Howdy Annie!

I never burned the house down --

only myself (twice!)

Next thing ya' know you'll be getting one of those frying plates
that you can heat in the microwave.

Do that sorta' thing and you miss out on telling all of the stories about
your mysterious past and how you got all those scars and skin grafs (just like Doctor Dogbody*!)

* See:
Doctor Dogbody's Leg
By: James N. Hall
ISBN: 0805058311

(You can open a can of cream of anything soup, dilute it a bit & put it on about anything in a microwave safe dish/pan & it is great!)

Have you tried that new hamburger helper mac n cheese
Its not to bad tossit in water and then micro

Hugs

your body is not your home?

actually i was talking about a woman whose name i absolutely cannot remember. think lindy still e mails her, lindy where are you when i need you. this was a couple of forums back, when we had the big group, before the meltdown.

anyway, she had a GM while cooking (probably pea soup) and things caught on fire. when the firemen came she was in status and being very weird, and she wound up getting arrested for resisting arrest.

later on she fell in love, remarried, and when last heard from was living happily ever after, although not seizure free. hope her new husband is doing the cooking.

riva, dodi, gina, you understand.

curling irons scare me, too much possibility there. at least howdy dave doesn't have to worry about curling his hair.

no hope of anything that costs money. i am living on SSI and just barely making it. another nice thing about microwave mac and cheese is that i can afford it.

the biggest problem with it, and with a lot of the suggestions here, is that they are very high in salt. i have big problems with too much salt. canned or packaged soup is a no no. well actually packaged mac and cheese is too, but i have to eat something.

i am on a program that is to keep seniors in their homes instead of nursing homes, and they send me 14 frozen microwave meals a month. not too bad tho of course too high in sodium. also i have found cold roasted chickens in the supermarket work well, since they are already cooked you can't start a fire.

and of course i could not survive without my local thai food delivery. i used to live in thai town in hollywood and got majorly spoiled by the food up there. not nearly so good in long beach, but even poor thai food is pretty good.

how many of you are cooking for families and how many for themselves alone?

Packet, yes. Tinned, depends which sort you buy (at least here in Australia)... I'm a label reader. And (needless to say) that risotto recipe also works with the homemade soup your brother's partner brought you in exchange for babysitting duty (or whatever)... yup, such things have been know to happen in my house

One more idea: cook some fav recipes in bulk when there's someone else around (or, better still WITH them... more fun ). Freeze for later microwaving. Makes sure house DOESNT burn down (and you dont either)... also means there's something ready cooked when you dont have time/energy are short.

Howdy Annie!

Nope! Just a temporary residence.

If you want to use a microwave, how about some

Corned Beef Hash

In a big, microwave safe bowl with a cover mix:

• A bunch of diced potatoes
• A tin of corned beef
• Chopped onion
• Chopped green pepper
• Salt & Pepper to taste
• Paprika (I prefer Indian paprika)
• Anything else that you like to put into your hash

Cover and cook on high for 5 minutes

Mix in 1 or 2 eggs

Cover and cook another 5 minutes.

If you are wary of the stove, how about the oven?

Meatloaf,
Casseroles,
Lasagna,
etc.

howdy howdydave!

how long do you have to reside someplace before it becomes a home?



this actually sounds possible, tho i would want to use something less salty than corned beef. at least no matter what i do wrong it sounds like it won't blow up. wonder what ground turkey would do. do you cook the potatoes first? or use canned?

Howdy annie!

I dice some fresh potatoes (don't even skin 'em),
rinse 'em and stick them right into the bowl.

That's why it takes 10 minutes in the microwave.

When it comes to cooking, never be afraid to experiment!
Although there will be a few kitchen disasters, there will
also be some outstanding successes.

The key to being a good cook is knowing what spices to use.
I learned that a long time ago from a book titled:

The Impoverished Student's Cook Book

Howdy!

If you happen to own a Crockpot, here are 365 recipes (at the time of posting) for you:

http://www.recipe-source.com/cgi-bin...tring=crockpot

Recipe-source.com is my favorite online cookbook!

BTW: If you don't already have a crockpot, get the kind
that allows you to remove the porcelin from the heating
element for easy washing!