If you are like me you want to avoid turning on the oven during the summer at all costs. Maybe you are living in the dormitories and you only have a microwave. In that case, you probably only own no more than a couple bowls and a fork for your Ramen cups. With a few ingredients, a bowl and your microwave you can make dozens of different homemade meals.
The advantage of this is that you can have a quick fix meal and you can control what goes into your food. If you cannot eat the premade meatballs from the freezer section because of food allergies or gluten intolerance, making them at home is a great alternative. You can also flavor them any way you want. Stores only carry one or two different flavors but you have unlimited number of flavorings – ranging from as spicy or mild as you want.
Quick dinners are great when you are in college but if you want to try cooking more or just want to be more adventurous with dinner, cooking in a microwave is a great way to get started.
Eating at home also gives you an opportunity to try new foods without paying as much as eating at a restaurant.
Just try cooking at home more too, rather than go out for dinner on a first date try cooking dinner together, it is a great way to get to know one another, or rather than order takeout for that night in with the girls have a potluck and everyone bring something homemade.
Awesome article.