cooking without burning the house down
 

howdydave and firehorse will be upset by this but it works for me.

i have just discovered microwave mac and cheese.

microwave a couple of eggs, throw them in, and there is a meal. and i haven't started any fires.

It may not be the healiest way to cook,but it is the safest,if your at risk
for causing fires.

Wishing you a sz free life

Riva

Hi Annie,
I have had a similar situation a few years back. I had a brain tumor removed and my short term memory was very, very bad afterwards. I used a small kitchen timer when I cooked anything. This was to remind me not to go off from the kitchen for too long with something cooking. It really helped me. I became very good friends with the microwave and frozen dinners. Still, today, I have a system of checks and re-checks I go through when I am cooking. (I even go through the house at night before I go to bed and check the stove, all doors, TV, etc. to make sure all are off and locked!) Best wishes, and please try a timer that has a loud ring or buzz, Dodi

I can relate to this thread because, several years ago, I was heating up
some leftovers for lunch (in the microwave) and the next thing I know,
I was in my bedroom and I couldn't remember leaving the kitchen!

My forehead was sore and so was my chest, but I didn't know why.
When I walked back into the kitchen, the table was knocked sideways.
Instead of being like this: _ it was like this: /. That's when I realized
I'd had a seizure. It must have happened as soon as I closed the door
to the microwave, because, when I opened it, the bowl was still there.

Now, just try to picture this: I had a grand mal seizure, fell on top of
the kitchen table, got up, and walked into my bedroom. I don't remember
any of this! If I had been cooking something on the stove, I could have
burned the house down!

Between epilepsy and my spinal problems, that's why I tend to use a lot
of frozen microwave dishes, because I never know what's going to happen
and I don't want to take any chances.JMO

Braindrain, A few years ago I was walking downstairs but I don't remember going up. I bet I ran up & I bet I know why. (I remember I was ironing right beforhand) but when I got down I saw the iron just hanging off the side of the ironing board (thankfully it wasn't on the rug burning a hole). But it did burn a hole in my leg & thats why I ran I assume.Though you don't know whats what, the shock of that feeling makes you do something or other. It's weird though, I got a 3rd degree burn where it looks like the iron was held & 3 little 2nd degree burns cuz it looks like I sprayed the steam (did I try to stream iron my leg?) :confused:

Hey Annie-

I do not blame you for being careful. I had my second GTC while curling my hair, ended up with 2-3rd degree burns on my ear (while in the CP part) and 2nd degree burns on my neck when I fell on top of of the curling iron. I was lucky that I was living with a roommate at the time who came running when she heard me fall.

Then there was the topamax incident. I started on this medication on a Saturday when my husband was travelling (first mistake). I also started at too high of a dose, listened to the resident who wrote the script (second mistake). I had put a frozen pizza in the oven...was all I was able to do...very confused and dizzy. When the timer went off, I went to the kitchen and grabbed an oven mitt and then proceded to reach in the oven with the ungloved hand! :eek: I saw what I was doing as if I was looking at another person...very weird. So yeah...I get the burn thing.

If you are ever upgrading your oven, GE has a nice feature on their ovens now...a timer that shuts off the oven. :cool: So I can put my pizza or whatever in the oven at 350 and if I use the feature, it will shut it off after whatever time I set. The trick is to get a feel for the oven though so that some things don't undercook. :o

Another cool thing out there is the Avantium "oven". It looks and acts like a microwave but cooks more like an oven. So your meat turns out better (not rubbery like in the microwave) and even baking potatoes in it isn't bad. Maybe you could put this on your Christmas list?

Stay safe.

Hugs-
Stacy

Microwave RISOTTO... quick, easy, cheap and safe

Cook rice in microwave with vegies and soup (you can use packet soup and water, or tinned, or whatever). You can add an egg or some grated cheese towards the end of cooking, meat or whatever else too. And yes, if you get the quantities right, it really does turn out like risotto.


PS You can cook ordinary pasta in the microwave, too... dont limit yourself to mac and cheese :)

Howdy Annie!

I never burned the house down --

only myself (twice!) :eek:

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*!) :cool:

* 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