The Microwave Cook Book

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More than ever the busy housewife requires a method of cooking food which saves both time and costly energy, and the answer to these problems is a microwave oven: a safe, clean and simple device that can save up to 75 per cent of normal cooking time. Although cooking in a microwave oven is simple, it does demand new skills, and this beautifully illustrated book explains all the microwave cook needs to know about this new method of cooking: how and why it works; equipment; cooking fresh and frozen foods; preparing foods for freezing, defrosting; convenience foods. The mouth-watering recipes include soups and starters, fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, pasta, vegetables, sauces, puddings and cakes - well over a hundred appetizing dishes. Each recipe includes instructions on freezing, reflecting the useful relationship between the microwave oven and the freezer. Mary Norwak is an experienced cook and author of many popular cookery books. When she first started to use her own microwave... Tovább

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More than ever the busy housewife requires a method of cooking food which saves both time and costly energy, and the answer to these problems is a microwave oven: a safe, clean and simple device that can save up to 75 per cent of normal cooking time. Although cooking in a microwave oven is simple, it does demand new skills, and this beautifully illustrated book explains all the microwave cook needs to know about this new method of cooking: how and why it works; equipment; cooking fresh and frozen foods; preparing foods for freezing, defrosting; convenience foods. The mouth-watering recipes include soups and starters, fish and shellfish, poultry, meat, pasta, vegetables, sauces, puddings and cakes - well over a hundred appetizing dishes. Each recipe includes instructions on freezing, reflecting the useful relationship between the microwave oven and the freezer. Mary Norwak is an experienced cook and author of many popular cookery books. When she first started to use her own microwave oven, she realized that she needed to change her ways of thinking about preparing food in order to get the most from her new oven. This book is designed to help other cooks do the same. The microwave oven has immense potential to save the cook time and energy. Faster cooking means that the food retains more of its natural flavour and colour as well as a higher proportion of its nutritional value, and offers the cook a new flexibility in the kitchen. Vissza