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For some, preparing a sandwich involves little more than slathering globs of peanut butter and jelly onto some Wonderbread. Granted, there's a bit of comfort in consuming a brown paper bag classic that graced many an elementary school cafeteria, but, for college students, sandwich-making has become a much more sophisticated process - now, at the very least, lunch consists of all-natural peanut butter on whole grain wheat bread. Whether cooking in a meager apartment kitchen or trying to spruce up Terrace's offerings, there are limitless options for sandwich chefs. Here are a few cheap and easy single-serving ideas, each using five ingredients or less, to get some culinary juices flowing:

Breakfast

Cheggamuffin

1 Egg
Slice of Cheese
English Muffin
Frozen Sausage Patty or Leftover Ham
Butter (optional)

This cholesterol disaster involves relatively little effort and considerable artistic license. Prepare the eggs - scrambled works best, but other methods can be used if desired. At the same time, microwave or fry the sausage patty/ham. Toast the English Muffin and spread on some butter for some extra zing. Put the scrambled eggs and cooked meat between the two English Muffin halves and stick on the cheese while everything is still warm, so that it melts to perfection. Vow to go to the gym later and dig in.

Lunch

Turkey and Hummus on Pita

2 slices deli turkey
1 spinach leaf
1 slice pita bread
2 tablespoons hummus
1 slice plum tomato

It's the busiest time of day, so try a sandwich that involves no real cooking and no waiting around for ingredients to heat. Cut the pita bread in half and carefully open each pocket. Spread a thin layer of hummus on the insides of the pita. Place remaining ingredients-the turkey, spinach, and tomato-into the pita pocket. Take a bite and feel clever for breaking the monotony of a plain old turkey sandwich.

Dinner

Grilled Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

One large Portobello mushroom, cleaned and stemmed
1 Slice of red onion
Kaiser Roll
2 tablespoons fat-free Italian salad dressing
1 Slice mozzarella cheese

Go meatless and get an opportunity to tell a "fungi/fun guy" joke or two. Cover the Portobello mushroom and the onion with the Italian dressing. Using a trusty George Foreman, grill each side of the vegetables for two minutes on medium heat, or until sufficiently tender. Remove the onion from the grill, then place the cheese slice on top of the mushroom until it melts slightly. Place the cheese-covered mushroom and the onion onto a toasted Kaiser Roll. Feel grateful for illegally harboring that George Foreman grill in the dorms and savor the flavor.

Dessert

Ice Cream Sandwich

2 Chocolate chip cookies, the bigger the better
Vanilla Soft Serve Ice Cream

This must be concocted within the walls of Terrace or Wolman Station, on one of those days when the soft-serve ice cream machine doesn't just disappointingly drip out the cream, sans iciness (test ahead of time, in order to avoid ruining a perfectly good cookie). Place one cookie underneath the soft-serve spout, and cover its surface with an evenly-distributed amount of ice cream-slowly swirling the cookie around works best. Carefully squeeze the other cookie on top of the ice cream mound. Lick any excess ice cream from along the edges and bask in the awe from the next kid in line.

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