Do You Have What It Takes To Be The Next Gordon Ramsay? Hint: The Answer Is YES!

I consider myself to be a regular Gordan Ramsay. Actually, that is definitely a lie. I aspire to be a regular Gordon Ramsay. The foul-mouthed, T.V. chef-extraordinaire is the host of one of my all time favorite shows, Kitchen Nightmares. Being at college has held me back from this aspiration- I can't exactly create a five star meal in my dorm room's microwave. I used to be seriously afraid of cooking and baking because I assumed that I would burn myself or mess up the food completely and ultimately waste all of the food I used to make it. However, as time went on my love for cooking and baking grew exponentially, and now I can confidently say that I love to do both! College has made me take a break from it, but recently going to my friends apartment to bake cookies for a THON fundraiser reminded me of this love that I need to talk about.

The man himself, Gordon Ramsay. Courtesy of his Twitter.

Every night when I go to North to get dinner with my friends, the thought crosses my mind that I simply cannot wait until I can eat a home cooked meal, made by yours truly. Being at home with a stove, oven, and more ingredients is truly something I took for granted. There are so many options back in my kitchen at home that I don't have here. That being said, it is still entirely possible to make some food in the microwave. If Ramen noodles and T.V. dinners aren't quite your thing, you can still make some food items that are a little bit more involved than that! This BuzzFeed article lays out a pretty solid list of 31 different items you can make just with a trip to the store and a microwave. Cook up a storm in your dorm!

Cooking and baking is also super helpful when it comes to stress. If you're intrigued by this idea, this article discusses it more in depth than I am going to right now. Essentially, though, you become quite focused on what you are doing right in that moment. Cooking is oftentimes not something that you can walk away from for half an hour and come back to. It is hard to get distracted by the stressful parts of your life while you are dead set on getting some good food on the table in time for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

This doesn't have to be you! Courtesy of Harvard Health.

Maybe the thought of cooking stresses you out, so you can't bring yourself to believe the previous paragraph. I have something else to tell you. Cooking is not difficult! Watch some YouTube videos, read the recipes before diving into the cooking itself, and everything will turn out fine. Pay close attention (the kind of attention that will distract you from life's stress) to the recipe that you can easily get from a cookbook or online and I swear to you, you will be one step closer to being Gordon Ramsay. There is absolutely no need to start creating your own concoctions right from the start of your cooking endeavors, there are a lot of easier ways to get started.

While cooking and baking might not initially seem like something that could "change your life", if you look a little deeper I promise that they are more than just making food and eating it. If you put the time and effort in, you too could start to love creating full meals or desserts out of what was just a few measly ingredients an hour earlier. Cooking and baking has proven to be a great stress reliever for me, personally, and for many other people I know who enjoy it as well. This might be a stretch, but maybe you could find a newfound love in cooking and become a chef or something similar. You could be the next Gordon Ramsay! (Seriously, he is a great example of how you can become successful and wealthy by doing what you love.)