Single and no microwave

**Bachelor** · 02-02-2010, 09:58 PM

I focus on simple meals that are easy to cook and clean up. It does take some planning, and I do have some nights with just a cold sandwich for dinner. I find a lot of the foods marketed with 'microwavable' as the selling point are not the healthiest--there are exceptions of course.

**PennyWise** · 02-03-2010, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by frugalfranny

Oh - don't think I could live w/o my microwave.

I didn't think I could either...lol...until mine died about 6 months ago, and I just haven't gotten around to buying another one.
I've found that things taste way better by heating on the stove or in my toaster oven....less rubbery.

**Grainlady** · 02-03-2010, 02:27 PM

Here are some links that may be helpful:

Cooking Solo...

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/he516w.htm

http://foodpluspolitics.com/2009/01/...toaster-ovens/

http://www.greenbeltmd.gov/seniors/E...Book%20_2_.pdf

**kita** · 02-03-2010, 04:14 PM

Yeah, I don't usually buy anything advertised as microwaveable. My issue is that I would cook for the week and then nuke what I wanted for that meal.
Thanks to grainlady last night I made a simple chicken gravy with broth and cornstarch and then added some chicken I had made on Sunday. As the chicken heated up, I toasted some bread. Put chicken in gravy on toast and add fresh tomato as salad and dinner was done.