The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Microwave Cookbook

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As you opt for a cookbook, consider the microwave capacity and power that you have. For example, some recipes will say cook this dish for 20 minutes – apt for a microwave with power less than 1000 W. What do you do if your microwave is 1200 watts? Most cookbooks do not provide the answer. So opt for a cookbook that matches or gives you answers to the microwave of your size. Recipes Many folks have admired her logical representation of recipes which doesn’t require them to go through a maze of things, keeping it simple and predictable. Most recipes have timings given for single portions, too; Yates does not miss out on a singleton’s need. Offering you perfect cooking times for steamed vegetables or fish, Yates’ cookbook is helpful to those who are new to microwave cooking. Most users like the fact that the recipes are easy to follow and are indexed to find a dish easily. Yates has shared cooking times for different microwaves depending upon their wattage and what is being cooked. Yates is a pro as she suggests recipes by weight and different cuts of meat. All microwaves up to the known norm of 1000 watts benefit from this cookbook. There are no great mechanics to these recipes; they are just something you would do in a home kitchen. You can easily double these recipes if you are a couple or two office colleagues for lunch. These eighty recipes are nutritious, flavorful, and colorful. They do not require much cooking time. Index: Cookbooks should be easy to read and follow. Look for cookbooks that have recipes in the index by the food or courses.

Do seek a cookbook with pictures to encourage you or provide guidance on how the finished dish should look. The famous proverb ‘Pictures communicate much more than words only,’ applied beautifully here. Features Remember there are 250 different dishes that you can make very easily and you only need a mug for a vessel. There are a variety of dishes here which does not need turning on the stove and standing there till the food is done. Stir and put it in the microwave and wait for the timer to ring. For bachelors and students living in a dorm and especially for people who do not know to cook, buying this is one of the best choices. The recipes are put in very simple words and hence it makes it easy for the reader to understand and cook very easily. It is one single book for making any meal you want in no time. This is the best choice for people who are in a hurry. For many food connoisseurs, the cookbook is helping save food wastage with limited portions being cooked. You don’t have to eat the same food cooked in large quantities and frozen and reheated. Its fresh food cooked each time, every time.Since this cookbook is for beginners, Yates introduces the reader to preparing and cooking different types of food in microwaves. Filled with tips and hints on cooking, Yates’s narration tempts you to try out some of the dishes now. With its limited capacity, microwaved food is for a limited quantity. For a lrge get together you may need to do multiple batches. Pictures/Illustrations This book is so cool. The whole point is that a microwave, a mug, a spoon and a few ingredients are all you will need to make a super cool meal. It is a book that has a list of food you can cook in a short time without any other utensil. With this book in your kitchen, you need not have large utensils. This is perfect if you are just learning to cook. With the busy schedule, we have these days, we cannot sit and spend all the time we have on cooking. You may have to leave really early for work and with this, skipping breakfast will never be an option as cooking is going to take much lesser time than you can imagine.

Many folks find the Teriyaki beef with broccoli and the painless paella amazing dishes to go for! Instructions are simple to follow once you have the ingredients listed and shopped. While all the main ingredients are listed, some users found the other ingredients are given in a smaller font, making reading them difficult. There are a lot of people who do not know to cook. This is when you will need to cook on a microwave as it is easier and you can blindly follow the recipe in this book. It is simplified and is very easy to understand. This has very clearly written step by step instructions of how to make over 500 dishes. With this microwave cookbook, you can make a menu for any kind of meal and even for the entire family. There are people who know to cook perfectly well in a stove but aren’t microwaves much faster? This book has many recipes of dishes that is usually cooked on a stove. This is one of the most useful books to people who need to cook faster and also use the microwave to make it easier.It is not expensive and is very easy to buy. You can make a ginger pot roast or a cupcake or even a squash or a sauce in no time. You need not sit and practice cooking. Just reading the recipe and following it will give a very tasty dish. There are a lot of recipes to choose from and they are nutritious too. There are desserts, appetizers and you can easily plan a menu ahead and surprise your family and friends. Food tends to retain more nutrients when cooked in the microwave because they are not destroyed by prolonged cooking. Filled with simple and easy-to-follow instructions, Joyce’s cookbook is a welcome change from The Good Housekeeping. Joyce provides more than fifty recipes, shows you what drinks go with what food and has menus for most occasions. She provides time charts for all recipes and the nutritional food value in a standard recipe.

No take-outs, no instant food, or processed food. All the meals in this cookbook are cooked for a delicious, simple serving. Some users find the portion sizes to be small for one person; they augment the food with an extra side dish, salad, fruit, or a shake.

Perfect recipes for the singles living alone in a house or a university dorm; these recipes are economical, offer alternatives to choose from during the week. You don’t have to cook and create large batches to be used over and over again. If you have a digital microwave then this allows for precise cooking programme and time settings as well as variable heat settings on some machines. Providing you a refreshing break, these recipes don’t become the task itself. Take some time off the tasks to refresh and cook yourself a healthy meal with this cookbook.