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Here are some recipes. These are designed to feed no more than two people.
Homemade Mac & Cheese
1 Tablespoon flour
1/2 Cup milk
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoons cheddar cheese
2 Cups dry noodles
Fill pot halfway with water. Boil on stove. Add noodles. Put heat on medium. Stir occasionally. Drain when noodles are desired texture.
Put butter in pan. Simmer on stove. Add flour. Add milk. Raise temperature a bit. Add cheddar. Stir. Sauce will thicken. Add cooked noodles. Coat noodles with cheese sauce. Serve.
Homemade Stuffing & Gravy
Stuffing:
1 celery stalk, chopped
1 slice white or red onion, chopped
~4 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Bread, crumbled.
1/4 Cup chopped nuts (optional)
2 Tablespoons butter
Pour vegetable oil to cover bottom of pan. Add choped onion. Cook on medium power until onion softens slightly. Add celery and nuts. Continue to heat 2 minutes. Add bread crumbles. Stir so bread soaks up oil. Add butter. Increase heat and stir constantly while bread browns. Serve with gravy.
Gravy:
1/2 Cup liquid vegetable, chicken, turkey, or beef broth
1/2 Tablespoon butter
1 Tablespoon flour
1 Tablespoon milk
Heat butter in pan on medium heat. Add flour. Stir. Add broth and milk. Heat on medium to high heat for 3 minutes or until thickens. Serve warm.
A few things for microwave-only cooking
Squash
Whole Squash
Water
Cut squash in half. Scoop out seed gunk. Fill the interior of each half of squash with water. Place on a plate or in a bowl that has a minimum of a cup of water. Place in microwave. Heat on high for 20 minutes. Be careful when you open the microwave - there will be a considerable amount of steam. For a delicious snack, you can bake the seeds. Just rinse then bake in standard oven at 375 degrees for a few minutes - keep your eye on them - salt the seeds and enjoy.
Rice in the Microwave
Rice
Water
Spices
Fill a bowl, glass, or mug 1/4 of the way with rice. Add seasonings as desired. Fill the rest of the mug to 3/4 full with water. Heat on high for 3 minutes. Open microwave and clean up water spilled. Refill water to 3/4 point. Heat on high for 3 minutes. Repeat once more. You have steamy yummy rice.
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