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5 Tips for Healthier Eating

Our fitness expert Rosie has put together these 5 tips to help you eat better. Just because you're cooking quick, cheap and easy doesn't...

Here’s How To Stop Your Flatmates Stealing Your Food

Ever get home from lectures to find your food missing from your fridge? Maybe you keep finding empty cartons and suspicious bites taken out...

5 Student Cooking Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

If you're new at uni and just starting to cook, it can be quite easy to make mistakes. Here are 5 common student...

4 Cosy Autumn Recipes to Try This Week

It’s starting to look a lot like autumn, which means it’s time to dig out those cosy recipes. Here’s some of our favourites to try...

3 Steps to Upgrade Boring Tomato Sauce from a Jar

Do you ever buy those jars of pre-made tomato sauce from the supermarket? Our contributor Jono has put together this easy...

6 Reasons To Become a Contributor This Year

Looking to try something new this year? If you’re a student who loves cooking then becoming a recipe contributor is a great way...

8 YouTube Channels to Watch If You Love Cooking

We’re pretty obsessed with the foodie side of YouTube here at The Student Food Project HQ. Here are some of our team’s suggestions...

3 Spices to Up Your Cooking Game

We get it. You’re a student. You probably aren’t going to have a huge cupboard packed full of different spices in your kitchen....

3 Herbs to Up Your Cooking Game

We get it. You’re a student. You probably aren’t going to have a huge herb garden of different ingredients readily available...

Cooking Skills: How to Use a Knife

You're going to be needing to use a knife a lot with pretty much whatever you're cooking. Doing this in the right way will help you get better at...

Cooking Skills: How to Boil an Egg

We're going to show you how to boil an egg exactly how you like it. Using specific timings will help you get the perfect...

Cooking Skills: How to Cook Rice

Cooking rice isn't as simple as throwing it in the pan, if you want to get perfect fluffy rice then you need to follow a specific formula.

Cooking Skills: How to Make Perfect Pasta

Pasta is a student favourite because it's quick, cheap and easy. Although the process of cooking pasta seems quite simple...

Don’t Miss These Summer Foodie Events in Portsmouth

If you're near Portsmouth this summer, you won't want to miss these foodie events.

Here's What To Do With Your Unwanted Kitchen Stuff

It’s the time of year when many students are moving out of their uni houses, which often means clearing out all the junk...

Ways for Students to Save Money at Supermarkets in 2018

If you’re spending too much on getting food at the supermarket, here are some ways to knock a few pounds of the total.

Brain Foods For Revision and Exams

Exam season is here and if you’re a student, you’re probably spending lots of time revising, writing, reading (and stressing).

Student Recipes for National Pizza Day

Did you know that 9th February is National Pizza Day? Instead of celebrating with a take-away pizza, why not try making your own?

Featured Creator: Rosie Barreto

We’d like to introduce you to one of our newest contributors. Rosie is a student at the University of Portsmouth and she’ll be posting fitness and...

4 Veggie-Packed Recipes You Need to Try

Feeling like you’re not getting enough fruit an veg? These recipes are super healthy and contain at least 3 of your 5 a day.

5 Recipes to Try This Halloween

Get into the spooky spirit with some of these easy recipes, perfect for Halloween! Just because you're a student doesn't mean...

4 of our Favourite Pasta Recipes

It's World Pasta Day, so we made this list of our four favourite pasta recipes for students. Pasta is a super cheap...

Student Cooking Shopping List

Last week on our blog we talked about cooking equipment which you don’t need to bring to uni. However there are some kitchen essentials which it...

Tips for Cooking in Groups

Cooking with other students is great. It’s cheaper, there’s less washing up, everyone can get involved, and it’s fun. Here’s our tips for...

8 Student Foodies You Need to Follow on Instagram

What’s Instagram for if not for scrolling through photos of delicious food? Here’s some of our favourite accounts who post about student cooking.

5 Simple Recipes to Practice Before Starting Uni

With the start of term only a couple of weeks away, there's still time to brush up on your cooking skills.

Essential Ingredients to Keep in Your Uni Kitchen

There’s a few basic ingredients which you’re going to need regularly if you start cooking your own food.

Cooking Equipment You’ll Never Use at Uni

It happens every year - you find out which uni you’re going to, and you go straight to the shops and buy everything in the kitchen department...

5 Basic Cooking Skills to Learn Before Starting Uni

If you’re heading to uni for the first time this September, you’re going to need to brush up on your cooking skills. It’s always best to start...

A Quick Guide to Saving Money on Food at Uni

We know that most students don’t have a lot of money while they’re at uni, so we’ve put together this list to help you save cash when buying food...

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