Apple Crostata with Caramel-Pecan Sauce

This easy and unique pie will surely become a favorite. Great for fresh apple season. Serve with or without sauce. Sauce is also delicious on other desserts or just on ice cream. Use a ready-rolled pastry crust or make your own. Select good pie apples, such as Granny...

SPAGHETTI & MEATBALLS

Spaghetti & Meatballs Meatballs are easily cooked in the combination microwave-convection setting. Lining bottom of baking pan with paper towels eliminates spatters and messy-pan cleanup. Make extra meatballs and freeze. The sauce can be simmered anytime and then...

No-Bake Triple-Berry Pie

A refreshing pie to enjoy year-around. Start with a baked pastry shell and then add a chilled filling. Use fresh berries when in season; frozen are great at other times. Sugar causes the fruit to juice and then the juice is thickened with cornstarch. Top with whipped...

EASY PASTRY SHELL

Here is a basic baked pastry to use with many delicious pie fillings. One of the keys to easy preparation, is to have just enough water that the dough clings as a ball, but not too much so it is sticky. Too much water can also make the pastry tough. I like to use a...

Creamy Lime-Glazed Salmon

This has been a favorite when teaching microwave-convection classes. Many said they had never tasted such moist and mild-flavored salmon. It is so easy to make, yet the results are exceptional! A little microwave energy helps cook the interior of the salmon while the...

Lite ‘n Easy Brocco-Cauliflower Salad

Easy to make; always a favorite. Cauliflower adds extra nutrients and color to this lite-version of broccoli salad. Serve with grilled fish or chicken or take on a picnic or to a potluck. Make early; keeps in refrigerator up to 4 days. 1/3 cup mayonnaise1 tablespoon...

Best-Ever Dinner Crescents

Yeast rolls are easy to make when the dough is started in the bread machine. Potato flakes keep the interior moist, and cardamom adds special flavor. Start in the bread machine about 3 hours before serving time. Bakes well in convection or regular oven. Enjoy with...

PUFFY PANCAKE

Impress family and friends with this easy-to-prepare oven pancake. Great to make in a microwave-convection oven or in the regular oven. Top with seasonal fresh fruit and the yummy honey-butter. Easily prepared without greasing or sticking in quality silicone baking...

Meat Loaf in Pepper Halves

Individual meat loaves take on special flavor and nutrition when baked in green pepper halves. Great for dressing up winter meals. Serve with a baked potato (see Tips for baking with meat loaves) or favorite cooked rice. Make ahead or freeze extras for easy meal...

Buttermilk Cornbread

Here is a small-sized cornbread that uses whole wheat flour and freezes well. Buttermilk gives moistness and honey adds a special sweetness. The Low Combination setting makes for quick cooking. Great with Autumn soups and stews. BUTTERMILK CORNBREAD 4 tablespoons...

SUMMER BERRY CAKE

This easy cake/shortcake batter is topped with summer berries and baked o the low-mix setting. Perfect with a glass of iced tea or cup of coffee. Stores well in the refrigerator for a couple of days or freeze for longer storage needs. SUMMER BERRY CAKE 6 tablespoons...

HOMEMADE ENGLISH MUFFINS

It is easy to make your own English muffins, preparing the dough in the bread machine. Make up a batch and then freeze extras for another day. When pre-sliced before freezing, it is easy to thaw and heat in one step in the toaster. Use half whole wheat flour for added...

From my Kitchen… 

 

—I recently prepared a double recipe of the Crust-less Quiche recipe in the 9inch square pan. Even with the turntable turned off, it cooked nicely on the Low-Mix combination, rotating the dish once. The Egg Bake cut nicely with the narrow silicone spatula and removed from the dish easily with the wide spatula. A 13×9-inch pan of caramel rolls was prepared in the deep 10.5-inch silicone pan and it baked perfectly on the convection setting. Most things that cook in a 13×9-inch pan can be cooked in the deep round silicone pan and then it turns freely in the ovens with turntables. 

—In a recent class, several participants were getting together one evening for dinner and they were each making something from one of the microwave-convection cookbooks that they had just purchased. I was not there long enough to hear about their results, but I thought what a good way to learn together and share cooking experiences. Soups and casseroles are great for winter dining. Make extras and freeze in meal-sized quantities for enjoying at another meal.  

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