{"id":6453,"date":"2017-10-11T02:00:58","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T10:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2017-10-10T18:38:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-11T02:38:34","slug":"eating-gourmet-mug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/eating-gourmet-mug\/","title":{"rendered":"Eating gourmet from a mug"},"content":{"rendered":"
Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor<\/span><\/h5>\n

Whether you\u2019re an on-campus student with the desire to stay in dorm or an off-campus student on a time crunch, or you\u2019re simply out of clean dishes, now\u2019s your chance to practice creating these microwave masterpieces.<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s better than a meal in a mug? It\u2019s effortless to eat while binging Netflix in bed, or perfect if you\u2019re on the go. Made with ingredients that are cheap and easy to keep in a mini-fridge, these recipes are foolproof for any student.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Caity Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Simple Scramble<\/strong><\/p>\n

Crack 2 eggs into a mug. Add about 1 tablespoon of milk and stir. Microwave for 1 minute. Add any toppings you would like \u2014 cheese is a must \u2014 and cook for another 30 to 60 seconds. Season with salt and pepper.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by a recipe found on spoonuniversity.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Caity Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Straightforward French Toast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mix \u00bc cup milk, 2 tablespoons of maple syrup, cinnamon and 1 egg in a mug. Take 1 slice of bread, butter 1 side if possible and rip it into bite size pieces. Submerge this in the egg mix. Microwave for 2 minutes, pausing every 30 seconds. Allow to sit 1 minute before eating. Optional: add chocolate chips for a really sweet treat.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by a recipe found on prettyprudent.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Caity Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Manageable Mac n\u2019 Cheese<\/strong><\/p>\n

Put \u00bd cup of macaroni noodles in a mug and pour in about 1 cup of water. Microwave for \u00a08 minutes, checking every couple of minutes, until the noodles are soft. Add \u00bd cup of a cheese of your choice to the mug while there\u2019s still a small amount of water. Heat for another minute, and stir until the cheese is melted.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by a recipe found on madebymonique.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo by Caity Healy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cheap Chocolate Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n

Purchase 1 box of chocolate cake mix. Take out about 2 tablespoons and mix with 2 tablespoons of soda \u2014 cola or cream soda are recommended \u2014 and microwave for 60 to 90 seconds. Weird, I know, but I promise it works. Plus, you can save the rest of the cake mix for a future mug cake.<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by a recipe found on spoonuniversity.com<\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at chealy16@wou.edu<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Caity Healy | Lifestyle Editor Whether you\u2019re an on-campus student with the desire to stay in dorm or an off-campus student on a time crunch, or you\u2019re simply out of clean dishes, now\u2019s your chance to practice creating these microwave masterpieces. What\u2019s better than a meal in a mug? It\u2019s effortless to eat while binging […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1017,"featured_media":6454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1017"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}