Author: brucetretter
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Microwave Cooked Bowl Pancake – All in Pictures
Gorgeous weather here in the Northeast! Legs are screamin’ at me to get out on the bike – I’ll obey ‘soon as I fire this off! Here’s what I had yesterday morning to power me through putting together the step-by-step picture book recipe you can get here and a 35+ mile bike ride later in…
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Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Tuna Parmesan – All in Pictures
I mentioned in the last post I had another microwave cooked pasta one-bowl meal recipe ready to go. Here it is: Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Tuna Parmesan, which is just an easy variation on the Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Chicken Parmesan I posted about a week ago. Briefly, all you need to do…
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Left-Handed (Fully Flavorful) Fried Eggs – All in Pictures
I’ve posted a few microwave cooked pasta one-bowl meals here recently, and though I do have one more all set to go, I thought I’d change it up a bit with a fully flavorful fried egg recipe my son introduced me to last year he calls “Left-Handed Eggs”. I asked my son, why the name, “left-handed”?…
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Microwave Cooked Pasta with Instant Chicken Parmesan – All in Pictures
This is a great way to use leftover pasta to put together a fast, flavorful meal. Just use that pasta, chicken (or any) cold cuts, your favorite pasta sauce, some cheese, then cook it for about 1 1/2 minutes in the microwave oven, and you’re done. Easy! Here’s what you need to put together microwave…
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Microwave Cooked Pasta with Apples and Cheese – All in Pictures
Pasta with fresh apples and cheese? You bet! It’s really just a minor variation on pasta with lighter Alfredo sauce (I’ll lay down the microwave cooked version of that real soon). Then throw in some dried cranberries for a chewy “zing” and a shot of balsamic vinegar for a good shot of zest! It’s all very quick…
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How to Clean a Can Top Picture Book Directions
Not that this is THE most exciting stuff in the world, but it sure makes sense…and I will lay down the first of at least a couple microwave cooked pasta meals starting 2 days from now. You bet! Though I recently posted step-by-step picture book directions showing how to clean a can top before opening…
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Microwave Cooked Pasta: Fast, Easy and All in Pictures
Cooking pasta in the microwave oven is incredibly fast and easy – and works best for only 1-2 servings and for those pastas that require 6 minutes or less cooking time. Here’s all you need to make microwave cooked pasta. Tip: a wetted paper works great to minimize splatter while the pasta cooks at a…
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Pre-Ride Low Sugar, High Protein Breakfast
What’s not to be charged about? Spring weather’s finally really here. Everyday I’m on the bike I see more green sprouting, more wildlife in fields and in the air, and even some wild things like the Grafton Upton Train cutting across Old Upton Road in Grafton. Cool!
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How To Clean a Can Top – You Bet, In Pictures!
We know we need to wash our hands before handling food. We know we should rinse fresh fruits and vegetables with edible skins before preparing or eating them. But what about can tops – whether we’re taking the whole top off, like with this tuna can… …or just popping a hole in it, like…