Microwave Cooking for One - by Marie Smith (Paperback)

About the Book

"A range of recipes that experienced cooks will appreciate." --Publishers Weekly

"Marie T. Smith [is] the veritable high priestess of microwave food preparation."
-Design*Sponge

"A spunky up-and-comer in the microwave cuisine arena." -PWxyz

Fast, easy, and economical, the recipes in Microwave Cooking for One are ideal both for individuals who live alone and for those who share busy, modern households. From breakfast through dinner, fresh, delicious meals can be prepared to satisfy personal tastes without wasted food, overheated kitchens, or messy cleanup. Dishes include Flounder with Stuffing, Flaky Homemade Biscuits, Momma's Chicken Cacciatore, and Pound Cake. Discover a world of convenience for every meal of the day!

This cult favorite has been featured by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Washington Post, The Mindy Project, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, About.com, Dangerous Minds, Anorak, SF Weekly, Livestrong, Nutrition Know How, Serious Eats, and more. This uniquely practical guide to wholesome and efficient cooking emphasizes the importance of measured portions, careful timing, and the right utensils when cooking with a microwave. Inexperienced chefs will be able to cook like professionals with these more than three hundred easy-to-follow recipes. As an extra bonus, included are instructions for easily doubling or tripling a recipe when you need more to go around.

Book Synopsis

Fast, easy, and economical, the recipes in Microwave Cooking for One are ideal for individuals, whether they live alone or share busy modern households. From breakfast through dinner, fresh, delicious meals can be prepared to satisfy personal tastes without wasted food, overheated kitchens, or messy clean-up.

This cult favorite has been featured by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Washington Post, The Mindy Project, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, About.com, Dangerous Minds, Anorak, SF Weekly, Livestrong, Nutrition Know How, Serious Eats, and more.

This uniquely practical guide to wholesome and efficient cooking emphasizes the importance of measured portions, careful timing, and the right utensils when cooking with a microwave. Inexperienced chefs will be able to cook like professionals with these more than three hundred easy-to-follow recipes. As an extra bonus, included are instructions for easily doubling or tripling a recipe when you need more to go around.

Dishes include Flounder with Stuffing, Flaky Homemade Biscuits, Momma's Chicken Cacciatore, and Pound Cake. Discover a world of convenience for every meal of the day!

From the Back Cover

"A range of recipes that experienced cooks will appreciate."
--Publishers Weekly

"Marie T. Smith [is] the veritable high priestess of microwave food preparation."
-Design*Sponge

"A spunky up-and-comer in the microwave cuisine arena."
-PWxyz

"No ordinary cookbook."
-Kyle Kruczek, Amazon.com reviewer

This uniquely practical cult favorite has been featured by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Washington Post, The Mindy Project, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, About.com, Videogum, Dangerous Minds, Anorak, SF Weekly, Livestrong, Nutrition Know How, Serious Eats, and more. Thousands have learned that cooking for one doesn't have to mean opening a can of soup or living on frozen dinners. With just a microwave and this easy-to-follow guide, you can prepare a delicious, satisfying meal in minutes.

These portion-perfect meals can be prepared by inexperienced cooks and accomplished home chefs alike to satisfy personal preferences while fitting tight schedules. Three hundred recipes, including Chicken Parmesan, Eggs Florentine, Asparagus Soup, Chocolate Custard, and Peach Soufflï¿1/2, are all intended to be prepared completely in the microwave, saving the time, money, mess, and excess of conventional cooking. For breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks, these recipes are easy to double or triple when you need more to go around. A detailed list of utensils and a discussion of common ingredients are included.

Marie T. Smith (1933-1987) was an experienced microwave chef who wrote a microwave cooking column for the Plant City (FL) Post. She regularly attended microwave symposiums and was an expert in many areas of microwave cookery and technology. Smith frequently led cooking classes in her community of Lakeland, Florida.

Review Quotes

"A range of recipes that experienced cooks will appreciate."--Publishers Weekly

"Marie T. Smith [is] the veritable high priestess of microwave food preparation."--Design*Sponge

"A spunky up-and-comer in the microwave cuisine arena."--PWxyz

About the Author

Marie Theresa Caroselli Smith (1933-1987) was born and raised in Jersey City. In 1954 she married Hubert Gary Smith, an officer in the US Army. After Smith's husband's retirement from the army, he worked as a test pilot for Piper Aircraft in Vero Beach, Florida. His promotion to chief test pilot precipitated the family's move to Lakeland. Her two daughters grown and her husband frequently traveling for work, it became necessary for Smith to re-learn how to cook all of the things she loved without all of the waste that her previous full-sized recipes produced when prepared for only one person. Smith was an active volunteer in her community of Lakeland, Florida, and frequently gave microwave cookery classes through the Displaced Homemakers program. Her daughter Tracy carries on her legacy and still receives letters from grateful homemakers.