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Hot chocolate turns any dorm room into a cozy paradise

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Honestly, I love the late fall and early winter. I find it absolutely wonderful that I can wear both a sweater and a coat on the same day. Nothing is as aesthetically pleasing as walking across campus bundled up and listening to the leaves crunch beneath your feet. However, it isn’t exactly logical to wear your coat indoors. There are many solutions to staying cozy inside, but my personal favorite is hot chocolate.

The reason I decided not to make this post a recipe is that there are so many different possibilities for hot chocolate.

You can make the iconic Swiss-Miss hot chocolate with mini marshmallows or Halloween themed orange hot chocolate. The possibilities are endless.

Follow the directions on the package to achieve the best possible results, but some additional ingredients can always be added.

My personal favorite addition is pumpkin pie spice. Just a sprinkle of this flavoring can instantly make your hot chocolate taste like thanksgiving day. I have used this almost every time I make a simple mug of Swiss-Miss hot chocolate, and I fall a little more in love with it each time.

You can also add caramel syrup, mint leaves, whipped cream or a spoonful of instant coffee.

The coziness that comes with a hot mug of hot chocolate can be what motivates you to put down the Netflix and work on your algebra or it can just bring you joy on a rainy day.

Speedy dorm room microwave spaghetti

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I felt that it was appropriate to begin this blog with the first microwave recipe that I mastered. Spaghetti is one of my absolute favorite dishes, but the process of having to carry multiple pots down to the kitchen didn’t sound all that appetizing. That’s when it occurred to me that I could simply boil the pasta in my microwave and at least save one pot. I tried this the first time I made spaghetti, but still used a sauce pan to warm the sauce. This was going great until I almost burned myself trying to carry the saucepan back upstairs. I knew that there had to be another way. After long research, I finally created this recipe that’s both dorm room savvy and delicious.

What you Need

  • ½ cup of dry spaghetti noodles
  • ½ cup of store-bought pasta sauce
  • Pinch of sea salt
  • Optional: Pinch of crushed red pepper/ parmesan
  • A microwave-safe mug (preferably with a lid)

 

Directions

  1. First you are going to want to prep your spaghetti noodles. The noodles are going to need to be lying straight across in the mug, so I recommend breaking each noodle into four pieces. This can be achieved in a short amount of time, by snapping the noodles in huge bunches together.7592056784_IMG_4224
  2. After the noodles are all lying in the mug, you can add water. Fill the mug until no noodles are above the water line, but overfilling can cause spilling in the microwave.
  3. Cover mug with lid and cook in the microwave for 4 minutes. After the timer runs out, check your noodles. If the pasta is soft proceed to the next step, if not, microwave for 2 more minutes.Mug in Microwave
  4. Once your noodles are done cooking, pour out water using a colander (if you don’t have one, just be careful to not spill any pasta when pouring the water in the sink) then fill your mug with the pasta sauce and stir till it is evenly distributed throughout the noodles.
  5. Microwave for just 45 seconds
  6. Top with crushed red pepper and parmesan.
  7. Enjoy!

 

Let me know how it works out in the comments! 🙂