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Microwave Cooking in a Mug Cookbooks

The craze for microwaving portion-size dishes in a mug is gaining steam as exhibited by the number of cookbooks hitting the market dedicated to the technique.

250 Best Meals in a Mug: Delicious Homemade Microwave Meals in Minutes by Camilla Saulsbury — Meals in a mug are a perfect solution for solo dining, and they're also quick and easy options for busy people. And they are a convenient and budget-friendly way to eat delicious and healthy meals when living in a dorm, travelling in a RV or eating at the office.

These perfect individual portion sized recipes cover morning breakfast to late afternoon snacks and satisfying suppers with just a quick trip to the microwave which speedily omits hours of stovetop simmering and/or baking. In just 2 minutes, breakfast gets a sumptuous and nutritious boost with a moist and tender Banana Blueberry Muffin. Lunch takes its inspiration from New Orleans with Red Beans and Barley. This quick mugful of deliciousness uses quick-cooking barley which stands in for traditional white rice making it a speedy and healthy makeover.

5-Minute Mug Cakes: Nearly 100 Yummy Microwave Cakes by Jennifer Lee — Don't think you can make a warm, gooey homemade cake in under five minutes? Think again! 5-Minute Mug Cakes is the perfect gift for anyone with a mug, a microwave, and a dream. With nearly 100 delectable recipes for cakes, brownies, cookies, and more, every single recipe can be made in an ordinary, microwave-safe mug in just a few minutes. Author Jennifer Lee, creator of Kirbie's Cravings, a San Diego food blog, guides you through simple recipe favorites like: 2-Ingredient Flourless Nutella Cake, Salted-Caramel Chocolate Cake, Funfetti Cake, S'mores Cake, Strawberries & Cream Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, Red Velvet Cake, Lemon Dream Cake and dozens more!

Featuring special chapters like Skinny Mug Cakes (all under 200 calories!), Gluten-Free Mug Cakes, and even 4-Ingredients-or-Less Mug Cakes, there is no excuse for eating tasteless, packaged desserts anymore. Every recipe in 5-Minute Mug Cakes is simple, fast, and delicious. The best part? If you mix your ingredients right in your favorite mug, there is next to no cleanup!

Mug Cakes: 100 Speedy Microwave Treats to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth Paperback by Leslie Bilderback — Satisfy your sweet tooth instantly with a microwave cake baked in a mug. Mug Cakes contains one hundred quick and easy recipes that are ready in a matter of minutes! Why reach for store-bought mix that takes up to an hour to bake? Let Mug Cakes show you how to make a quick, tiny batter to mix in a mug with a fork! They are the perfect personal serving size when you don't feel like baking an entire cake or pan of cupcakes.

With dozens of mouthwatering recipes, there is something to please every taste. It's all here, from basic Buttermilk Cake, Red Velvet, and Carrot Cake to fancy Chocolate Caramel Fleur de Sel. Let the kids try their hand at S'mores and Root Beer Float cakes. Then send them to bed and try the liquor-infused recipes from the Adults Only chapter (Irish Coffee Cake, anyone?). There are recipes for cake lovers with special dietary needs, and even noncake recipes like mug puddings, pies, and cheesecakes, when you get tired of cake (yes ... it can happen!). So if you've got five minutes to spare, grab a mug, mix up a mug cake, and satisfy your dessert craving ASAP!

101 Recipes for Microwave Mug Cakes: Single-Serving Snacks in Less Than 10 Minutes by Stacey J. Miller — Bake a microwave mug cake just for yourself in 10 minutes or less. All you need is a microwave oven, a mug, a saucer, a mixing bowl, and a few simple ingredients. Microwave mug cakes-the ultimate single-serving snack! Not single? You might have a household of varying tastes, where one child loves chocolate, but another would prefer peach cobbler. Thanks to the creativity of Stacey J. Miller, you can now satisfy one craving or several cravings and make a cake for one in your microwave.

Muffins to Slim By: Fast Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Bread & Muffin Recipes to Mix and Microwave in a Mug by Em Elless — The Original Low Carb Minute Muffin Cookbook for weight loss, diabetic and gluten-free diets. Dozens and dozens of single-serving recipes bundled into a banquet of nutritious breads and muffins — as low as 0 net carbs! From Sweet (introducing luscious fruit substitutes) — to Savory to Meals in a Muffin, these innovative mix-in-a-mug recipes are quick to prepare and only moments away from fresh-baked and ready to enjoy. Savory Stuffin' Muffins rich with sautéed onions and celery, buoyant sandwich and hot-dog buns, Parmesan Salsa or Italian Herb, Banana Nut Bread or Strawberry Shortcake, warm and welcoming Cinnamon Apple Upside-Down Cake, Ricotta Comfort dinner rolls, delectable Red Velvet with cream cheese, Maple Bacon for breakfast, Pizza or a Reuben Melt for lunch- for starters!

Fast And Easy Mug Recipes (Volume 1) by Anela T. — Cooking in a mug is new type of cooking especially appropriate for people in a rush and for those who cook for only for one person. Mug meals are perfect solution also if you are trying to save some money, because amount of ingredients you use are quite small and the best thing is that there are no leftovers. With just few ingredients you can prepare delicious breakfast, lunch, dinner and even desserts that will be just tasty like classic ones. More recipes are available in Fast And Easy Mug Recipes (Volume 2) by Anela T.



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