Brownies

One of the easiest and most delicious things you can make anywhere are brownies. They work well for a college kitchen as well, because you don’t need any special equipment except an oven (possibly a big if). Of course, having a pyrex pan and a wooden spoon helps, as does a saucepan, but you can melt chocolate in the microwave (you don’t have a microwave? You’re not actually in college, are you?) and you can use one of those foil pans instead of a glass pan. A wooden spoon really does help (I recommend investing in one if you plan on cooking in college, especially since they can be had very cheaply), but you can use a regular spoon too.

Without further ado, the recipe, from Mark Bittman, after the jump: