Microwave Cooking Titles I

A Man, a Can, a Microwave: 50 Tasty Meals You Can Nuke in No Time by David Joachim — First came A Man, a Can, a Plan: 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make. The Sunday Star-Ledger cheered it as a "foolproof, not to mention spill-proof guide to manly success in the kitchen." And the Detroit News exclaimed, "Dude, this cookbook is for you."

Now there's A Man, a Can, a Microwave-and all those "dudes" who helped put the "Grill" book on the New York Times how-to bestseller list will be pleased to know that David Joachim and the editors of Men's Health haven't lost a beat. The 50 guy-friendly, nuke-able meals using packaged ingredients are fun to make and great to eat-and include such tasty dishes as "Italian One-Dish Fish," "Teriyaki Beef with Broccoli," and "Painless Paella." With step-by-step recipes and full-color photos, A Man, a Can, a Microwave, like the previous books in the series, is a perfect gift for anyone learning to cope in the kitchen. Make sure he has a can opener-and a hearty appetite!

Microwave Gourmet by Barbara Kafka — The first microwave cookbook ever introduced by a major food writer — a breakthrough cookbook that challenges all the preconceptions about what one can and cannot do with a microwave. Includes hundreds of entries explaining how different foods react in a microwave. Black-and-white illustrations.

The Well-Filled Microwave Cookbook by Victoria Wise and Susanna M. Hoffman — Although microwaves can be found in over 90 percent of households, the majority of them have been relegated to the role of reheater, defroster, and popcorn maker. Now the authors of The Well-Filled Tortilla Cookbook, who have have spent three years exploring the possibilities of the microwave, have created a collection of 350 innovative, flavorful, at times, whimsical recipes that take full advantage of the "box."

The Cook-Zen Cookbook: Microwave Cooking the Japanese Way — Simple, Healthy, and Delicious by Machiko Chiba — The Cook-Zen pot is a microwave-cooking innovation that creates amazingly delicious, healthy meals in minutes. This companion cookbook presents more than 80 recipes for Japanese-style veggies, rice dishes, meat, chicken, fish, even desserts, all simplified for home cooks. The Cook-Zen delivers perfectly cooked sushi rice and crisp vegetables every time.

Tout de Suite a la Microwave I by Jean K. Durkee — Home economist and author Jean K Durkee has adapted for microwave cooking the best of the French, Acadian and Creole recipes for which the South Louisiana "Cajun Country" has become justly famous. Learn how to cook a Roux and Gumbo, Crabmeat Mornay, Bananas Foster and more-all in the microwave!

Tout de Suite a la Microwave II by Jean K. Durkee — Jean K Durkee "goes continental" in her second cookbook with Mexican, Italian and French recipes all for the microwave. All taste-tested recipes from Chicken Enchiladas to Seafood Gumbo to Pralines a l'Orleans!

125 Best Microwave Oven Recipes by Johanna Burkhard — Burkhard brings her culinary expertise to this versatile and convenient appliance with outstanding recipes for delicious main meals in a fraction of the time required by conventional ovens. From the tantalizing Chicken Creole, Beef, Macaroni and Zucchini Casserole to the Salmon Steaks with Creamy Tomato-Dill Sauce there is a variety of recipes for every occasion and taste. Grains and pastas are particularly well suited to cooking in a microwave. Lemon Barley Pilaf with Mushrooms, Asparagus Risotto, Linguine with Broccoli-Tomato Sauce and Tortellini with Basil, Cream and Walnut Sauce are sublime when cooked in the microwave. There is also a wonderful array of recipes for appetizers, side dishes and desserts. The recipes in 125 Best Microwave Recipes reflect the latest technology in microwaves, while recognizing that many cooks still use older microwaves. Rediscover the easy and convenient way to cook with this practical and appetizing cookbook.

Easy Livin' Microwave Cooking: The New Microwave Primer by Karen Kangas Dwyer — This compact cookbook addresses the reasons readers bought microwave ovens in the first place: to save time, money, and energy at every meal, every day. Each recipe requires minimal preparation and uses commonly available ingredients. Illustrated.

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It is a very good cookbook and I have yet to find a recipe that didn't turn out as it was supposed to.—Norm Peterson, Arizona
My hubby keeps looking in the cookbook, and asks "when will you cook this recipe?"—Lori Hamby, Florida