Microwave ovens are in over 90% of American homes--but too often relegated to the role of re-heater, defroster, and popcorn maker. No more. Victoria Wise and Susanna Hoffman, authors of The Well-Filled Tortilla, spent three years exploring the possibilities of the microwave, and they've created a collection of 350 innovative, flavorful, at times whimsical recipes that take full advantage of the box and what it does best. And what the microwave does best, as the authors have discovered, is pretty terrific. Perfectly cooked fish. Creamy no-stir risottos. Luscious sauces for pasta. Crunchy pickles and relishes in a twinkling. Soup with an unexpected depth of flavor. Hasty puddings. And all without much of the time, mess, fuss, and demanding attention of conventional cooking. Then, marry these virtues with the sensibilities of two truly imaginative chefs, and the box really does become magic: Cuba Seafood Soup with Black Beans, Sweet Potato and Yam, Burmese Curried Chicken, Fish Fillets Brazilian, Tahini Spice Cake with Orange Glaze, Double Chocolate Pudding.
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Former chefs Wise and Hoffman (Good and Plenty, LJ 12/88) want their readers to take another look at the microwave oven and realize that it can do more than thaw, reheat, and make popcorn. Whether home cooks will start using their microwave to make fruit butters or preserves, or to make (some) recipes that take almost as long as the stove-top version but save on clean-up time, is an open question. In any case, the authors bring impressive credentials to their task. Their recipes?more than 350?are good, and many of their ideas are clever, such as using the microwave to make dried fruits or pickles and condiments of all sorts. Sometimes the ever-so-enthusiastic recipe notes verge on the precious or are slightly off the mark (fish stock "takes a mere 25 minutes in the microwave"?but that's how long most French chefs simmer it). Barbara Kafka's Microwave Gourmet cookbooks became the standard, but this one may well prompt busy cooks to look again. For most collections.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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>From unusual snacks to chicken curry, stuffed trout, and side dishes to desserts, the microwave is here used to prepare entire gourmet meals. Essential to this guide are the side boars on successfully organizing the single microwave for an array of preparations; from toasting nuts to making spice infusions. -- Midwest Book Review
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You will be inspired to actually cook in that coffee warmer.,
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This review is from: The Well-Filled Microwave Cookbook (Well-Filled Series , No 2) (Paperback)
I cook in my microwave now. This book is wonderful. There are great soup recipes. My favorite are Chicken Tortilla and Minestrone. All the vergetables are cover with directions on how to get the best flavors. This book also tells you what you cannot cook well in the microwave. And the price is fantastic! This is great for a first time cook too.
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Not at all what I expected.,
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This review is from: The Well-Filled Microwave Cookbook (Well-Filled Series , No 2) (Paperback)
I found 2 recipes in this entire book that are quick, easy-to-do recipes. If you're looking for fancy dishes you can make in the microwave, this is for you, not for the college kid looking for something simple.
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Lots of tasty recipes that save time both in cooking and clean-up,
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This review is from: The Well-Filled Microwave Cookbook (Well-Filled Series , No 2) (Paperback)
This book shows how the microwave can be used for preparing many traditional dishes that ordinarily would take too much time or attention for me to consider. For example, the basic risotto recipe takes about 30 minutes total -- and it is delicious. The authors include several variations to the basic recipe as well, incorporating sausage, shrimp, mushrooms, etc. Microwave corn on the cob is a wonderful summer recipe. Using the microwave you can enjoy preparing as well as eating this dish -- because you don't have to heat up your kitchen by boiling a large pot of water. Another very helpful thing that the authors do is tell you flat out when a dish is NOT microwavable, such as preparing eggs, breads, and whole roasts.
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