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Article: Be Microwave-Ready For the Unexpected
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 11, 1993
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When friends drop in unexpectedly, as will happen this time of
year, it's good to have a few quick culinary tricks up your sleeve.
And the microwave is a great place to turn since it can reduce
cooking time to one-third.
For example, poaching a pound of chicken for a chicken salad will
take about 20 minutes on the stove top, not to mention the time to
boil the water. But in the microwave, the same pound of chicken will
take a mere six minutes to poach, covered, on full power. Now all
that's left is to shred the chicken and toss with olive oil, minced
scallions and lemon juice, or about three tablespoons of a good-
quality preservative-free dressing, and serve with halved pitas.
Similarly, a ...