Call Me, Emeril

Call Me, Emeril So summertime brings me to a crossroads in life, my fraternitys chef gets a summer vacation, Im morally opposed to eating Top Ramen or hot dogs as a college student, and I just am a fan of more spice in my life than those flavor packets. What is a bachelor (laughs) to do? One option is to order in every night (I actually tried this) Monday: Papa Johns $8 Tuesday: Cookin Cafe $7 Wednesday: Legal Seafood $30 (they dont actually deliver, I walked) Thursday: Dominos $7 Friday: Wing It $9 In one week, Id spent $61 on food. This does not even include my daily stop at JP Licks. I realized that over 12 weeks, I could spend almost $1000 on food when I should be saving up for my senior trip to somewhere wild and exotic (give recommendations!) so Im learning how to cook. Now I must say Im to a degree spoiled, both my mom and grandpa cook really well, and their dishes are authentic to wherever our family decides were from that week, and so I was initially a bit hesitant to start cooking on my own, but I began anyways. My first entree was: Island Chicken with Pineapple Salsa and Mushroom Rice (the meal also included mixed vegetables cooked by my former roommate, but he decided to add Tabasco sauce.not a great idea) Second entree: Spaghetti with Cream of Mushroom Chicken (the meal also included peas from a can, but I bought the salt-free kind, and Im not a fan) Third entree: Plantain crusted salmon with Smashed Sweet Potatoes and Broccoli (sp?) awesome, no failed veggies this time. Its actually pretty fun cooking and experimenting at the same time, seeing that Im in withdrawal of learning how to do something new, so I figured cooking would be equally challenging.