Corn in the microwave

Cooking tools :

1 . Microwave


Ingredients :

1 . Corn


Instructions :

1 . Take the Corncobs and put them in a bowl , cover it with a microwave-cover and put in the microwave

2 . Cover the corn with boiling water and add a small amount of salt
( i use for 2 corncobs 1/2 a teaspoon - but i think maybe you shouldnt add salt at all because you can add salt after the corn is ready )

3 . Put it in the micro for 10 minutes it should be ready - you usually can tell by the color - its strong yellow unlike the pale yellow it was before
but you can check by tasting a small part of the corn by using a fork

Tips :

1 . When its done you can add margarine , salt , pepper , and any othe spice you like

Fresh tomato sauce

Cooking tools :

1 . blender or food processor


Ingredients :

1 . Tomatos


Instructions :

1 . Cut the tomatos (to 2 or 4 pieces) so it will be easier for the blender or food processor to grind them .

2 . grind them

Tips :

1 . You can eat eat like a soup or with a piece of bread or use it as a sauce .

2 . You can add olive oil , salt , pepper and any other spice you like (you can also add them to the blender and grind them with the tomatos .

potato in the microwave

Ingredients :

1 . Potato


Instructions :

1 . Take a potato and put it in the microwave and cover it with a microwave-cover ( might work without a cover - didnt try )

2 . Put for 2-3 minutes then take it out and check if its ready by sticking a fork in it if not put in for another 2-3 minutes until it is done it usually takes around 8 minutes

Tips :

1 . You can add margarine , salt pepper , oregano and any other spice you like

Chocolate banana

Ingredients :

1 . 300 gr of dark chocolate

2 . 5 bananas

Instructions :

Put the dark chocolate in a bowl and put in the microwave for 1 minute then stir and (if there are still part of chocolate) put in the microwave again for another 20 seconds and then dip the banana in the chocolate

Tips :

1 . The most important thing is not to burn the chocolate - to avoid this you should put the chocolate in the microwave for short periods of time - 20 seconds each time so it wont over heat

2 . break the chocolate in to small pieces so it will melt better

Rice with beans

Ingredients :

1 . 1 cup of rice

2 . a can of beans in tomato sauce (around 500 gr)

3 . 1 teaspoon of salt

Instructions :

1 . Put the rice in a bowl

2 . Cover with boiling water 1 cm above the rice

3 . Add 1 teaspoon of salt and mix

4 . Put in the microwave (with a microwave cover) for 10 minutes

5 . Again : cover with hot water 1 cm above the rice

6 . Again : Put in the microwave (with a microwave cover) for 10 minutes

7 . Put the beans in the bowl and mix

Rice with spinach

ingredients :

1 . 1 cup of rice
2 . 100gr of spinach ( more or less depends on how much you like spinach)
3 . 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Instructions :

put the rice in a bowl and cover it with boiling water until the water are 1 cm above the rice , add 1 teaspoon of salt mix a little and put in the microwave for 10 minutes , then add the spinach and pour boiling water until the water are 1 cm above the rice mix a little and put in the microwave for 10 minutes

Lentil Soup

ingredients :

1 . 2 cups of red lentil (red cheif lentil)

2 . 1/2 spoon of salt

instructions :

Put the lentils in a bowl add 2 liters of hot water, add the salt , and put in the microwave for 10-30 minutes

tips :

1 . Experiment with the balances of lentil and water to alter the density of your soup.

Tapenade

Ingredients :

1 . 1 cup (130gr) of olives (whatever type you like)

2 . 1 tablespoon of olive oil

3 . 1 table spoon of lemon juice

4 . garlic clove

Instructions :

Grind all ingredients with (with a blender-hand mixer-food processor) and eat .

Tip :

1 . You can make this also by cutting the olives by hand - you dont even have to cut them very small - to 4 is good enough it wont be pasty but its still good .

2 . After you mix the ingredients taste the tapenade and decide if you want to add more from one ingredient to change the taste - you can add more lemon juice and less olive oil to lower the calories or add more garlic cloves .

3 . You can also add herbs to it or capers if you like them .

Chocolate chips cookie

Ingredients :

1 . 2 Cups white flour

2 . 2 Teaspoons baking powder

3 . 1 Cup sugar

4 . 1/2 Teaspoon salt

5 . 1 Teaspoon vanilla

6 . 1/4 Cup water

7 . Dark chocolate chips

8 . 1/2 Cup oil

Instructions :

Take all the dry ingredients and mix them in a bowl then add all the wet ingredients and mix all together . after that make cookie shapes and put in a preheated oven at 180 celzius= 350 farenheit for 10 to 20 minutes .

Tips :
1 . Make sure all ingredients are at room temperature . (original website tip didnt do it and it was ok )
2 . The cookies get really hard when they cool - so take them out before they look ready - usually around 15-30 minutes even if they are soft .

3 . The original website has more tips about this recipe - that are suppose to be good ones - i know i learned number 2 the hard way ! link : http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6391.0

Potato Börek

Ingredients :

1 . Puff pastry - 1 kg

2 . 6 Large potatoes

3 . 1/2 Table-spoon salt

Instructions :

Pill the potatoes and put them in a bowl - then cover them in boiling water and put in the microwave for 20 minutes (caution it might spill on you !!) then take them out spill the water add salt and mash the potatoes .

Now take the puff pastry and cut it to squares - take each square and stretch it a bit and then put the mash along one side of the square and then close itwith the opposite side of the square .

Put in the oven on : 230 Celsius-446 Fahrenheit for 3/4 of an hour.

Tip :

1 . Im to lazy to try but i belive that if you add fried onions to the mash it will make it taste better .
2 . If you want it to look darker glazed and darker then the picture you can put a little water with sugar on top of them before cooking (but they will be a bit sweet) .