Microwave Cooking Titles II

Vegan Microwave Cookbook by Nancy Berkoff — Just about everyone would like to come home to a pot of soup that's been slowly simmering on the stove all day. Or wake up to hot muffins in the morning. Unfortunately, unless you have an enchanted kitchen, these dream dishes are probably not going to materialize until you become acquainted with your microwave.

The Vegan Microwave Cookbook by Chef Nancy Berkoff is your key to terrific vegan meals. Many of the recipes will take under 10 minutes to cook. Others may be more appropriate for entertaining. Helpful advice includes:

- Converting Traditional Recipes to the Microwave
- If You Can Boil Water, You Can Cook with a Microwave
- Microwave Baking and Desserts
- Curries and Casseroles
- Microwave Breakfasts
- Suggestions and Recipes for Holidays, Parties, and Entertaining

Chef Nancy Berkoff is a vegetarian registered dietitian who has cooked meals for one to a thousand. She has over 20 years' of experience working in the food industry. Chef Berkoff has received awards from the American Culinary Federation, California Restaurant Association, and the U.S. Department of the Navy for Culinary Training. Her columns appear in the Orange County Register, Vegetarian Journal, and elsewhere.

The Microwave Kitchen Bible by Carol Bowen — A complete guide to getting the best out of your microwave oven with over 160 recipes.

Classic New England Dishes from Your Microwave by Millie Delahunty — The proverbial best of both worlds: time-honored favorite foods without lengthy preparation.

Moghul Microwave: Cooking Indian Food the Modern Way by Julie Sahni — If pairing cookery of the Moghuls — Muslims of Mongolian, Turkish and Persian origin who wielded power in India from the 16th to 19th centuries — with the modern microwave oven seems incongruous, Sahni (Indian Cooking) makes the partnership work. She instructs readers in microwave techniques and speeds the preparation of exotically flavorful Indian food. "Microwave Indian cooking is much the same as stove-top Indian cooking, only faster, neater, and healthier," the author argues, showing us how the microwave can conjure up some snack foods--puppadum, or toasted lentil wafers — and classics such as Bombay sweetish-soursic garlic lentils, scallops with cucumber in coconut sauce, tomato basmati pilaf and pistachio fudge, all of which can, without undue strain, become habit-forming. Included are a section devoted to the preparation of nonalcoholic beverages (e.g., monsoon cooler), as well as a few startling cocktails, and information on where and how to purchase spices, herbs and other specialized ingredients in the U.S. Illustrations not seen by PW. Author tour. (Publishers Weekly Review, Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.)

Microwave Cooking (Company's Coming) by Jean Pare — Experienced as a professional caterer and a busy mother of four turned author, Jean Pare has learned to appreciate the many time-saving benefits of using a microwave oven. In this new book, she adopts a low-tech approach, allowing cooks of all ages and abilities (kids included) to achieve speedy and tasty results with the more than 200 recipes ranging from appetizers to desserts. An ideal gift, it features an attractive gold-foil cover, lay-flat binding, and dozens of full-color photos.

The Kitchenless Cookbook by Suanne Beverly — If you love to eat but don't like to cook, this book is for you. Kitchen tested by teenagers, college students and young professionals, this collection of easy recipes will make cooking easier than ordering pizza. Perfect for college students or individuals with small kitchens. A follow-up to the popular Savoring the Southwest, the Roswell Symphony tunes up for another round of mouth watering recipes and exquisite artwork. Be sure to check out the regional interest section and of course, the UFO section.

Quick Home-Cooked Meals: Letting Your Microwave Work for You (In 30 Minutes or Less) by Maryann Zepp — You want more control over your own and your family's eating. But you still have only limited time for cooking. You'll be tempted to return to your old practice of picking up pre-cooked food on the way home--unless you can find recipes and hints that match your schedule. Quick Home-Cooked Meals is a cookbook that will show you how to manage it all. It is a collection of recipes that are simple, tasty, nutritious, and fast. Most can be made in 30 minutes or less. Learn how to let your microwave make meals, not just heat leftovers. Follow the Menu-Planning Guide for balanced, full meals — in minutes.

The Microwave Cookbook and Primer by Maryann Zepp — Zepp, a home economist who develops new products for a food company, offers a highly readable beginner's guide to microwave cookery, with bold-faced listings of ingredients that stand out clearly from brief, lucid directions. Novices will find reasonable explanations for a variety of functions from defrosting a frozen cake to selecting equipment. Unfortunately, much of the standard repertoire sausage-macaroni skillet, creamed dried beef, meatballs and tomato sauce, jiffy tuna casserole will interest only the most timid of cooks. Also, considering that the oven itself is a timesaver, there is a disappointing reliance on convenience foods, as in the green-bean bake, ham and cheese casserole, fast-and-fluffy orange pie and pina colada cake. However, a few dishes, such as crab quiche or individual salmon loaves, demonstrate that microwaved food can be interesting.

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