Monthly Archives: November 2010

The Healthy College Cookbook

Check out “The Healthy College Cookbook,” by Alexsandra Nimetz, Jason Stanley, Emeline Starr, and Rachel Holcomb. Cheap Eat$ Peeps- whether you love cooking, hate cooking, or have never tried cooking something besides a grilled cheese, this cookbook has amazing recipes … Continue reading

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A Cheap Eat$ look @ X-Mas Eve

By: Nicole Kucharski Depending on one’s religious and cultural background, every family has their own food traditions on Christmas Eve. I remember last year sitting with my family eating traditional polish eats (no meat!) which included red bet soup with … Continue reading

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French Toast Ala You!

By: Dinko Cirkic Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and it’s the one that you can afford to stock up on sugar because you’ll eventually burn it off throughout the day. Too much sugar in your diet … Continue reading

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Season of Gift Giving

By Nikki: Kucharski With Black Friday being only a week and a half away, and Christmas being a mere month and a half away, the reality of Christmas shopping is slowly setting in. We here at Cheap Eat$ for College … Continue reading

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I Scream for Ice Cream 2.0

By: Dinko Cirkic I always make it a point to have dessert when I eat out. Whether I’ve stuffed my face with three cheeseburgers, fries, pop, and some nachos I always have just enough room for dessert. If you were … Continue reading

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Gabi’s $5 Under Challenge

Gabi Zifkin-Swett is a typical college student. Like most she has a job, goes to school, and likes to save her hard earned money when she can. One day we were talking about how expensive it is to live in … Continue reading

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Tatsu vs. Ichiban

By: Nicole Kucharski Another day, another sushi joint, this time located in the University Village area. First and foremost, I wanted to see how this place compared to Ichiban sushi nearby. I liked the atmosphere from the get-go.  Evem though Tatsu was buzzing with customers … Continue reading

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Breakfast by UIC

By Dinko Cirkic Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and inside the Behavioral Science Building (BSB) at UIC the students may get their early morning fix thanks to Skinner’s. Skinner’s, if your not aware of it, is … Continue reading

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How Legit are Restaurant Reviews Online?

By: Nicole Kucharski Cheap Eat$ lovers: we constantly link our readers to Yelp or Metromix through our blog, however, in the past there has been buzz about whether or not these sites have maintained a credible reputation. This week, we … Continue reading

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