Hey all. I was wondering if anyone had any good recipes that a dorm girl could cook with the kitchen supplies of a microwave and a fridge. I'm tired of living off of tv dinners and ramen and macaroni and was wondering if there was a good dish I could make with only a microwave and a fridge to keep things cold. Eating out if expensive and fast food is a little unhealthy.

jenniepepsi

you could get a george forman grill (they come in regular size and mini size) and make hamburgers, and grilled chicken, and grilled ANYTHING>

lshadylady

Yeh I did too do that. I must have dozed off. A George Foreman is good! You can do a lot on that. But if you don't want to get loaded down with appliances, go to the book store and get a Microwave cookbook with recipes that sound good to you. You can do so much with a microwave. Then you can tell me how to fix a decent egg in the microwave! I never could.

albear

soup, sausages and spaghetti, hot dogs, there are a fair few microwaveable ready meals, ahhh the sudent lifestyle

Pankeki

I make rice in my microwave. I don't exactly know how yours will work, but I put in how much water the package says for one cup of rice, cover it with plastic wrap and let it steam away for about 10 minutes. And it comes out just like the rice I make in the pot does. I just don't have to watch it.

lshadylady

Bake a big potaoe and put the jar type velveeta on it, you can get that in two or three flavors and use it for "dip" too.

For a change use a small can Chili in the white
potatoe with the Velveeta

I love sweet potatoes baked in the microwave then put on butter and maple syrup. Or just butter, S&P. Fat Free Spread is just as good. Maple syrup does not have much fat and that is naturally sweet.

For a special dinner, peel some fresh potatoes and cut them up in a microwave safe bowl, cover with plastic wrap and cook according to the instructions on the front of the microwave, adjust the time as necessary. Put a buterry spread, S&P on them, if real special use sour cream. They taste like baked potatoe without the skin. If you aren't scared of too much fat, put just a little heavy cream on them, for Creamed Potatoes. With heavy cream and if you do not use a lot, you do not need a thickener.

Some of the larger super markets fix their own meals and sell them. You can experiment with that. Some places have extrordinarily good food, especially if they cater to the elderly because most of them live alone or with one other person.

I like to fix Ham loaf and Meat loaf in the oven on the weekend and heat it up in the microwave during the week with a potatoe and vegetable . It's even better if you have a freezer in your fridge, to freeze in individual portions to preserve the freshness. Thaw and cook it(or heat it) on power 5 until its heated through, Don't over cook and let it sit 5 min. beofre you eat it. It's a good idea to let all your food sit at least 1 minute before eating or drinking because the "waves" are still heating and it's possible to burn your stomach and mouth.

Have you fixed anything really spectacular in your microwave yet?