When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.

andrewmoquin wrote:
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.

In that same amount of time, or less, I'd rather make a sandwich from
wholesome ingredients, or toss together a meal-style salad, or have a
bowl of miso soup with tofu and veggies, all of which I can make in 5
minutes or less, with far more nutrition and far less
salt/preservatives/junk than Easy Mac, and usually for less money.
(However, if you LIKE Easy Mac and it's what you're in the mood for, and
you can afford it, go for it.)

Serene
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andrewmoquin wrote:
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>
>
>
>
When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
me some protein, fat and carbs.

Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.

If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or fritata.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Janet Wilder wrote:

> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
> cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
> me some protein, fat and carbs.
>
> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>
> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or fritata.
>

Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs and
toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.

Serene

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humourless feminists who are not afraid to throw rape around as an
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On Jun 16, 8:30*pm, andrewmoquin <andrewmoquin.
> wrote:
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>
>
>

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...

> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?

Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
Omelettes
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
Pancakes from a boxed mix

None of the above take much time.

> Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.

Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.


--
Wayne Boatwright
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vegetables are the food of the earth; fruit seems more the food of
the heavens. ~Sepal Felicivant

andrewmoquin wrote:
> When you don't have time what do you make?

Reservations, takeout pizza, or takeout Chinese.


> Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>

Doesn't sound appetizing to me.

gloria p

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:30:30 +0100, andrewmoquin
> wrote:

>
>When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
>Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.

One of my fastest dinners is carbonara. I can saute the bacon/ham etc
and assemble the rest in less time than it takes to boil the noodles.
Dump it all together, serve with a simple salad and call it done.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>
>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>
> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
> Omelettes
> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
> Pancakes from a boxed mix
>
> None of the above take much time.
>
>> Anyone tried Kraft
>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>
> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>
>

I'm all over that omelette! You can make a cheese omelette with toast in
the time it takes to pull some single serve processes meal out of the
freezer and nuke it.

Bob

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:18:31 -0500, wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:
>
>>Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
>>> cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
>>> me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>
>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>
>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or fritata.
>>>
>>
>>Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs and
>>toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>
>>Serene
>
>Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>found a way to make eggs in a microwave.

Never had scrambled eggs in the micro? Sad.

wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
>>> cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
>>> me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>
>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>
>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or fritata.
>>>
>> Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs and
>> toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>
>> Serene
>
> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty.

A small non-stick pan takes two seconds to clean, and you can use paper
plates. Still, I thought the OP was asking about making things quickly,
not necessarily dish-free.

> Fast means
> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.

I don't own a microwave.

> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
> bowl in MW. Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
> of mushroom soup on top. Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in a
> can.

Wow. You can have my share of that.

Serene

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Serene Vannoy wrote:
> wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac
>>>> and cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow
>>>> and gave me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>>
>>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>>
>>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or
>>>> fritata.
>>> Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs
>>> and toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty.
>
> A small non-stick pan takes two seconds to clean, and you can use
> paper plates. Still, I thought the OP was asking about making things
> quickly, not necessarily dish-free.
>
>> Fast means
>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>
> I don't own a microwave.
>
>> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
>> bowl in MW. Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
>> of mushroom soup on top. Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in
>> a can.
>
> Wow. You can have my share of that.

lol and mine

Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>
>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>
> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
> Omelettes
> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
> Pancakes from a boxed mix
>
> None of the above take much time.
>
>> Anyone tried Kraft
>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>
> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>
>
DW usually makes "take-out" when I don't feel like cooking.

On Jun 16, 9:30*pm, andrewmoquin <andrewmoquin.
> wrote:
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.

I'm never in such a hurry that I cannot make something from scratch.
However,
if I were pressed for time, I might consider:

quesadillas
scrambled eggs
some sort of sandwich
reheated leftovers (we make extra food on the weekends)

Just leave the dishes (if you're at home); it won't hurt them to sit
for half a day.

Cindy Hamilton

George Shirley wrote:
> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>>
>>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>>
>> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
>> Omelettes
>> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
>> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan Pancakes
>> from a boxed mix
>>
>> None of the above take much time.
>>
>>> Anyone tried Kraft
>>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>>
>> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>>
>>
> DW usually makes "take-out" when I don't feel like cooking.

Good time of the morning for the first LOL today.

Thanks,

Bob

On Jun 17, 8:18*am, wrote:

> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. *Fast means
> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. *I have never
> found a way to make eggs in a microwave. *

I don't own paper plates or plastic silverware. I'm sure many people
here
can say the same. Yet, I can put together a quick meal and clean up
from it. Fast has nothing to do with the tableware or the
microwave.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Jun 17, 8:18 am, wrote:
>
>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>
> I don't own paper plates or plastic silverware. I'm sure many people
> here
> can say the same. Yet, I can put together a quick meal and clean up
> from it. Fast has nothing to do with the tableware or the
> microwave.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

Even those of us handicapped by not having paper products have short
cuts. I usually have flour tortillas in the fridge at all times to
facilitate making wraps. No need for paper :-)

Bob

> wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > wrote:
>
>>Janet Wilder wrote:
>>
>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
>>> cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
>>> me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>
>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>
>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or
>>> fritata.
>>>
>>
>>Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs and
>>toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>
>>Serene
>
> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>
> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
> bowl in MW. Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
> of mushroom soup on top. Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in a
> can.
>
> I think th OP works for Kraft !!!!


My hubby makes an egg dish in the microwave. He uses a real plate though.
Make a couple of pieces of toast and cut out the middle. Spray the plate
with Pam. Put the toast on the plate and break and egg into the hole. Mix
it up with a fork and add torn up ham and cheese if you want. I think he
microwaves it for about a minute. Dump picante sauce over it and eat with
the toast middles.

Ms P
>

Ms P wrote:
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>
>>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac and
>>>> cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow and gave
>>>> me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>>
>>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>>
>>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or
>>>> fritata.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs and
>>> toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>>
>>> Serene
>>
>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>>
>> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
>> bowl in MW. Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
>> of mushroom soup on top. Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in a
>> can.
>>
>> I think th OP works for Kraft !!!!
>
>
> My hubby makes an egg dish in the microwave. He uses a real plate
> though. Make a couple of pieces of toast and cut out the middle. Spray
> the plate with Pam. Put the toast on the plate and break and egg into
> the hole. Mix it up with a fork and add torn up ham and cheese if you
> want. I think he microwaves it for about a minute. Dump picante sauce
> over it and eat with the toast middles.
>
> Ms P
>>
>

Ms P -

I do those on mornings where I'm not starving and don't have a need for
meat :-)

They call those "toad in the holes", I do however normally do those in a
small skillet. For the microwave, I have a two egg poacher. 1:30 mi @
50% cooks the eggs. They are shaped for an english muffin. I few pieces
of cheese, toast the muffins while cooking the eggs, and walla, McD's
egg & cheese muffins in about two minutes.

The "toad in the hole" are better as you can leave the egg nice and
dunkable, whereas the nuked "poached eggs" needed the yolk punctured to
prevent explosion.

Bob

Bob

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:17:44 -0400, Bob Muncie >
wrote:

>Ms P wrote:

>> My hubby makes an egg dish in the microwave. He uses a real plate
>> though. Make a couple of pieces of toast and cut out the middle. Spray
>> the plate with Pam. Put the toast on the plate and break and egg into
>> the hole. Mix it up with a fork and add torn up ham and cheese if you
>> want. I think he microwaves it for about a minute. Dump picante sauce
>> over it and eat with the toast middles.
>>
>> Ms P
>>>
>>
>
>Ms P -
>
>I do those on mornings where I'm not starving and don't have a need for
>meat :-)
>
>They call those "toad in the holes", I do however normally do those in a
>small skillet. For the microwave, I have a two egg poacher. 1:30 mi @
>50% cooks the eggs. They are shaped for an english muffin. I few pieces
>of cheese, toast the muffins while cooking the eggs, and walla, McD's
>egg & cheese muffins in about two minutes.
>
>The "toad in the hole" are better as you can leave the egg nice and
>dunkable, whereas the nuked "poached eggs" needed the yolk punctured to
>prevent explosion.

I do mine in a small bowl with melted butter in it. I cover the bowl
with a plate then 20 seconds on high. Let it set 20 seconds then 20
on high again. Set 20 seconds then 20 on high again. While I do that
I make toast and assemble a sandwich with ham, cheese and the egg.
Nuke the sandwich for 15 seconds and in 3- 4 minutes you're got a hot
and tasty meal. It would probably be easier if I could ever remember
how to use the power setting feature of the nuker. <sigh> But this
has worked for me.

Lou

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:01:07 -0400, Bob Muncie wrote:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>>
>>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>>
>> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
>> Omelettes
>> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
>> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
>> Pancakes from a boxed mix
>>
>> None of the above take much time.
>>
>>> Anyone tried Kraft
>>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>>
>> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>>
>
> I'm all over that omelette! You can make a cheese omelette with toast in
> the time it takes to pull some single serve processes meal out of the
> freezer and nuke it.
>
> Bob

you must be fast in the kitchen.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:01:07 -0400, Bob Muncie wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>>>
>>>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>>> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
>>> Omelettes
>>> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
>>> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
>>> Pancakes from a boxed mix
>>>
>>> None of the above take much time.
>>>
>>>> Anyone tried Kraft
>>>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>>>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>>> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>>>
>> I'm all over that omelette! You can make a cheese omelette with toast in
>> the time it takes to pull some single serve processes meal out of the
>> freezer and nuke it.
>>
>> Bob
>
> you must be fast in the kitchen.
>
> your pal,
> blake

It takes about 6 minutes to nuke a freezer meal, and another 2 to for it
to sit.

I can make a cheese omelette with toast in eight minutes, I know as I do
it every once in a while when in a hurry.

Bob

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:17:44 -0400, Bob Muncie >
> wrote:
>
>> Ms P wrote:
>
>>> My hubby makes an egg dish in the microwave. He uses a real plate
>>> though. Make a couple of pieces of toast and cut out the middle. Spray
>>> the plate with Pam. Put the toast on the plate and break and egg into
>>> the hole. Mix it up with a fork and add torn up ham and cheese if you
>>> want. I think he microwaves it for about a minute. Dump picante sauce
>>> over it and eat with the toast middles.
>>>
>>> Ms P
>> Ms P -
>>
>> I do those on mornings where I'm not starving and don't have a need for
>> meat :-)
>>
>> They call those "toad in the holes", I do however normally do those in a
>> small skillet. For the microwave, I have a two egg poacher. 1:30 mi @
>> 50% cooks the eggs. They are shaped for an english muffin. I few pieces
>> of cheese, toast the muffins while cooking the eggs, and walla, McD's
>> egg & cheese muffins in about two minutes.
>>
>> The "toad in the hole" are better as you can leave the egg nice and
>> dunkable, whereas the nuked "poached eggs" needed the yolk punctured to
>> prevent explosion.
>
> I do mine in a small bowl with melted butter in it. I cover the bowl
> with a plate then 20 seconds on high. Let it set 20 seconds then 20
> on high again. Set 20 seconds then 20 on high again. While I do that
> I make toast and assemble a sandwich with ham, cheese and the egg.
> Nuke the sandwich for 15 seconds and in 3- 4 minutes you're got a hot
> and tasty meal. It would probably be easier if I could ever remember
> how to use the power setting feature of the nuker. <sigh> But this
> has worked for me.
>
> Lou
>
>

I understand :-) I never learned the presets on my microwave. Just know
how to defrost, set time and percentage, and use the 30 second one touch.

Bob

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:36:20 -0400, Bob Muncie >
wrote:

>> I do mine in a small bowl with melted butter in it. I cover the bowl
>> with a plate then 20 seconds on high. Let it set 20 seconds then 20
>> on high again. Set 20 seconds then 20 on high again. While I do that
>> I make toast and assemble a sandwich with ham, cheese and the egg.
>> Nuke the sandwich for 15 seconds and in 3- 4 minutes you're got a hot
>> and tasty meal. It would probably be easier if I could ever remember
>> how to use the power setting feature of the nuker. <sigh> But this
>> has worked for me.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>>
>
>I understand :-) I never learned the presets on my microwave. Just know
>how to defrost, set time and percentage, and use the 30 second one touch.

I keep the manuals in a file. What I need to do is scan it next time
and keep a copy in the drawer near the nuker. I dig it out and read
it but a month later I forget how to do it. Ugggg!

Lou

On Jun 16, 9:30*pm, andrewmoquin <andrewmoquin.
> wrote:
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
> andrewmoquin

tuna melts, grilled cheese and tomato, surimi-veg-ramen. leftovers,
hotdogs and beans,
eggs: over easy, sunny side, scrambled, omelet. Bowl of cereal, soup
and salad or crackers.

EasyMac tastes like the salty cardboard it comes in. I finally
realized that none of the add-hot-water cups were worth bothering
with.

maxine in ri

On Jun 17, 8:18*am, wrote:

> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. *Fast means
> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. *I have never
> found a way to make eggs in a microwave. *
>
> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
> bowl in MW. *Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
> of mushroom soup on top. *Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in a
> can. *

Small bowl
egg
a little milk or cream
some seasoning (salt and pepper, mrs dash)
a little grated cheese

Mix 2-5 in #1. Place in microwave. Set timer for 1 minute. Watch.
After eggs start to rise, remove, stir, and return for 10 second
bursts until done to your preference.

maxine in ri

"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:17:44 -0400, Bob Muncie >
> wrote:
>
>>Ms P wrote:
>
>>> My hubby makes an egg dish in the microwave. He uses a real plate
>>> though. Make a couple of pieces of toast and cut out the middle. Spray
>>> the plate with Pam. Put the toast on the plate and break and egg into
>>> the hole. Mix it up with a fork and add torn up ham and cheese if you
>>> want. I think he microwaves it for about a minute. Dump picante sauce
>>> over it and eat with the toast middles.
>>>
>>> Ms P
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>Ms P -
>>
>>I do those on mornings where I'm not starving and don't have a need for
>>meat :-)
>>
>>They call those "toad in the holes", I do however normally do those in a
>>small skillet. For the microwave, I have a two egg poacher. 1:30 mi @
>>50% cooks the eggs. They are shaped for an english muffin. I few pieces
>>of cheese, toast the muffins while cooking the eggs, and walla, McD's
>>egg & cheese muffins in about two minutes.
>>
>>The "toad in the hole" are better as you can leave the egg nice and
>>dunkable, whereas the nuked "poached eggs" needed the yolk punctured to
>>prevent explosion.
>
> I do mine in a small bowl with melted butter in it. I cover the bowl
> with a plate then 20 seconds on high. Let it set 20 seconds then 20
> on high again. Set 20 seconds then 20 on high again. While I do that
> I make toast and assemble a sandwich with ham, cheese and the egg.
> Nuke the sandwich for 15 seconds and in 3- 4 minutes you're got a hot
> and tasty meal. It would probably be easier if I could ever remember
> how to use the power setting feature of the nuker. <sigh> But this
> has worked for me.
>
> Lou
>

It's his breakfast, he does it however he wants to and he's been making it
since before we were married.

The microwave egg poacher sounds interesting. I'll look for one next time I
hit the store and give it a try. I'll bet hubby would like homemade egg and
cheese McD's for a change once in a while. I could even cook some sausage
patties and stick in the freezer he could nuke and add.

Ms P

"Ms P" > wrote
>
> It's his breakfast, he does it however he wants to and he's been making it
> since before we were married.

I heard that.

Still, I doubt it is faster than slamming the toast in the toaster and
scrambling the eggs in a pan with the ham and stuff.

"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
> Serene Vannoy wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> On Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:43:28 -0700, Serene Vannoy
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Janet Wilder wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> When my mouth was all burned up from radiation and I couldn't taste
>>>>> anything because my taste buds had been nuked, I ate that Easy mac
>>>>> and cheese that you made in the microwave. It was easy to swallow
>>>>> and gave me some protein, fat and carbs.
>>>>>
>>>>> Now that I can taste food, I wouldn't touch it.
>>>>>
>>>>> If I need to make something fast, I make some kind of omelet or
>>>>> fritata.
>>>> Oh, yes, eggs are another quick and easy food. We often have eggs
>>>> and toast or eggs and shredded wheat when no one feels like cooking.
>>>>
>>>> Serene
>>>
>>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty.
>>
>> A small non-stick pan takes two seconds to clean, and you can use
>> paper plates. Still, I thought the OP was asking about making things
>> quickly, not necessarily dish-free.
>>
>>> Fast means
>>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>>
>> I don't own a microwave.
>>
>>> One of my fast meals is powdered instant mashed potatoes in a paper
>>> bowl in MW. Add water, heat for 2 minutes, then dump a can of cream
>>> of mushroom soup on top. Or a can of tuna or whatever else comes in
>>> a can.
>>
>> Wow. You can have my share of that.
>
> lol and mine
>
Mine too! Hate instant mashed potatoes, like COM soup made with half milk
half water. As soup.

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:30:48 -0500, "Ms P" >
wrote:

>
>"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
.. .

>> I do mine in a small bowl with melted butter in it. I cover the bowl
>> with a plate then 20 seconds on high. Let it set 20 seconds then 20
>> on high again. Set 20 seconds then 20 on high again. While I do that
>> I make toast and assemble a sandwich with ham, cheese and the egg.
>> Nuke the sandwich for 15 seconds and in 3- 4 minutes you're got a hot
>> and tasty meal. It would probably be easier if I could ever remember
>> how to use the power setting feature of the nuker. <sigh> But this
>> has worked for me.
>>
>> Lou
>>
>
>It's his breakfast, he does it however he wants to and he's been making it
>since before we were married.
>
>The microwave egg poacher sounds interesting. I'll look for one next time I
>hit the store and give it a try. I'll bet hubby would like homemade egg and
>cheese McD's for a change once in a while. I could even cook some sausage
>patties and stick in the freezer he could nuke and add.

McShitties did have a good idea with the egg mcmuffin. Unfortunately
the size and quality got so bad they're not good anymore. Using a
smaller egg and a coffee cup instead of a bowl you can use an english
muffin and do the same. I prefer nice bread myself. Years ago when I
worked construction I'd make a few and wrap them in foil. You can
usually find a heat source on a job to warm them up. Nothing like
sitting on a concrete block in the middle of a midwest winter eating a
warm sandwich! We could take wood scraps and make a fire if there
wasn't anything else around.

Lou

In article >,
says...
>
> When you don't have time what dishes do you make? Anyone tried Kraft
> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>
>
>
>
> --
> andrewmoquin
>
Pasta with philidelphia and bacon.

Boil the pasta quickly flash fry some chopped up bacon left overs, drain
the pasta and add as much cheese as you want.
Add the fried bacon and stir in.
Takes 10-15 minutes all in.
--
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Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Jun 17, 8:18 am, wrote:
>
>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>
> I don't own paper plates or plastic silverware. I'm sure many people
> here
> can say the same. Yet, I can put together a quick meal and clean up
> from it. Fast has nothing to do with the tableware or the
> microwave.
>

Right!


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Bob Muncie wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On Jun 17, 8:18 am, wrote:
>>
>>> Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>>> using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>>> found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>>
>> I don't own paper plates or plastic silverware. I'm sure many people
>> here
>> can say the same. Yet, I can put together a quick meal and clean up
>> from it. Fast has nothing to do with the tableware or the
>> microwave.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Even those of us handicapped by not having paper products have short
> cuts. I usually have flour tortillas in the fridge at all times to
> facilitate making wraps. No need for paper :-)
>

A favorite dish around here is an omelet in a tortilla. Add whatever is
int he fridge to the eggs and top it with whatever else is around.
Always good. One non-stick pan and two paper plates.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Ms P wrote:

> The microwave egg poacher sounds interesting. I'll look for one next
> time I hit the store and give it a try. I'll bet hubby would like
> homemade egg and cheese McD's for a change once in a while. I could
> even cook some sausage patties and stick in the freezer he could nuke
> and add.
>

No need to precook the sausage patties. They come already cooked and
frozen. All yo do is nuke them. They don't taste half-bad, either. You
can even get them in turkey sausage.

--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Bob Muncie wrote:

> I'm all over that omelette! You can make a cheese omelette with toast in
> the time it takes to pull some single serve processes meal out of the
> freezer and nuke it.
>

Made quesadillas forlunch. Sliced some cheddar-jack and tomato. Put the
flour tortilla (low carb ones) on a piece of butter in a little
non-stick pan. Put on the cheese, tomato and another tortilla. smooshed
it with a metal spatula. Put another piece of butter on top then flipped
it when it was browned on the bottom. I made two of them in 8 minutes.
Cut them in quarters and they were lunch. Add a salad and some salsa if
you like and that's dinner.


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

"> Stu" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:18:31 -0500, wrote:
>>
>>Eggs require cooking on a stove, and making dishes dirty. Fast means
>>using paper plates, plastic silverware and a microwave. I have never
>>found a way to make eggs in a microwave.
>
> Never had scrambled eggs in the micro? Sad.

I think they're just as fun to watch cook in the microwave as they are good
to eat.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Ms P" > wrote
>>
>> It's his breakfast, he does it however he wants to and he's been making
>> it since before we were married.
>
> I heard that.
>
> Still, I doubt it is faster than slamming the toast in the toaster and
> scrambling the eggs in a pan with the ham and stuff.
>

It probably isn't any faster but I don't know if he even knows how to turn
on the stove. He microwaves. I don't have to eat it and it makes him happy
and it's something I don't have to cook for him. I swear they invented the
microwave just for my hubby!!

Ms P

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> Ms P wrote:
>
>> The microwave egg poacher sounds interesting. I'll look for one next
>> time I hit the store and give it a try. I'll bet hubby would like
>> homemade egg and cheese McD's for a change once in a while. I could even
>> cook some sausage patties and stick in the freezer he could nuke and add.
>>
>
> No need to precook the sausage patties. They come already cooked and
> frozen. All yo do is nuke them. They don't taste half-bad, either. You can
> even get them in turkey sausage.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Way-the-heck-south Texas
> Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

We've only found a couple of brands of sausage we really like here. We used
to get really excellent sausage from a small meat locker and it spoiled both
of us.

Ms P

On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:33:06 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>I don't own paper plates or plastic silverware. I'm sure many people
>here can say the same. Yet, I can put together a quick meal and clean up
>from it. Fast has nothing to do with the tableware or the
>microwave.

Thanks, Cindy! I guess he's never heard of a dishwasher either.

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Wed 17 Jun 2009 08:16:32a, blake murphy told us...

> On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:01:07 -0400, Bob Muncie wrote:
>
>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 16 Jun 2009 06:30:30p, andrewmoquin told us...
>>>
>>>> When you don't have time what dishes do you make?
>>>
>>> Scrambled Eggs and Toast or English Muffins
>>> Omelettes
>>> Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Tomato Soup
>>> Cooked, buttered macaroni with garlic and grated parmesan
>>> Pancakes from a boxed mix
>>>
>>> None of the above take much time.
>>>
>>>> Anyone tried Kraft
>>>> Easy Mac cups? It has the great taste of Mac and Cheese, it saves you
>>>> time in preparation, and it's easy to clean.
>>>
>>> Never tried them, never will. I don't even like the boxed version.
>>>
>>
>> I'm all over that omelette! You can make a cheese omelette with toast in
>> the time it takes to pull some single serve processes meal out of the
>> freezer and nuke it.
>>
>> Bob
>
> you must be fast in the kitchen.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

Well, conbsidering that most of the frozen entrées take 5-7 minutes to cook
in a microwave, a 3-egg omelette can usually be accomplishede in a like
amount of time.

Having said that, when I think of making a weekday evening meal, most of
what I make takes an average of 30-60 minutes to make something decent.
Any of the above, including omelettes, take considerably less time.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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