Other than Ramen: Brain Food
The end of classes means one thing—finals. This time around, fuel your brain with these five foods that will keep your mind in tip-top shape. Along with plenty of sleep (avoid the all-night cramming) and hydration from H2O, these foods will help you be prepared to pass your finals with flying colors. Blueberries BBCGoodFood.com’s article “10 things [...]
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Other than Ramen: Earth Day Every Day
Happy Belated Earth Day, Other than Ramen readers! Earth Day was Friday, but this day really left an impact on me, so I decided to write a little follow-up reflection. It seems to me that every year our society as a whole becomes more and more driven to develop sustainable habits and conserve our planet. Earth [...]
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Other than Ramen: Easter Egg Sandwiches
Remember when we were kids and it was part of the tradition to dye Easter eggs with family? My cousins and I would go all out with stickers, glitter and tie-dye in competition for the prettiest egg. It was always a sad moment when the beautiful, hand crafted shells of the hard boiled eggs would be [...]
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Other than Ramen: Pumpkin Squash Ravioli Review
This week, I continued my quest to find the most delicious microwave meals for college students. While roaming the aisles of the freezer section at the grocery store, the Healthy Choice All Natural Entrees stood out to me. The tagline, “Real food. No Preservatives.” sounded intriguing and contradicted my stereotype of microwave meals filled with strange preservatives [...]
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Other than Ramen: English Muffin Pizza
It’s not delivery and it’s not DiGorgnio… It’s English muffin pizza! Yep, that’s right. No need to fuss with buying your own pizza dough or even making frozen pizzas in the oven. This week’s recipe is for a pizza made on toasted English muffins. Perfect for lunch or a late night snack, these mini pizzas are easy [...]
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Other than Ramen: The Great Debate
Which do you choose: Red Vines or Twizzlers? Everyone has their favorite, but I’m wondering when and why this great debate started. Some people claim Red Vines are artificial tasting, others say Twizzlers taste like plastic. What’s the consensus? I took a poll of my statistics class to determine whether they preferred Twizzlers or Red Vines. Out [...]
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Other than Ramen: Easy Raspberry Lemonade
The weather is heating up, the pool is getting warmer, and there are only a few weeks of school left (not that I’m counting or anything)! Looks like summer is right around the corner. Start planning the menu for pool parties and afternoon barbeques with friends, and don’t forget to include this Easy Raspberry Lemonade. You [...]
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Other than Ramen: “Leggo my Eggo!”
The discussion board on Yelp.com for “Creative Things to Do with Waffles” was entertaining to say the least. Minus the…hmm…unique suggestions like “waffle origami,” I did get some great ideas of how to spice up typical frozen waffles with everyday ingredients. Butter and maple syrup are always a classic topping, but when you’re in the mood [...]
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