The main festive days are almost over and your kitchen is probably winding down a bit. Mothers, wives and aunties, I can imagine you are probably tired of cooking now and you can not see the kitchen anymore. All you want to do is really start your holiday and sit on that brown leather sofa and don’t move anymore. A festive meal is always a lot of work. You probably still live of the left overs. But soon the left overs will be gone, what will you and your family eat then?You do not feel like cooking and there is no food in the fridge.

This is the right time to put your built in microwave to use. Microwaves have come a long way and they are very sophisticated these days, almost like real ovens. They have different food cooking programs to always prepare your food perfectly. Your meal which is prepared in the microwave has a short preparation time and it tastes good.  There are even built in microwave ovens available now with grill. With this features you will be able to prepare a roost chicken. This is a great solution for all the tired chefs out there.I discovered two create recipes to put your microwave to the test.

Fabulous Chocolate Brownies

All you need is: 2 eggs, 1 cup of sugar, 1/2 a tablespoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence. Mix all these ingrediences together and add 1/2 cups of melted butter. Then add 3/4 of a cup of flour and 1/2 of a cup of baking soda. If you want you can stir in nuts and coconut. Mix all together.  Spread batter into your squared baking dish and cook 6-7 minutes on high turning 1/4 every 2 minutes. Cool completely before cutting the delicious pieces.

Matured Olive Risotto  (6-8 Servings)

For this delicious recipe you need: 1/4 cup of cooking oil, 1 cup chopped onions, 1/2 cup of chopped celery, 1 cup uncooked rice, 2 cups of chicken bouillon, 1/2 cup of chopped olives, 1 can of chopped, drained mushrooms, grated Parmesan cheese, salt and pepper. Combine oil, onion, celery, rice and bouillon, salt and pepper in a bowl and cover and microwave at high for 20mins. Stir the mixture after 10 minutes. Add olives, mushrooms and cheese. Stir to mix well. Microwave at High 2 to 4 minutes.

Alternatively, there is still the option to buy in bulk from the frozen food section or go out to grab a bite.

Did you know…?

The first Microwave was sold in1947 and the inventors called it “Radarange”. This device was housed in a refrigerator-sized cabinet and cost between 1,200- 1,800 GBP. Two years later the first counter top microwave was developed and only cost 300 GBP.

-maricki

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