Friday, September 19, 2008

okay I do NOT bake and I barely cook but ........

You know all those blogs that give great recipes -- well this is not one of them! But a couple approximations anyway.

1) Its still zuccinni season. This humble, over productive squash is actually perfect for me eating microwaved frozen entrees. Those tv dinners are usually light on the vegetables so slicing zuccinni in to fill up the trays works great.

2) single dieters microwave brownie bran muffin. -this is super easy, quick, tasty and satisfies for a good length of time. and has chocolate --its perfect for my world.

a) spread approx. 1/2 tsp of butter in a glass ramekin, or one of those little porcelain coffee cups --you know the ones you always pass by, because you want at least a small mug of coffee, not a 4-5 oz petite cupful.
b) take 2 tablespoons of brownie or cake mix and 2 tablespoons of bran and put in your greased dish.
c) stir in water.
d) add choc chips, fresh or dried fruit or a spoonful of jam. (I like dried, sweetened cranberries or bananas and love the chips)
e) if you LOVE chocolate stir in 1/2 to 1 tsp of cocoa --(just pretend you actually measure )
f) pop it in the microwave for about 1 minute. More if your microwave is ancient like mine or if you got the mix extra runny or added moist fruit like bananas. This is not fussy, if its still wet on top, just pop it back in for several seconds.
g) enjoy your low fat (VERY low fat if you didn't add chips) treat.
h) fill your dish with water to soak --don't skip this step or that bran and mix will get hard as cement.

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