Life at UCB through the eyes of our student bloggers

Tag: Food

Eating on a Budget

Eating on a Budget

I remember in my first year of uni, March was the month I struggled for money the most. The next loan wasn’t due until April and I had ran out of savings! One thing I was shocked about when I came to uni was how […]

Missing my land, Sardinia

Missing my land, Sardinia

I am Italian, from a beautiful island whose name is Sardinia, and for one or another reason, I haven’t been able to go home for two years. Today I have been looking for a particular song in Sardinian. This piece gives me goosebumps, and I […]

Eating as a Student

Eating as a Student

For a lot of students, moving to uni will be the first time you’ve been completely independent. You’ll have to cook for yourself, clean for yourself and do everything basically! Unless you’re like me, I took my laundry home to be cleaned during my first […]

Food experiments and guinea pigs

Food experiments and guinea pigs

Hello and bon appétit! My subject today is food experiments! I am studying Food and Nutrition, but food has always been a good part of my background, probably because I am Italian. However, I don’t disdain food from all over the world, as I am […]

The best lasagne recipe ever!

The best lasagne recipe ever!

Hello everyone! 😊 Welcome back to a new post. As most of you know I’m a huge fan of international cuisine, and I love cooking and baking. This week I’m bringing you my delicious lasagne recipe – this recipe is so easy to make and full […]

Fresh Pickings

Fresh Pickings

Hi again! Did you ever realise you could forage a salad from your local environment? If you would like to know which edible plants grow in the UK or how to make the tastiest salad… I have written this blog just for you! I have […]

Who loves wine?

Who loves wine?

Hello again! More wine, please?! Who loves a glass of wine? This blog is written for all you wine lovers! Which do you prefer? Red, Rosé or White? Sparkling or still? Dry or sweet? I have to be honest, I love all of them! But […]

Baking Edition: Brigadeirinhos

Baking Edition: Brigadeirinhos

Hey everyone! Welcome back to a new post and I hope you all had a wonderful week! As the term comes to an end, the holiday season is just around the corner, and therefore I would like to introduce you all to a delicious dessert […]

Why this lockdown is better than the last… (hopefully)

Why this lockdown is better than the last… (hopefully)

In March, all of our lives suddenly got turned upside down. My life previously revolved around me studying with my friends at uni, going to gigs at the weekends, rock climbing in the evenings and visiting my family in town across the UK. Then suddenly […]

It’s Spooky Season – Baking edition

It’s Spooky Season – Baking edition

It’s spooky season!! It’s that time of year again, people! Love it or hate it, Halloween is full of sweet treats and pumpkin-spiced everything!! As I’m a bakery student at University College Birmingham, it’d be a crime if I didn’t upload a Halloween baking blog, […]