Richard Deacon's Microwave Oven Cookbook Author:Richard Deacon Richard Deacon is a man of many talents. He's a comedian, dramatic actor and a serious cook. His life is a body one - days of rehearsing, filming and hours away from home. And he loves to entertain -- and he does it very well. He is devoted to microwave cooking, preparing elegant meals in advance and re-heating them for serving, or putting to... more »gether a prime rib dinner with all the trimmings in less than an hour. He admits it's easy to be a perfect host when you have a microwave oven.
In addition to being a speedy time-saver, the microwave oven is also an energy saver. In the era of conservation, what could be more important? For example, the delicious Chicken Marengo on page 63 requires only 17 minutes of microwave cooking time while it would require 60 minutes to cook conventionally. Time saved means energy saved. This book is a collection of energy-saving recipes.« less