Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese for College Students on a Budget
Purpose: My goal in this design is to show college students how to make a filling and comforting meal on a budget with few ingredients. My hope is that college students will be able to go through the recipe easily and end with a completed meal that they enjoy. The best outcome would be that they enjoy the food and didn't have to spend a lot of money. The worst outcome would be that they found the instructions confusing and did not like the meal. The purpose of this meal will be for college kids interested in making cheap, homeade comfort food.
Audience: My audience for this recipe would be college students, possibly those living away from home who are looking to cook a delicious meal on a tight budget. College students don't want to spend a lot of time cooking in the kitchen, so it will be a simple recipe, possibly for those with little cooking experience. The recipe will be short and easy, with few ingredients so that it doesn't get confusing.
Context: The people reading the recipe might be living in a dorm or apartment with little room to cook and limited kitchen utensils, so the recipe will be really straightforward and simple. They might have limited experiece or time to cook a full meal, so the recipe has to be quick and simple, but still taste extremely good in the end.
Strategies: I will try and keep the wording shot and simple. Because they will be really busy and possibly less familiar with cooking, I will make a list of ingredients, kitchen utensils, time to prepare, oven settings, and I will have a picture showing every step. I will also have a section for things to look out for and avoid. This will
get rid of any confusion the reader might have when viewing the recipe.
Medium: Because this will be a simple recipe, I will try and fit it all on one page with simple text. It could be either an online recipe or in a college cookbook. It would take too much time to have an audio or a video showing the entire process. I will just incude really simple text and photos of all the steps.
Arragnement: At the top will be the title, which will convey that it is for college students and is quick and easy to make. Underneath will be the ingredients and kitchen utensils needed.There will also be a picture of what it looks like. Then, the steps will be arranged in order of the process of cooking the meal. There will be an appropriate picture next to every step to illustrate the process.
Testing: I am going to try the meal and recipe out first before I let others follow the recipe to account for any flaws. I am a college student who is just learning to cook
so I will be able to tell if the recipe is done in an efficient way.