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Top Foods to Boost Your Immune System

Top Foods to Boost Your Immune System

We’re washing our hands, practicing social distancing, and wearing face masks if we have to go out in public. These are the procedures we have been following for weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and boost our immune systems. But what else can we do to improve...

All About Soul Food

All About Soul Food

Although the term "soul food" was coined in the 1960's, soul food type cuisine has been around for millennia, dating back to precolonial Africa. The term has become shorthand for all African American cooking, but soul food originates from the Deep South during...

Guidebook: Covid-19 Prevention and Preparedness for Fall Opening

Guidebook: Covid-19 Prevention and Preparedness for Fall Opening

Each day the news is more optimistic that students will be back on campus this fall. Thus, the conversation has now shifted from whether schools will reopen, to how to open safely. Campus Cooks has created a “Covid-19 Prevention and Preparedness Guidebook for Fall...

Self-Care Tips During Quarantine

Self-Care Tips During Quarantine

As news and social media sites flood with updates regarding the current pandemic, its easy get caught up in the chaos. In this extended state of social distancing and self-quarantining, it is crucial we are tending to to our mental, emotional and physical health. What...

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Risotto and Meatballs

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Risotto and Meatballs

Our Campus Cooks staff have been keeping busy by making delicious meals during these times of social distancing and self-quarantine. Take a look at last week's entries using these ingredients: Ground Beef or Poultry, Plum Tomatoes, Risotto, Bread Crumbs and Baby...

Grandma’s Flautas Tradition: Stories from Campus Cooks Kitchens

Grandma’s Flautas Tradition: Stories from Campus Cooks Kitchens

This special story comes from Chef Mark at Triangle Fraternity at Illinois Institute of Technology, where he is still cooking for the men quarantining at the house. Last Friday, the men got to enjoy a To-Go Cinco De Mayo themed meal using a very special recipe held...

Our Favorite Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Our Favorite Cinco De Mayo Recipes

Cinco De Mayo is approaching fast. Although we can't go out to eat tacos and sip margaritas at our favorite Mexican restaurant, we can bring the fiesta to our homes! Here are some of our favorite side dish recipes from our very own Campus Cook's chefs. Chef Paul's...

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Vegetarian

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Vegetarian

The Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge is going strong and just completed its third round. This week, our staff members were challenged to incorporate these items into one cohesive dish: A Fresh Herb, Sweet Potato, Quinoa, Corn and Spring Peas. Take a look at the entries...

Top Tips for Beating Procrastination During Quarantine

Top Tips for Beating Procrastination During Quarantine

Being in self-isolation is tough in many ways. The world we know and our daily routine have been altered drastically, and there's a lot of anxiety and worry for the uncertain future that lies ahead. It's no wonder many people are finding it difficult to stay...

Simple Healthy Meals to Cook At Home

Simple Healthy Meals to Cook At Home

After being in quarantine for over a month now, you may have noticed a change in the way your body looks and feels.Trying to maintain a healthy diet during quarantine is difficult, to say the least. The anxieties about the current state of the world right now mixed...

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Desserts

Campus Cooks Chopped Challenge: Desserts

Our Campus Cooks team put their baking skills to the test with another Chopped Challenge! Last week, our supervisors created desserts using Chocolate, Jam or Fruit Preserves, Oats, Cereal and Flour. Here are the entries for round two: Will Wohlt, Director of...