Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook: Fresh, Delicious, and Wholesome Main Dishes, Snacks, Sides, Desserts, and More by Hensperger, Beth [Harvard Common Press, 2010] (Paperback) [Paperback]

by Hensperger

Not Your Mother's Microwave Fresh, Delicious, and Wholesome Main Di...

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

Reviews

[pml · Rating 3 out of 5]

Our gas oven is currently refusing to ignite, so I picked this cookbook up on the local library's Overdrive system yesterday.
Beth Hensperger is as thorough in her recipes and technical microwave oven specifics as she was with her rice cooker cookbook. I'm looking forward to trying some of the vegetable recipes, and possibly the frittata as well. Unfortunately the e-book is plagued with more formatting errors and typos than my sanity can tolerate. Yes, there were multiple throwing book impulses (never good when using an e-reader).
Three stars despite the horrid editing (which begs for a one star rating). Possible revision after recipe implementation.

[Monica Willyard Moen · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lot of people treat the modern microwave as a glorified popcorn popper and a machine to heat up TV dinners. Microwave ovens have been capable of doing so much more for at least the past 40 years or so. This cookbook is an excellent example of preparing gourmet dishes in the microwave with a minimum of work and without heating up your house during the summer.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is full of time-savers and ways to keep the kitchen cool. If you like vegetables, and getting dinner to the table quickly without tying up every burner on your stove (I do) it's a good cookbook.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I gave 4 stars for the good information given at the beginning of each chapter which details how you should cook different types of food in the microwave. The recipes were not as interesting to me but I wanted to expand my microwave cooking beyond potatoes and popcorn.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book teaches you how to make your own microwave popcorn! The pre-recipe section has some really clear and interesting explanations of how different foods, dishes and cooking techniques hold up in the microwave, too.

I'm still sorting through the recipes, but it looks like Beth Hensperger has outdone herself with another fine addition to the "Not Your Mother's..." cookbook series.

Post-reading note:
I had to move out of my large lovely kitchen due to finding black mold in the house in October; my cooking reading & experiments have been put on hold until another beautiful kitchen is obtained.

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good recipes in here and some clever ideas that you might not have tried with a microwave. I refuse to use a hot stove during a South Texas summer, so a good microwave cookbook is a must. If you have this book, you are all set to make yummy meals.

[Dorcas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Teen programming ideas for those going off to college :)