Today's busy consumer has only so many minutes in a day, and often has neither the time nor the energy to prepare meals with a long list of ingredients or complicated instructions. Cooking time and meal preparation is at a premium and no one wants to slave over a hot kitchen stove. This book contains forty delicious and quick recipes one can make using just the microwave oven to feed a hungry family. If you need new ideas for healthy meals and have neither time nor patience to spend hours chopping and cooking, this is the right book for your challenging life. Do you need? ? New meal ideas that won't break your budget? ? Something quick and delicious that won't dirty every pan in the kitchen? ? Nutritious ingredients that also taste yummy? ? A healthful alternative to fried or fast foods? ? A better way to make use of your microwave? In this book, we have new concepts in microwave cooking that go way beyond heating a frozen dinner or instant cup of soup. Try our new, distinctive and savory meals for a lift to your wearisome and repetitious meal plans. We know you will enjoy these delightful dishes to share with your family and friends.