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Mixed diced vegetables _ menus for one

MIXED-DICED-VEGETABLESPREPARATION TIME: 30 seconds (frozen mixed vegetables); about 5 minutes (fresh mixed vegetables)
COOKING TIME: 4 minutes, plus standing (fresh or frozen)
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

100g (4 oz) mixed diced
vegetables, fresh or frozen
(see below)
sprig fresh mint or thyme
6 tablespoons water

salt
freshly ground black
pepper
1 teaspoon butter
(optional)

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Scrambled egg with cheese and ham _ menus for one

SCRAMBLED-EGG-WITH-CHEESEPREPARATION TIME: about 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)


2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
salt
freshly ground black
pepper

1 teaspoon butter
25 g (1 oz) slice lean
cooked ham, diced
25 g (1 oz) grated one-day
old cheese

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Chocolate blancmange _ menus for one

chocolate-blancmangePREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: 1 1/2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

3 teaspoons cornflour
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
2 teaspoons caster sugar
150ml (1/4 pint) milk

1/4 teaspoon vanilla essence
1/2 teaspoon butter
strips of orange, to
decorate

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Chinese leaf salad and french dressing _ menus for one

chinese-leaf-salad-and-frenPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
NO COOKING REQUIRED

1 tablespoon salad oil
1 teaspoon wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
2-3 Chinese leaves

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Potato in its jacket _ menus for one

POTATO-IN-ITS-JACKETPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 4 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

1 even-shaped
175g (6 оz) potato, scrubbed
and dried
butter or margarine

salt
freshly ground black
pepper
watercress sprigs, to garnish

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Chilli con carne _ menus for one

CHILLI-CON-CARNEPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 8 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

1/2 onion, finely chopped
1/4 green pepper, cored,
seeded and diced
75 g (3 oz) minced raw
beef
3 tablespoons fully cooked
canned red kidney beans
2 tablespoons liquid from
the can

1 tablespoon tomato puree
pinch of dried basil
1-2 pinches chilli powder
salt
freshly ground black
pepper
cucumber twist to garnish

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Hot drinking chocolate _ menus for one

HOT-DRINKING-CHOCOLAPREPARATION TIME: 1 minute
COOKING TIME: about 2 1\2 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

300 ml (1/2 pint) milk
2-3 tablespoons powdered
drinking chocolate

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Pinwheel cookies _ menus for one

PINWHEEL-COOKIESPREPARATION TIME: about 10 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 4 minutes, plus cooling
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

100 g (4 oz) soft margarine
50 g (2 oz) caster sugar
150 g (5 oz) plain flour

1 teaspoon coffee essence
1 tablespoon cocoa
powder, sifted

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Golden chicken drumsticks _ menus for one

GOLDEN-CHICKEN-DRUMSTICKSPREPARATION TIME: about 4 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 3 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)


2 x 90 g (31\2 oz) drumsticks,
rinsed and dried
10 g (1\4 oz) butter, softened
1 teaspoon paprika

1\4 teaspoon mustard
powder
1\4 teaspoon salt

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Minted green peas _ menus for one

MINTED-GREEN-PEASPREPARATION TIME: 1 minute
COOKING TIME: 4 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

7 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon salt

75 g (3 oz) frozen petit pois

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Welsh rarebit with bacon _ menus for one

PREPARATION TIME: about 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 5 minutes, plus browning
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full); then Medium Low (35%)

2 bacon rashers
1 thick slice bread, freshly
toasted
1 tablespoon milk
2 egg yolk or 1 yolk (size 5)

pinch of mustard powder
few drops Worcestershire
sauce
75 g (3 oz) grated stale
cheese


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Vermicelli soup _ menus for one

vermicelli-soupPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: 7 minutes, plus standing
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)

300ml (1\2 pint) well-
flavoured chicken stock
50 g (2 oz) vermicelli
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce

salt
freshly ground black
pepper
chopped parsley, to
garnish

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Blackcurrant and apple dunk dessert _ menus for one

BLACKCURRANT-AND-APPLE-DUNKPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 3 minutes, plus cooling
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)
MAKES 6 TABLESPOONS

7 tablespoons cold milk
2 teaspoons custard
powder
4 teaspoons concentrated
blackcurrant drink

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Fish fingers, baked beans and mashed potato _ menus for one

FISH-FINGERS-BAKED-BEANS-APREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
COOKING TIME: about 6 minutes
MICROWAVE SETTING: Maximum (Full)


1 x 100 g (4 oz) potato
2 fish fingers
2 tablespoons baked beans
in tomato sauce
2 teaspoons milk

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Mashed banana _ menus for one

Mashed-bananaPREPARATION TIME: 5 minutes
NO COOKING REQUIRED

1 ripe banana
1/2 teaspoon orange juice

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