[.ca] The College Student's Cookbook: (Reluctant, Nervous, ... (ISBN 0883965917)

reluctant cook:
This is cute and well-written but it is only for a college cook who has access to a full kitchen and is motivated to buy unusual products. It does not work for a starving dorm guy. It is better suited for an urban apartment dweller with a nice market nearby.

A freshman must:
All freshman enter the world of college dazed and confused, and usually quite hungry. After years of mom preparing hearty meals, freshman are helpless, lost in the real world.... now they are no longer lost. Josh Lambert's book is a must for all freshman entering college. How else can an 18 year old learn how to cook and win over the hearts of many young women. In fact this book is fundamental to the growth and learning experience of all incoming freshman. Buy this book for all freshman you know, even sophomores... teach them to cook!!

no student I know...:
My going-off-to-college student is all the title implies. I wish, I wish, I wish the recipes lived up to the other reviews. This assumes you have more of a stocked kitchen to work with and will be interested in starting from scratch. There are actually words like "homemade mild tomato salsa" and "toasted pine nuts". There's alot of explanation...more words than recipes, I think. This is very readable, very cute, and looks like pretty good food, but not for the hungry, harried college student in a dorm who isn't going to roast peppers or go get fennel, celeriac or even fresh broccoli.

The Best Cookbook of All Time:
What a delicious (ha!) book! Josh Lambert is an exceedingly talented writer who has truly harnessed the mysteries of cooking. Before I read his book, my friends and family chastised me for my inability to cook (I even earned the nickname "Bad Cook"!). Now I am a cooking whiz. With the delicacy of a fine Pinot Noir, Lambert has created a subtle yet useful cooking bible that will be appreciated by anyone who has been scared by the kitchen.

Good food and lots of laughs...:
This is a cute guide for college kids or new cooks; and while it might not turn every lazy college kid into a gourmet, it'll at least get them laughing and thinking about eating something other than Ramen noodles and cold pizza. I got it as a present just before my junior year, when I was moving off campus to an apartment, and I still use it from time to time.