: Going ShoppingChapter 3: Knowing What You're Eating Part 2: Breakfast, Lunch & Snacks Chapter 4: Bigging up BreakfastChapter 5: Making great LunchesChapter 6: Snacks Part 3: Bring On The Main Course Chapter 7: Cooking For OneChapter 8: Eating the Right Food To Get You GoingChapter 9: Mastering Microwave CookingChapter 10: Making the Most of Time and MoneyChapter 11: Decadent Desserts and Treats Part 4: Entertaining Chapter 12: Lads and Girls Nights' InChapter 13: Pulling Together a Sunday RoastChapter 14: Food To Impress: Cooking for a DateChapter 15: Getting into the Party SpiritPart 5: The Part Of Tens Chapter 16: Ten Tips For Cooking At UniChapter 17: Ten Ways to Eat On The CheapChapter 18: Ten Replacements for Expensive Ingredients