500g lean beef mince
1 onion
Worcester sauce
Our Highland Cowboy explains why you should never buy a burger again…
Ah, spring. The days get longer, the skirts get shorter, and a young man’s thoughts can easily become focused on one thing: barbecues. Yes, we are rapidly approaching that glorious time of year when standing in the garden in […]

At the risk of sounding like Jamie Oliver, we students eat a lot of crap. Never would a night out last year have been complete without a chilli burger and chips from Mr Efe on the way home from Toffs or Gallery.

There are many things in life that we, as humans, are forced to endure with equanimity: the weather in Britain, the impossibility of losing weight without doing exercise, and Noel Edmonds. One of the things I refuse to bow down to, however, is ready-made pastry.

Wondering what to do with those woodcock you bagged in the shoot at the weekend? Well here’s the recipe for you.

Poaching chicken avoids overcooking, reduces sunflower-oil intake and lets you flavour the meat. So cut two chicken breasts in half lengthways and place them in a couple of pints of boiling veg stock for about 20 mins or until cooked.

How would the average student cope without bacon sandwiches, cheese toasties and Efe’s pizza? Jenny O’Mahony embarks on a week as a tofu-munching vegan.

Tomato soup does not come from a tin. In fact, what Heinz and others pass for tomato soup is something sickly sweet, loaded with additives, and very unlike the real thing.

Students are bombarded with posters and lectures warning against the dangers of excessive drinking, but are all these well meaning campaigns just out to spoil our fun? Flora Bradwell looks at the joys of alcohol and its place in university life

Many people see those who choose not to eat meat as over-idealistic hippies. Dan Whitehead and Sam Noble explore their different reasons for shunning the red stuff.