Microwave
Braised Pork Chops with Peppers
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave.
Chinese-Style Braised Beef with Turnips
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Makes use of the microwave oven.
Vegetable Ribbons with Horseradish Lemon Butter
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Lemon Soy Carrots
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Mushroom Barley "Risotto"
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Chicken Breasts with Tarragon Vinaigrette
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Open-Faced Designer Apple Pie
Arranging the apple slices in a flower petal formation may be work for the cook, but it sure provides luxurious eating for your lucky guests. This pie has an exceptionally crisp bottom crust under a juicy filling of caramelized, cinnamony apples made tangy and glistening with a gilding of apricot preserves. The border is a wreath of leaves cut from the pie crust.
Gnocchi with Gorgonzola Sauce
(Les Gnocchi au Gorgonzola)
Quick Cabbage and Carrot Pickle
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Carrot and Potato Purée
Purée de Carottes et Pommes de Terre
Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 hr
Spaghetti Squash with Moroccan Spices
This is one of the few recipes that works better in a microwave than a conventional oven. The mild-flavored squash gets its name from the fact that the interior, when cooked, separates into a glorious golden tangle of long spaghetti-like strands. That intriguing texture goes well with a Moroccan-inspired combination of supermarket spices. The larger the spaghetti squash, the thicker and more flavorful the strands.
Mango Fools with Chocolate-Anise Straws
Canned mangoes are excellent in this dessert if ripe fresh ones are unavailable. Use a drained (1-lb 14-oz) can of mango slices in syrup. If the canned fruits you buy are Alphonso mangoes (our favorite variety of mango), add an additional 1/2 cup cream.
Cauliflower-Leek Purée
This recipe originally accompanied Sugar Snap Peas and Baby Carrots with Cauliflower-Leek Purée .
Sweet-Potato Fritters
Accompanied by the Yogurt-Mint Dip, these fritters make a nice appetizer.
Microwave Polenta
Offer this Italian cornmeal side dish in place of potatoes or rice. It's best served immediately out of the oven.
Creamed Rutabaga and Sweet Potato
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Makes use of the microwave oven.
Mint Chocolate Ice Cream Cake
A festive and refreshing dessert.
