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I was impressed, but am dairy free so it mainly made me sad ...

These are great. Can't wait to try some tomorrow!

Ok everyone I think you need to have a look at www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1634510-Whats-your-Top-Tip

I've just discovered rice in the microwave too, I've been eating it a lot more lately.

Scrambled eggs are good in the microwave.
So is melting chocolate - I can't believe I used to waste time with bowls in boiling water. The microwave works much better.

everybodysang yes, I think you need to report it to get it moved in to food.

I can't wait to try the rice trick, ds has finally decided he likes rice and it means he doesn't have pasta every day!

I've reported it so we shall see what happens...

I'm also making soup at the moment, I always forget how easy it is till I do it. Anyone got any nice easy soup recipes they'd like to share?

I am definitely trying the bechamel asap too, and the meringues.

Merangues? Bloody fantastic

what is the meringue recipe?

Happy first thread in food everybodysang

Omelette in microwave. Much better.

why thank you juniper I feel...moved.

I had forgotten you could do omelette in the microwave, I used to have a great little gadget thing I used to do it. How do you do it 'normally'?

MICROWAVE OMELETS
3 eggs
2 tbsp. water
1 tbsp. butter
Choice of filling (cheese, onions, green peppers, olives, bacon, ham or whatever)
Salt and pepper
Whisk 3 eggs and 2 tablespoons water together. Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a 9-inch glass pie dish in the microwave for 45 seconds. Pour eggs in dish, cover (another 9-inch pie dish works great), then microwave 1 1/2 minutes. Then turn over by flipping into the other pie plate. Place filling of your choice on half of omelet; fold and microwave for 1 1/2 minutes.

Lots of similar versions.

I scramble eggs: A dollop of oil, two dollops of water, 2 eggs, salt & pepper, mash in bowl with fork. Nuke 30 secs, mash again, nuke again.

If you whisk the eggs it forms a pleasing sort of eggy cake. If you whisk them properly and cover the bowl, it puffs right up

If you want to make a crumble topping, MELT the butter and stir it into dry ingredients...works a treat and is faster and less messy than rubbing in the butter!!!

I want to try the microwave rice but my microwave is only 750 watts????

Ah, yes, lola, I make shortbread the melted way too. It's a tiny bit less good than the traditional method but a hell of a lot quicker and very easy to clean up!

Melt sugar into butter in pan over lowish heat. Add remaining dry ingredients, keep stirring. Mixture forms a convenient ball, comes away from sides of pan. Needs less baking as ingredients already part-cooked

Just nuke your rice a bit longer.

lola I just looked and my microwave is only 800W. So I'm sure it will be fine!

I love shortbread. I just ate a whole big packet we got for Christmas. Time to try making it this way...just to see if it works, you understand...

Fantastic ideas!

That rice recipe is so usefl thanks!