Microwave Recipes Cook Book

Ingredients:

- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup water
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Dash ground cloves
- Dash ground ginger
- 4 medium cooking apples

Preparation Method:

In small bowl combine sugar, water, molasses, lemon juice, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and ground ginger. Remove cores from apples; peel strip from top of each apple. In an 8-inch glass pie plate place apples, top-side down. Pour molasses mixture over apples. Micro-cook, uncovered, for 4 minutes. Turn apples, top side up, and rearrange. Cook till apples are tender, about 4 minutes more. Cool slightly before serving. Makes 4 servings.

Ingredients:

- 2 large onions, thinly sliced and separated into rings (3 cups)
- 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 10 ½ -ounce can condensed beef broth
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Preparation Method:

In 1-quart casserole micro-cook onion in butter or margarine, covered, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes. Stir the cold water into the cornstarch. Stir into cooked onion mixture . Blend in the beef broth and Worcestershire sauce. Micro-cook, uncovered, till mixture is thickened and bubbly, about 4 ½ to 5 minutes, stirring after each minute. Stir in the cheese. Micro-cook uncovered, 1 minute longer. Serve over meat loaf, ground beef patties, or on sliced roast beef atop French bread. Makes 2 ½ cups.