Microwave Recipes

rosieben

kazmeister wrote: »

Hi rosieben

Thanks for this but is there some of the recipe missing, when do you add the conflour milk cream etc or am I being a tad dense

Cheers

ooops! when I copied and pasted, I missed off the bottom bit of the recipe; I've corrected it now, sorry!

Thanks for noticing Kaz

mirry

hi after getting my gas bill I was shocked at my usage.
So I want to try to avoid baking cakes and biscuits in my gas oven ,
I am wondering can they be microwaved ?

Does anyone know
of any recipes ?

Pink.

Hi mirry,

There's an earlier thread that has recipes and links to other threads that should help so I've added your post to it to keep the suggestions together.

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rugbymum

Hi
I know you guys on here are (between you) experts on all domestic matters, so here goes.
I have an LPG stove (electric oven not installed yet), and ran out of gas yesterday afternoon (there then followed a frustrating afternoon trying to find someone open - HAH!).
So I'm reduced to cooking with a microwave till tomorrow.
What can I cook for us?
Any & all suggestions welcome.
Please no jacket spuds though - we have those twice a week as it is!
At the moment I'm looking at beans on toast or toasted sandwiches.

rosieben

we have a small collection of microwave recipes here

I use my micro a lot, especially now I don't have a hob

I cook bacon, rice, pasta, eggs of all sorts, fish cakes and fish fingers, white fish in milk, frozen veg, stew apples and other fruit, cakes and shortbread, steam puddings, lemon curd, oven chips and I'm sure there's lots more

I give jacket potatoes and wedges a few minutes blast in the micro before I oven cook them in the normal oven; I used to make my aunt a chicken stew when she was ill, took about 10 minutes! I cook chicken pieces (when they don't need to brown) and also made curries using jar sauces

you need to (1) watch the timing, chips can end up like chunks of wood if overcooked! (2) think about containers, for the fruit, pasta and rice I use a big tall plastic jug, I use ceramic quiche, pie and lasagne dishes and (3) take the turntable mechanism out to fit the bigger dishes in

I'll have a look for some ideas elsewhere

have a look here for more ideas, including a 'roast' chicken recipe

forgot to say that I know someone who always cooks 'boiled' potatoes in the micro: peel, cut up, place in lidded casserole with a little water, probably about a tablespoon, test after 5 mins or so to see if cooked (never tried this as I steam mine)

valk_scot

Nothing in the freezer that needs using up? I've always got a selection of single portions of left overs that just need defrosted and reheated. Given that it's only for one day that's what I would do for food. Or do you have a slow cooker or Foreman Grill gathering dust somewhere?


For two or more days I'd either dig out the camping stove or buy a single electric ring from Argos or somewhere. I did end up without a working kitchen for two weeks a couple of years ago and that's what I did, except I borrowed the ring.

And really, if you like baked potatoes and they're easy, why not have them again? It is only for one day. It's not worth getting fussy for one day, as long as you get fed. That's what I'd be telling my family anyway!!!!

rugbymum

rosieben - thank you very much for your advice. I didn't know you could do pasta - but I will give it a go.
valk_scot - the two burner camping stove with grill & the mircowave is what I have been using since we moved in two months ago! No spuds, so it isn't simply a case of being fussy. We are no longer fans of jacket spuds under the circumstances
Trust me, If I had anything in the freezer I would have used it up.
Am in the process of cobbling together a chicken & pearl barley stew

zippychick

Rosieben, some fab links there thank you!

A Couple of other threads

DO you actually use your microwave?

What do you cook in your microwave?

I'll merge this later for you - let us know how you get on
thanks
Zip

markandkate

If you have any treacle a sponge is a good pudding YOU can use syrup but it comes out the colur it goes in which may be a bit off putting.

100 g butter/marg 100g syrup/treacle 200g self raising flour 1 egg. Mix melt butter and pour in treacle add flour and egg and a spot of milk if a bit too dry. Cook 4 minutes on high power should be enough but use a knife to test if it is cooked.

I always use my microwave for custard too, mix custard powder milk and sugar and then keep cooking and stirring 30 seconds at a time

Rice comes out well too

bensonsmum

Hi

My son has just moved into his own place and is really struggling- it doesn't help that he has just lost this weeks benefit money - (god knows how but he did) which has to last him until the 16th November but he did!!.

I was hoping that a few of you may be able to come up with recipes for extremely cheap but nutricious meals that can be cooked totally from scrap in the microwave, as he doesn't have a cooker and must also be suitable for a novice cook to be able to follow.

Looking forward to any advice possible

Thanks xx