I admit this was inspired by another post :suspect: :hihi:
(Draggletail's chips ;) )
but....

Does anybody have any favourite microwave recipes?
What do you bung in in a hurry?
How fantastic can you make a meal in a microwave?

(Okay - 'reheated beans' posts are allowed ;) )

Really nice and easy:

Get a bowl and fill with mushrooms

Chop one clove of garlic and mix in

Add a table spoon of butter

Cover with clingfilm

Zap in the microwave for about 3 1/2 mins.

Hey presto, lovely buttery garlic mushrooms - Tasty as anything!

do the mushrooms cook properly?

They do, effectively all you're doing is cooking them in the butter - I'd adjust the times for whatever power microwave you have but they cook well and taste lovely, especially if you pour the melted butter over them once plated up (keeping back the garlic by straining through a small sieve)

sooooooo, is it safe to assume that out of all the microwaves in Sheffield, only one gets to cook something other than plastic dinners :confused:

Originally posted by Swan_Vesta
Really nice and easy:

Get a bowl and fill with mushrooms

Chop one clove of garlic and mix in

Add a table spoon of butter

Cover with clingfilm

Zap in the microwave for about 3 1/2 mins.

Hey presto, lovely buttery garlic mushrooms - Tasty as anything!

Sounds too much like hard work to me ;)

Exploding Eggs!

Recipe:

1 Egg
2-3g Salt
1 Microwave safe plate

Put the egg on the plate and set the microwave for 3 minutes. When you hear a small explosion, your egg is done. Salt to taste.

Not very tasty, but can be quite fun!

(Kids don't try this one at home!)

:thumbsup:

Why do tinned carrots always explode in a microwave? Should I take them out of the tin first? :hihi:

I've got it into my head that my Mum somehow used to make a cake in the microwave??? It was a scrumptious chocolate cake and I used to get fed up of waiting for it too cool down.

Has anyone else done this? And how would it be done???

She probably did Sugar...

http://www.recipegoldmine.com/microwave/micro62.html

Aaaaaww thanks Strix! Much appreciated. xxx :clap:

get one can of beans.

Take wrapping off of the can.

Put shiny can in Microwave for 2 munites

enjoy the light display

buy new microwave

Originally posted by robbie
get one can of beans.

Take wrapping off of the can.

Put shiny can in Microwave for 2 munites

enjoy the light display

buy new microwave

What are we doing wrong Robbie?

Originally posted by sugarnspice
I've got it into my head that my Mum somehow used to make a cake in the microwave??? It was a scrumptious chocolate cake and I used to get fed up of waiting for it too cool down.

Has anyone else done this? And how would it be done???
Hmmm Microwave sponge.. *drools* My stepmom used to make the treacle version with custard... god I really used to love that..think I may have a bash at making one myself later..I love cake :love:

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Hmmm Microwave sponge.. *drools* My stepmom used to make the treacle version with custard... god I really used to love that..think I may have a bash at making one myself later..I love cake :love:

May have to pay you a visit! :clap:

Originally posted by sugarnspice
May have to pay you a visit! :clap:
Only if you bring cake :hihi: Talking about microwave cooking my stepmom also used to cook chicken in there :gag: it was allways like rubber..

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Only if you bring cake :hihi:

:rolleyes: The idea was kind of that you'd be making some.

Oh I'm hungry now! :(

You can never have enough cake :) .. Am off to shops later to get the flour eggs n stuff. Will let you know if it ends up like a sponge volcano in the microwave :hihi:

I just called my stepmom to doublecheck the ingredients..
She recomends a plain sponge with a spoon of ginger powder and treacle :)