Microwave Cooking for One

I love this cook book. It has been so fun learning the recipes.I went on ebay to purchase many of the corning ware that is recomended. I absolutely love making hamburgers in the microwave. great for picky toddlers who won't eat what the rest of the family is having. I can whip up a hamburger in about 3 minutes. with very little mess. I also love the chicken and broc dish. the macaroni bake, both versions. I wish it was easier to quadruple the recipes for when i want to feed the whole family. I just can never seem to get the timing right. but eggs, bacon, potatoes, spaghetti, roast,, stew, meatloaf, steak, porkchops, these are just to name a few. I have even gotten good about eyeballing ounces.. for instance I no longer need to weight out 4 oz of hamburger meat, after a few times, i can just guess and i'm always about right. I think this is a great gift for some one tired of mcdonalds and other fast food eating. it's great for feeding kids, all the recipes are really good. Its great for any one who is hungry and doesn't need to cook a feast. Also the recipes are adaptable to what you may already use. this is great for travel trailers that have microwaves! RV's, hotels. dorms and more... buy hamburger patties premade, buy instead of chicken breast, chicken tenderloin, each piece is about the right size. We asked our butcher for a 1 lb roast. Sometimes I buy a pack of chicken breast and divide it when i get home before freezing. Same with ground beef. But i have a large family. if it were just me I wouldn't do that as nearly as much. I freeze most of my veggies to make it easier, chop two onions freeze in baggies, same with peppers, broccoli, mushrooms, Alot of times you dont have to measure, onion, just sprinkle it on, paprika, just sprinkle it on, broccoli, just grab as much as you want to eat... etc.

This is a great cookbook. Perfect for a young bachelor! My favorite recipe is the hotdog recipe! It always comes out warm and juicy! The suggestion of putting it on a bun with ketchup and mustard makes it even better than I've ever had! Perfect for a summer BBQ! This even works for the Stoffers meals for one! I've always struggled with them being too cold and frozen solid, but this book taught me what I needed to warm up that single serve lasagna!This week I'm hoping to try out the popcorn recipe and I'm sure it'll turn out great!

It is a good cookbook for one person but sometime I want to give you a rock at 4 ounce steak well, would you double add if you put a 8 ounce with it that’s my question

When I come home to my apartment, I turn on the microwave as my main source of heat. The cats hate the microwave and scurry whenever I turn it on, all seven of them. My greatest joy is choosing what frozen meal I get to fire up for my dinner. Then I discovered this book and things changed. Instead of only eating pre-made meals, I can now put my artisan skills to the test. I do recall being somewhat of a rock star in my home ec classes.I am now making delicious spare ribs and seafood muffins (see page 141) and having a banquet with my cats. The other day I made a wonderful Rhubarb Pudding Cake (see page 211) and had a birthday party for Mr. Pawly Shore. I don’t know when his birthday actually is so I just go by the date that I got him from the shelter. I’ve learned to double-up and even triple-up on the ingredients so that I can make extra servings for myself the next day. When you know you’re going to be eating alone tomorrow again…might as well make extra.

It has been said that Marie T. Smith was the “veritable high priestess of microwave food preparation”. This is blatant slander, meant to tarnish her good name. Marie T. Smith IS microwave food preparation, nobody has contributed more to the preparation of microwave cuisine in the 20th century than Marie. Marie T. Smith is to the cooking industry as Shakespeare is to literature: an absolute visionary. Whether you’re a single person, or normal, your life will be forever changed by this great work. She is the Yogi that guides you on a spiritual journey that ends with you putting live crabs in the microwave.May you rest easy Marie, society will forever live in debt to you.

I cook only for myself. Cooking is about necessity in my life. This cookbook helps me to make better food and better tasting food quickly. It is full of one-serving recipes that can be used to make meals without needing a cook stove or range-top. A refrigerator is highly desirable, even a tiny one, to store refrigerated items. In the beginning of the cookbook is a complete list of the utensils, dishes, other equipment the author expects you to use. The proper cookware is essential to obtain proper flavors/taste of the food. The book was written using a 700W microwave. The basic website has free downloadable & printable conversion tables to adjust the cooking times to any microwave power-rating you may have. This cookbook is an excellent addition to any kitchen.

Quite overpriced for what it actually is, this makes a lovely gag gift for the single friend in your life who has a good sense of humor and wants a recipe on how to make a mummified chicken in just under 3 hours using little more than your microwave and a fire extinguisher.

I found simple, tasty, specific, and some lost recipes in this book. But you will need one of the special pans/pots to do cooking with. I did find them easily available on eBay.If you've stopped cooking because it is too much trouble, take heart.I also ended up replacing my old broken microwave with a 700-watter. I cooked all frozen food on 50% power anyway = 600 watts in the previous microwave so not much change. If you don't happen to be in the market for a new microwave, go to the website and download the converter chart that applies to your appliance. Easy peasy.

The recipes are interesting and quite varied. You wont be hungry with this book on your counter,

This book is as sad as it sounds, really. However there's some nice tricks in there how to make a fast, small meal from leftovers and it is also a nice piece in a collection of creative, uncommon cooking books.Thus it is perfect for what it is.

Looks like it will be useful to help a person cook just for themself

For many who live on their own and require a cook book so they can prepare and cook fresh microwave meal for one this is a must have

Très complet, il a des recettes variées, plein de photos et beaucoup d’innovations accessoires.