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    Meal in a Mug: 80 Fast, Easy Recipes for Hungry People—All You Need Is a Mug and a Microwave
    Meal in a Mug: 80 Fast, Easy Recipes for Hungry People—All You Need Is a Mug and a Microwave
    Meal in a Mug: 80 Fast, Easy Recipes for Hungry People—All You Need Is a Mug and a Microwave
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    Meal in a Mug: 80 Fast, Easy Recipes for Hungry People—All You Need Is a Mug and a Microwave

    By Denise Smart

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    For anyone who can’t cook, won’t cook, or doesn’t have the time to cook—but still wants a fresh, delicious, home-cooked meal instead of takeout or packaged, processed food when they’re eating alone—here is the answer. All you need for real food, really fast, is a large mug, a microwave, a handful of ingredients, and a spoon.

    Whether you’re cooking in a pocket-sized apartment, a crowded dorm, or an office kitchenette, here are quick and clever recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert, and snacks. Squeezing a home-cooked breakfast into your morning dash is no problem with Peanut Butter and Jam Porridge, Eggs Florentine with Hollandaise, or seed- and fruit-packed Breakfast Muffins. And no more sad office salad: whip up Spicy Lentil and Bacon Soup, Pea and Pesto Soup, and Shrimp Laska in the office kitchen for lunch, with a side of Honeyed Carrots or Garlicky Mushrooms! Chicken Korma, Thai Shrimp Curry, Wild Mushroom Risotto, Chili con Carne, and Sweet Potato and Chickpea Tagine make healthy, quick, and delicious dinners that easily trump overpriced takeout or preservative-laden frozen food. And mug baking is a piece of cake with Chocolate and Pistachio Brownies, White Chocolate and Lime Cheesecake, Berry Crumble, Sticky Gingerbread, and much more. Finally, don’t forget the more conventional (but no less delicious) mug treats: Ultimate Hot Chocolate, Mulled Cider with Ginger, and Vanilla Latte. Yum!

    You will be in and out of the kitchen, cravings fully satisfied, in five minutes or less!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAtria Books
    Release dateJun 16, 2015
    ISBN9781476798158
    Meal in a Mug: 80 Fast, Easy Recipes for Hungry People—All You Need Is a Mug and a Microwave
    Author

    Denise Smart

    Denise Smart is a UK-based food stylist and cookbook author whose works include two bestselling children’s step-by-step cookbooks.

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      Meal in a Mug - Denise Smart

      contents

      Introduction

      Breakfast

      Extra-Creamy Oatmeal

      Peanut Butter and Jam Oatmeal

      Scrambled Eggs

      Eggs Florentine with Hollandaise

      Breakfast Muffin

      Full English Breakfast

      Bacon and Tomato Muffin

      Smoked Haddock Kedgeree

      Bircher Muesli

      Granola

      Huevo Ranchero

      Lunch

      Shrimp Laksa

      Pea and Pesto Soup

      Smoked Haddock Chowder

      Chorizo and Lima Bean Salad

      Goat Cheese, Basil, and Tomato Quiche

      Pesto Orzo Salad

      Couscous with Mint, Feta, and Pomegranate

      Refried Bean Wrap

      Thai Beef Noodle Salad

      Miso Chicken Noodle Soup

      Spicy Lentil And Bacon Soup

      Snacks and Sides

      Popcorn

      Lemon and Chile Wedges

      Cheesy Nachos

      Egg Fried Rice

      Garlicky Mushrooms

      Cauliflower Cheese

      Rosemary Garlic Potatoes

      Honeyed Carrots

      Potato Dauphinoise

      Cornbread

      Fruity Couscous

      Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie

      Cheese and Chive Scones

      Choc-Chip Muffins

      Mains

      Chicken Korma

      Thai Shrimp Curry

      Pancetta and Dolcelatte Risotto

      Wild Mushroom Risotto

      Spaghetti Carbonara

      Macaroni and Cheese

      Tomato Pasta with Zucchini

      Spaghetti Bolognese

      Chili con Carne

      Spinach and Ricotta Lasagna

      Jambalaya with Shrimp and Chorizo

      Chicken Stew with Herbed Dumplings

      Sweet Potato and Chickpea Tagine

      Salmon with Parsley and Mashed Potatoes

      Spicy Lamb Meatballs

      Sweet-And-Sour Chicken

      Beef Cobbler

      Sweets and Baking

      Chocolate and Pistachio Brownie

      White Chocolate Lime Cheesecakes

      Lemon Cake

      Affogato al Caffè

      Raspberry and Lemon Gelatin

      Berry Crumble

      Toffee and Banana Sponge Cake

      Melting Chocolate Cakes

      Sticky Gingerbread

      Sticky Toffee Pudding

      Strawberry Baked Cheesecakes

      Coffee and Walnut Cake

      Honey Pudding

      Creamy Vanilla Rice Pudding

      Chocolate Orange Pudding

      Christmas Pudding

      Drinks

      Ultimate Hot Chocolate

      Hot-Hot Chocolate

      Mulled Cider with Ginger

      Vanilla Latte

      Chill-Out Milk

      Index

      INTRODUCTION

      You like eating delicious food but don’t have lots of fancy cooking equipment or much time to cook. Maybe you don’t even have an oven. Or maybe you live on your own, or have just left home for the first time. Whether any of these scenarios describes you, or you’re just looking for something different but easy for your mealtimes, then look no further: Meal in a Mug is the perfect book for you.

      On the following pages, I’ll prove to you that all you really need to make good food is a mug, a microwave, a handful of ingredients, and a few basic utensils. Here you’ll find eighty recipes that cover every mealtime, from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to dessert, and those all-essential sweet or savory snacks. Some of the recipes don’t even require any cooking!

      So whether you’re a student on a budget, stuck at the office and starving, or just can’t be bothered to dirty a saucepan and preheat the oven, you’re sure to find some ideas to satisfy every hungry moment and all your flavor cravings. This book will show you that in the time it would have taken to cook that packaged dinner or call your favorite restaurant for delivery, you could have created fresh, tasty food—from scratch.

      THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW . . .

      When preparing food for microwave cooking, remember these simple guidelines:

      * Important: All recipes in this book were tested in a 1000-watt microwave.

      * Microwave ovens vary, so you will need to adjust the cooking times accordingly. If unsure, check your machine’s guidelines. A lower-wattage microwave will mean you’ll need to cook food for slightly longer than the times given. In that case, it’s best to add just seconds, as it’s very easy to overcook.

      * You can always cook food for a little longer, but you won’t be able to uncook if you go too far. This is especially important for sweets and baking.

      * Cut meat and vegetables into small, uniform sizes so that they cook evenly and quickly. Buy precut veggies when possible and save leftovers in the fridge.

      * Mugs will be hot when removed from the oven, so use oven mitts or a kitchen towel and be careful when handling them.

      * If food is covered during cooking, be sure to make a small hole in the top of the plastic wrap so steam doesn’t build up and burn you when the covering is removed. Covering the food also helps to reduce splattering and helps it to cook more quickly.

      * Most of the recipes say to allow for standing time once the food has been removed from the oven. This is so that the heat can continue to dissipate and finish cooking the food.

      * Remember not to use any metal in the microwave, such as metal containers or foil.

      * Stir the food as recommended to ensure even cooking.

      * Some of the recipes state to stand the mug in a shallow microwaveable bowl; this is to catch any liquid that may boil over, which will save you from having to clean the microwave afterward.

      * Remember, food cooked in a microwave will not brown, so some of the cakes may look less appealing than if they’d been baked in the oven. But the flavors will be just as good.

      *

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