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3.8 out of 5 stars

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Microwave Cooking for One
(Paperback)

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     1565546660

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$13.82

Cooking for one doesn’t have to mean opening a can of soup or living on dry sandwiches and frozen dinners. The person cooking for him- or herself can easily learn to prepare delicious, satisfying meals in minutes. The recipes in
Microwave Cooking For One
are ideal for individual cooks, whether they live alone or share busy, modern households. Fresh, appetizing meals can be prepared to satisfy personal preferences while fitting tight schedules. The diet-conscious can resist the temptation to overindulge by following these perfect-for-one recipes.

All of the dishes in this cookbook can be completely prepared in the microwave oven, saving the cook time, money, hassle, mess, and waste, so everything is prepared in the microwave in simple containers and without the oils and fats used in traditional sautéing, frying, and broiling.

Inexperienced cooks will be delighted with these easy-to-follow recipes. Coquilles Saint Jacques, Chicken Parmesan, Eggs Florentine, Asparagus Soup, Chocolate Custard, and Peach Soufflé are all easier to prepare in the microwave. With almost 300 recipes,
Microwave Cooking For One
offers plenty of possibilities for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. And when you begin with a recipe for one, it’s easy to double or even triple a dish if you need more food to go around.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful

A good book, but with one major flaw

By
Abreo
, January 31, 2012

I have to admit that I used to be one of those people who spent every night alone, and if I was hungry I maybe threw something in the microwave (like ramen) in between episodes of
Seinfeld
, and that was my dinner. A friend of mine was starting to get worried about my behavior so she set me up with one of her friends, and after this didn’t work out so well she purchased this book for me. She said she’ll keep asking some of her other single friends if they’re interested in going on blind dates with me, but until then I can at least eat well. And boy have I been! Now I do own a stovetop, but it broke and to date remains unfixable so up until now I was completely unable to cook anything that tastes good. With the help of this book I can make roast, and really anything I want, in under half an hour. My cooking abilities have really skyrocketed and so has my positive outlook on life. After just a few weeks of using this, I became so much more enjoyable to be around that a cute girl at the supermarket noticed me and started up a conversation, and well, long story short, I told her that I know how to cook and invited her over for dinner tonight! That was an hour ago; she’ll be over here in another three, and I just realized that I made a terrible mistake. I only know how to cook for one…

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

Help we all need

By
John C. Gerry “John nutz”
, January 12, 2013

There was a day when I still dreamed. Those days are dead. Believe we can do it. Believe we can do it together. In 90 seconds or less.

461 of 501 people found the following review helpful

A Cure for Lonliness

By
Kyle Kruczek
, March 25, 2010

Alone in my dark apartment, having worn my Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt as well for countless weeks, found this book to be my bible. I sit at my dining room table, playing
World of Warcraft
night after night, sobbing silently for want of notice by another human being. Pizza boxes piling up, Chinese food leftovers filling my fridge, I was beginning to run out of options. I recently lost my job as a Custodial Consultant for sniffing the ammonia in the utility closet. My funding for my gourmet meals from such world-renowned chefs as Boyardee and Uncle Ben had begun running low. Stumbling in a drunken daze through the local bookstore, my elbow carelessly knocked a book onto the floor as I turned a corner. As I peered down, I saw the title,
Microwave Cooking for One
. Curiously, I picked it up and decided to have a quick read. As I began flipping through the pages, I began to see that this was no ordinary cookbook. No, my friends, this was a book passed down from the gods themselves, displaying the infinite beauty of their messenger, Marie T. Smith, on the cover. I knew at that moment that this book would change my life. I purchased it with the last few dollars to my name and brought it home. Because of this book, I now eat like a king. Filet Mignon? Chicken Alfredo? Caviar? It’s all in there. Not only do you never need to buy another cookbook, there will never be a book so beautifully written ever again. From that point, I have divided my life into two different categories: life
before Microwave Cooking for One
and life after, much like the Old and New Testament. From this book I have made more friends than I can count, gained 30 pounds of rock hard muscle, and have a new job as VP of a major financial holdings company. This book worked for me, and I am sure it will work for you.