Tag: Cooking for One

My thoughts turned to pasties this week – and, having brought my pasty crimper out of retirement yesterday in early preparation for my Christmas menu planning, my mind

Who doesn’t like a hot breakfast?  Making breakfast using the microwave can be quicker than other methods, and produce less mess and washing up.  This filling Breakfast Bowl will

You can’t beat an oven baked jacket potato.  Although there are a few ways to cook a jacket potato faster, the only way to get that really fulfilling

I love the ready-cooked cocktail sausages and, as I’d bought a pack earlier in the week, I thought I’d try to eat them all without freezing any. You

If you’ve got a bag of regular frozen oven chips, then the instructions on the bag won’t give instructions for microwaving them.  Just because a product cooking instructions

This simple tomato, broccoli and cheese quiche serves one portion.  I don’t make it often, but I just fancied it.  I’ve always loved quiche and flans.  Among the first

I’ve been making my own crisps in the microwave for over 20 years and yet I’m surprised to find that some people haven’t ever even tried it! For

This is a really quick microwave curry that can be made in well under 10 minutes.  It’s adaptable and a great fast curry with the fewest of ingredients!

Poached eggs can be cooked in the microwave easily if you use poach pods. I use poach pods to poach eggs in the microwave and it suddenly occurred

This easy dumplings recipe without suet is for people who just want a quick fix – you simply want easy dumplings using standard ingredients and without any mess to

Cheese & potato pie has to rank up there with one of my favourite meals of all time.  Mum would often bake us a cheese & potato pie

Better than buying a ready meal in a plastic tray and wrapped in cellophane, you can be in control of the variation and quantity of food on your