Pork Curried Rice



Serves 1:

Small dice 1 onion, 1 small carrot, 2 small new potatoes and 1 pork medallion. Add to a deep serving/cooking microwavable dish. Evenly add 1 tbsp olive oil. Stir, cover and microwave for 4 minutes.

Prepare spices:

in a dish put half a tsp each of garam masala, turmeric, cumin powder, white pepper, dried chillies, mustard seeds and fennel seeds. Add 2 cardamon pods and 1 tsp curry powder. Sprinkle all of this over the mixture after the 4 minutes. Add 1tbsp frozen peas, frozen sliced peppers and sliced green beans.

Add 7 tbsp rinsed brown rice evenly and top with 300ml boiling water, stir.

Microwave covered for 7 minutes, add half tsp fenugreek powder, stir and microwave for another 7 minutes. Leave covered for 3 minutes. Serve in the dish used to cook it - saves washing up.



Polenta Mock Bean Lasagne



Polenta can seem like a boring ingredient but you can jazz it up by making this mock gluten-free bean and mince lasagne. It can be prepared and eaten later, next day, frozen when cold or served immediately.

Serve 4

Make mince:

Dice 1 large onion and 1 carrot, place with 1tbsp oil in a microwavable bow, cover and cook for 3 minutes. Add 400g mince of your choice (I used lamb) and cook for 3 minutes breaking up the mince and stirring half way through. Add 450g can of baked beans in tomato sauce, 2 tbsp tomato puree (or ketchup) half tsp ground nutmeg, salt and black pepper. Microwave for 10 minutes, stirring half way through.

Make the polenta:

Bring to boil one and a half pints veg stock. Reduce to a fast simmer. Add 2tsp turmeric. Gradually stir in 200g quick cook polenta (cornmeal) whisking the whole time or using a spatula. After three minutes there should be large bubbles and a really thick volumed mixture with no lumps which is why you should never stop stirring until it is ready.

Have four equal sized portion dishes ready. Whilst the polenta is still hot put 2tbsp in each dish and smooth out evenly. Add a layer of mince mixture, another layer of polenta and a final layer of mince mixture. Top each mock lasagne with 50g grated cheddar cheese.

Either place dishes under a preheated grill or microwave for 4 minutes.
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Spicy Sausage Casserole



Fine dice half an onion and 1 carrot. Cut 2 sausages into bite size pieces and place in a covered microwavable dish with the onion and carrot. Microwave for 4 minutes. Drain off any fat. Stir in 1tbsp plain wholemeal flour.

Add 1tbsp each of frozen cauliflower, brocolli, sliced peppers, peas, broad beans and green beans. Peel and dice 1 small sweet potato and add to the other veg in the bowl. Put 1tbsp sweet chilli sauce and 1tbsp tomato puree or ketchup in a measuring jug with 1tsp oregano and 1tsp sage and top up with boiling water to half a pint then pour over the veg.

Microwave covered for 10 minutes stirring half way through.Leave 3 minutes and sprinkle with dried basil before serving.

Orange Meringue Pie



I'm often left with eggs coming near the use-by date so I decided to use up some with this lovely pie. Can hardly believe it comes out perfect using a microwave and the orange is a novel twist on the usual lemon meringue pie. If you want the lemon version just use the rind of 2 lemons and 4fl oz lemon juice. It's a very easy to make pastry which doesn't need rolling!

Use an 8" deep dish.

Place 6oz wholewheat flour in a bowl. Either use a processor to blitz in 40g lard and 40g margarine (which have been cut into small diced pieces) for 1 minute or use your fingers to rub in until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.

Add 2tbsp cold water and mix to form a firm but pliable dough. Press into your pie dish with your knuckles pressing down and upwards around the rim edge - no holes just level it well. Use a fork to prick well over base and sides. Put it in the fridge whilst making pie filling.

Zest 2 oranges and squeeze the juice out of both into a bowl and make up to 300ml (half pt) with cold water. In another bowl mix 25g (1oz) cornflour with a little of the orange water and gradually stir it all in blending well. Microwave for 3.5minutes whisking briefly after each minute has passed or until it thickens.

Microwave the pie case for 5 minutes.

In another bowl whisk 2 eggs yolks with 75g (3oz) castor sugar. Then beat into the orange mixture 2 minutes with an electric mixer on low setting, same if done by hand.

Make meringue using and electric mixer on the highest setting stiffly whisk 2 egg whites for 10 minutes. Fold in 100g 4oz castor sugar. On a plate form into round the size of your pie dish.  Use a fork to peak the top of the meringue and microwave for 1 min. Brown the meringue for about 5 minutes under the preheated grill.

Assemble the pie by adding the orange mixture on top of the pastry then carefully slide the meringue on top. Or just serve separately if you wish.

Apple, blackberry and banana crumble



In a deep pie dish layer 10 oz washed blackberries, 2oz sugar, 1 thinly sliced apple and 1 thinly sliced banana. Microwave for 3 minutes.

Combine 6oz plain flour, 2oz sugar and 3 oz butter rubbing in with fingers until it resembles breadcrumbs. Or an easy way is to mix it on high speed in a food processor using a blade tool for 1 minutes. Layer it over the prepared fruit.

Microwave for 9 minutes standing on a larger dish or plate to catch any overflow of juice from the fruit.

Wait 3 minutes before serving.

Tuna Steak Risotto

Use either frozen or fresh vegetables

In a deep microwave dish add 2 tbsp each of mixed slice peppers, sliced onion, brocolli florets, green beans, pea, sliced mushrooms, diced garlic and tomato puree (or ketchup will do). Add 1tbs each of worcester sauce, balsamic vinegar and vegetable oil. Cover and microwave for 3 minutes.

Place one thick tuna steak in the centre of the dish and sprinkle on 1tsp of each of the following dried herbs: tarragon, thyme, rosemary and oregano. Rinse 7 tbsp rice with water then add to the mix. Add 1tsp teriyaki and oyster sauce (half a chicken stock cube will do if you haven't got these sauces). Add 300 ml boiling water evenly over the top and stir in.

Microwave for 7 minutes, stir; microwave 7, stir. Add 2 handfuls of washed fresh spinach leaves and microwave a further minute. The rice should have absorbed all of the liquid. Sprinkle dried basil over the top of the food.

Leave covered a further 3 minutes before serving.

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Microwaved Blackberry Jam

Place 450g washed blackberries and 1tbsp lemon juice in a large microwavable bowl and microwave for 6 minutes until soft. Stir in 350g sugar. Microwave uncovered for 7 minutes. Remove and stir well. Microwave again for a further 7 minutes. Remove, stir then microwave for 2 minutes. Cool sightly until able to transfer into clean jars. Makes l lb.

Black Cherry Cream Pie



Make this a light or higher calorie version. Suitable for freezing as you won't be able to resist if you're on your own.

Place 100g butter in bowl to microwave 1 min to melt (use firm low fat saturated margarine for a lower cholesterol version). Stir in 165g bran flakes. Add 1.5 tbs soft brown sugar (omit sugar for a lighter calorie version). Coat well and use mix to line a 9" flan tin with removable base. Put in fridge at least 30 mins to set.

Drain juice from 425g can of black cherries in syrup, make up to half pint with boiling water. Cut into small pieces a 135g pack of black cherry jelly & add to the drained syrup then microwave 2 mins stirring once to dissolve completely. Fridge for 1hr until just beginning to set.

Whisk the mix with 300ml black cherry yoghurt until foamy (5mins in mixer). Fold in 150ml whipped double cream (omit cream for lighter version). Pour mix onto bran pie base. Decorate with cherries. Fridge 2 hrs or more to set. For a higher calorie version swirl 150ml whipped double cream on top and decorate with black cherries. Served chilled.

The pie will freeze for 3 months in a rigid container but omit the top cream layer. Works the same for any fruit in syrup so you can make many versions of a great pie.