



Microwave Cooking for One by Marie T Smith

Is your microwave oven's main function in life is to heat leftovers, bake potatoes or pop popcorn? You can cook complete meals in your microwave oven and this site is here to help show you how by teaching you to microwave cook dishes for one that can be easily multiplied. If you arrived here because you heard this is the world's saddest cookbook, we hope you'll take some time to explore the site and find out why Microwave Cooking for One can actually help you learn to cook, as well as save you time and money.

Why Microwave Food?

It's fast ! Generally, cooking food takes one-fourth the time in the microwave than it takes in your conventional oven.

! Generally, cooking food takes one-fourth the time in the microwave than it takes in your conventional oven. It's cool ! Cooking heat is created within the food, so your kitchen does not become overheated.

! Cooking heat is created within the food, so your kitchen does not become overheated. It's tastier ! Natural flavors are retained in the food.

! Natural flavors are retained in the food. It's nutritional ! Reduced cooking time means more vitamins and minerals are retained.

! Reduced cooking time means more vitamins and minerals are retained. It's economical ! You only cook the amount of food you need. Your microwave uses less electrical wattage than with your conventional oven, and you're cooking for a shorter amount of time.

! You only cook the amount of food you need. Your microwave uses less electrical wattage than with your conventional oven, and you're cooking for a shorter amount of time. It's convenient! You can cook right in the serving dish, on paper plates and in paper towels. There is less mess to clean up after you're done.

Why Recipes for One?

Anyone who has tried to reduce a recipe to a small amount knows that it is not an easy task, but to double or triple a recipe is a fairly simple feat. The tough reducing part has been done for you already in Microwave Cooking for One; the easy job of increasing these recipes to two or three or four servings is up to you.

We are becoming a society of single- and two-person households. Baby-boomers are retiring, and their children have grown up and moved out of the house. Microwave Cooking for One is a healthy solution for: Busy Households Full of Individual Tastes College Students Cost-Conscious Households Individuals Living Alone Individuals on a Special Diet or Any Diet Newly Weds Retired Couples Single Military Personnel Widows and Widowers Yourself!



Getting Started ...

A good place to start is in the Microwave Cooking Tips section to get an overview about cooking in the microwave oven.

Then, visit the Contents & Recipes section and try some of the recipes.

Did You Know?

Many people become frustrated when attempting to cook in the microwave because they do not realize that most recipes are written for the 700-watt oven (the industry standard). However, what do you do if you own a different wattage oven? Check out our easy-to-use Conversion Charts to convert to the time you need to use to cook your food. Don't know what wattage oven you have? Follow the instructions at What Wattage is My Oven? to determine your microwave oven's wattage.

Marie T Smith demonstrates how easy it is to make a healthy, nutritional breakfast.