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So here's the thing. I'm a graduate student in Ottawa, and eating out is not an option (not that there are any good food around here anyways). So what do I need to do to reach gastro-satiation without eating garbage like the glorious instant ramen? My solution: Microwave, baby!
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I guess it's proper to introduce the humble microwave. What is microwave?
MICROWAVE
MAGICAL ELECTRIC FOOD BOX
That's pretty much it.
Other than my daily arugula-peanut butter and honey sandwiches, the rest of my food is whole. Corn, potato, eggs, peaches, nectarines, bananas. Corn? Potato? Eggs? How do I eat those things raw? With a microwave, of course. The most common cooking tool for a student.
For corn, the whole thing, husk and all is thrown into the microwave oven and zapped for 4-5 minutes or until it is delicious. For potato, stab a few holes and press the potato button on the console. For eggs, I use a very Asian recipe to make some luscious egg heaven. Microwave Steamed Egg
obligatory placeholder google image until I get my own (never)
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Korea: gyeran jjim Thai: kai toon Japan: chawanmushi China: ji dan geng etc., etc., etc. Ingredients: 2 part egg (aka 2 eggs) 2 part water Some soy sauce Some sesame oil (but less than soy sauce) 1. Eggs, water, soy sauce, sesame oil all in a container (preferably a Pyrex measuring cup) 2. Stir viciously 3. Cover in cellophane wrap 4. Microwave 2 minutes 5. Insecurely check to see if it's done yet (it's not) 6. Microwave 1 minute 7. Let set for 1 minute (because it's mad hot) 8. Uncover, grab a spoon and eat Microwave Potates
you will never get my personal pic of a potate. well, maybe eventually (never)
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Microwave Taters Microwave Tatoes Ingredients: X number of taters, tatoes, or potates Some Butter 1. Wash your dirty potates 2. Poke holes in your clean tatoes 3. Place your poked taters in a microwave 4. Zap for potato amount of time (press the potates button) 5. Wait 1 minute because you will die from the heat 6. Cut in half, stick a whole stick (or a dab if you want to live) in there 7. Grab a chopstick and eat Microwave Corn
i am not going to take a photo of a corn (never)
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It's just corn Ingredients: Corn with husk Butter 1. Put corn in microwave 2. Zap for 4 minutes, turn halfway because your corn is too big to turn 3. Unhusk, lather with butter and eat Microwave Popcorn
no, don't ask the answer is (never)
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Technically, it's microwave corn that turned into popcorn Ingredient: Fist of Popcorn corn kernels (buy the large bag, because you are cheap) Butter 1. Pour corn into Pyrex measuring cup 2. Drop some butter 3. Cover with paper napkin and rubber band 4. Zap for 2.5 minutes (that's 2 minute and 30 seconds) 5. Wait 1 minute because hot hot hot 6. Uncover and eat, you hungry fiend
And now, you too can be healthy like me. Now go out and zap!
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