Microwave Recipes For One

by Annette Yates

Published 30 March 1987

The microwave has many advantages over conventional cooking: it's quicker, more economical, cleaner and easier. Microwave ovens take up very little space. They produce fewer cooking smells and less steam, and kitchen/cooking areas remain cool.

Annette Yates' book is designed specifically for the person who lives alone, or who has to prepare individual meals for some other reason: perhaps members of the family need to eat at different times or have conflicting tastes and preferences, or perhaps someone is on a special diet which requires food to be cooked separately.

Included are recipes for: breakfasts; soups, starters and sauces; fish, meat, poultry, vegetable, cheese, egg and pasta dishes; and desserts - PLUS an indispensable cooking guide which explains how to adapt family recipe instructions to the smaller amounts needed for a single portion.


Discover how your microwave can become a valuable part of your kitchen team, working together with your hob, grill, toaster, kettle and, on occasions, conventional oven. Whether you are a new microwave owner or an experienced user, Annette Yates will help you get the most from your microwave. The recipes she includes cook successfully in a variety of microwave ovens and all have been tested and acclaimed by her family and friends. Since its first publication, "Microwave Cooking Properly Explained" has become established as the standard work on basic microwave cooking.


Microwave Planner

by Annette Yates

Published 7 July 1986
Designed for fast reference, this book is filled with practical advice. It tells you how to fit the microwave naturally into your own system of cooking, whether it be for one person, a family or larger numbers. Includes over 100 recipes.

Barbecue Cook

by Annette Yates

Published 9 April 1991
With the warmer weather approaching, we will all be looking forward to getting the barbecue out of the shed, and perhaps dipping into Annette's classic The Barbecue Cook with over 100 crafty recipes, tips on using your barbecue in conjunction with your freezer, refrigerator, food processor/blender or microwave and even suggestions for 'theme barbecues' (Chinese, Indian or Italian themes).