Thursday, November 17, 2011

Meals in Minutes

!: Meals in Minutes

No matter what your schedule, you're going to end up preparing a meal on the run every now and again. I try to keep the ingredients for several quick and easy meals on hand so I'm not in a bind when I'm rushed for time and have to throw a quick meal together. Here are some of my family's favorites:

TOMATO SOUP AND GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICHES

I always keep several cans of Campbell's condensed tomato soup and saltine crackers on hand. Just add a can of milk or water to one can of soup and you're in business. My husband prefers his grilled cheese sandwiches prepared with butter in the skillet, but I often leave out the butter completely by first toasting the bread in the toaster oven, adding the sliced cheese, and then microwaving until the cheese melts.

STIR FRY

There are a number of generic frozen stir fries on the market now that are very reasonably priced. I have to pick through them to find a vegetable combination my family likes, but there really are many to choose from. You just add your choice of beef, chicken, pork, or shrimp, and it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare in the skillet. I add a little soy sauce for extra flavor.

SPAGHETTI

I always stock up on jars of spaghetti sauce when they're on sale. I prefer to make my own, but when I'm pressed for time these jars of sauce come in really handy. My family of three only eats about half of the sauce at one time, so I freeze the leftover sauce (the cooked hamburger added), and the next time it just needs to be thawed out and added to the cooked spaghetti noodles. We used to throw away a lot of leftover garlic bread, but I found that especially when we're not planning on having spaghetti ahead of time, toast with butter and garlic powder is a very acceptable substitute. We actually decided we liked the garlic toast better so I don't even bother with the garlic bread anymore. Just add a salad and you have a complete meal.

CHICKEN BURGERS

I often run across frozen breaded chicken patties on sale. These make a great quick meal, any time of the day. They can be eaten alone or on a hamburger bun. Just add mayonnaise, lettuce, and maybe a slice of tomato. We like to eat these with frozen french fries and maybe a jello salad.


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Friday, November 11, 2011

Microwave and Toaster Rolled in One

!: Microwave and Toaster Rolled in One

A microwave oven in the kitchen is enough to make a homemaker happy with everyday food preparation. Efficiency is the advantage of microwave: faster cooking time, defrosting capability no other cooking appliance can, reheating of food in papers and plastics. Imagine life without microwave oven?

It is a kitchen's asset but experience can say exactly what is missing with a plain microwave oven professional chefs cannot consider enough as the sole cooking device.

A combination microwave toaster oven will answer to this: both microwave and toaster in one compact unit. Slightly bigger compared to the conventional one, microwave oven toaster functions exactly like any old fashioned oven. It can bake, achieve the desired "browning" and make snack preparation easier.

The good thing about having the latest generation of microwave oven toaster is the provision of digital preset function buttons. This auto-cook configuration will help avoid mistakes in cooking time. The amount of power needed to complete the cooking is also preset.

Actually there is no any other menial task to do other than wait for the food to get cooked. Great meals will truly be one click away with this versatility. Of course, comfort in living will mean cost because microwave toaster oven is higher than ordinary microwave oven.

Initially, there is a need to get acquainted in using microwave oven toaster. It is compact, no pre-heating needed, unconventional in method of cooking and functions differently compared to any cookers accustomed to. Who could ever think foods get cooked without direct heat?

Microwave toaster oven are designed to function as is while powered by electromagnetic waves. Just like any microwave, it has potential hazard to be considered as written in every respective user manuals to follow.

Microwave toaster oven has a definite advantage not present in any other items. The toaster is the deciding point in getting this kind of piece. As a small appliance in the kitchen, it will not take so much space to get one. Actually it is considered a small microwave suited for small apartments, especially for a starting family.

It is hard to imagine how to live the present world without a microwave. Fast phased lifestyle will call for reheating of leftovers without indulging too much time in setting up the stove and transferring the food to a cookware.

Buying just a conventional microwave? Think again. Consider a microwave with toaster.


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