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Central Market Challenge

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at F and M chapter.

Her Campus F&M presents to you a new challenge–the Central Market Challenge–where the goal is to create a meal that could be made by college students using only ingredients found in Lancaster’s Central Market. Here are some recipes for you to try out!

• Tossed Salad

Ingredients:

– One Head of Iceberg Lettuce shredded

– One Fresh Tomato Diced

– One Onion Sliced Thinly

– One Cut Cucumber

– Three Carrots Sliced into Thin Rounds

– Thin Sliced Fresh Parmesan Cheese

Vinaigrette:

Quarter Cup of Balsamic Vinegar

Three Quarter Cup of Oil

Tablespoon of Chopped Garlic

Half Teaspoon of Salt

Half Teaspoon of Back Pepper

Recipe:

1. Prepare all salad ingredients accordingly.

2. Place all salad ingredients into a large serving bowl.

Vinaigrette Recipe:

1. In a medium size bowl, pour in 1⁄4 cup of balsamic vinegar.

2. Slowly pour in 3⁄4 cup of olive oil, whisking as you combine.

3. Once all of the oil is incorporated, add in garlic, salt, and pepper.

4. Dress salad with as much vinaigrette as desired.

Lemon and Thyme Roasted Chicken for Two

Ingredients:

– One Lemon

– Four Sprigs of Thyme

– Two Large Skin-on Chicken Breasts

– Two Table Spoons of Olive Oil

– One Teaspoon of Salt

– Black Pepper to Taste

Recipe:

1. Oil up an 8×9 baking dish and set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 345 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Remove chicken from packaging and pat dry with a paper towel.

4. Wash both the lemon and thyme.

5. Thinly slice the lemon into two or three slices per breast.

6. Lift the skin of the chicken breast and slide two sprigs of thyme and two

7. Sprinkle salt and pepper on to the outside of both pieces of chicken.

8. Place chicken skin side up into the well-oiled baking dish, and place into lemon slices under the skin. Be careful not to completely separate the skin from the chicken. Repeat for both breasts. oven. Bake for at least twenty minutes.

 

4 Cups of Green Beans

Recipe:

1. Fill up a large pot with water

2. Place 2 teaspoons of salt into water to season.

3. Put pot on stove and set the temperature to high.

4. Once at a boil, place green beans into pot. Let them sit for not longer than

5. Drain water and enjoy. a minute.

Kristina is a senior HerCampus writer at the beautiful Franklin and Marshall College located in Lancaster, PA. For the last two years, she has been writing for the F&M chapter of HerCampus. Her other campus activities include tutoring for the physics department, editing the yearbook, and DJing for the WFNM radio station. Kristina graduates this year with a major in Astrophysics and minor in Applied Mathematics. She aspires to take her writing and science skills, and become a researcher in the field of atmospheric science.
Along with being the Her Campus Franklin and Marshall Campus Correspondent, I am also the editor-in-chief of Epilogue, F&M's literary Magazine, Staff Writer for The College Reporter, F&M's student newspaper, and a very active member of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity. When not hard at work, you can find me writing, reading, geeking out over Disney movies with my friends, or doing art projects.