This is a collaborative post.
Ours is a fairly low budget model and I’d love to upgrade to
something better, these Panasonic Combination Microwaves would be ideal. Something to
think about when I’m fitting out our new kitchen in the extension as I want to only fit quality items that won’t need replacing every
five minutes.
The main thing I use my microwave for, besides
heating up milk for my children (they drink 26 pints a week!) is to cook
porridge in the mornings.
Now it’s colder the children want either porridge or toast
for breakfast, and as I normally bake rolls most days (far less waste), porridge
seems to happen more and more.
It’s painfully simple to make it in the microwave, that’s
why mine never sees a saucepan.
One part rolled oats, one part water and one part milk,
mixed together then cooked on full for 3 minutes, stirred and then cooked again
for a further 3 minutes. This length of
time is to cook for my three kids and me so adjust if it’s just for one of you, if you cook too much you could always try my leftover porridge cake!
Also a tip for the top – porridge gets bigger as it cooks
and boils up, you’ll soon learn that a larger dish is your friend when cooking
porridge, unless you like cleaning out the microwave.
Our choices are either homemade jam (raspberry or damson are
a favourite on porridge here and homemade is the only option!), brown sugar
(one of my favourites), golden syrup or honey (only my eldest does this as the
rest of us hate it), we also add a few 'yeah yeahs' (raisins to you and me) just to alter the texture a bit as we eat it.
If my mum is over then she always brings over a pot of
stewed damsons that she keeps in the freezer, tastes amazing and far less sugar than any of the others!
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| Old picture but I love it! Pink porridge from grandma! |
So do you have a microwave?
What do you use it for mainly?
What’s your favourite Porridge topping? And please, no one
say salt or it’ll make me feel ill…
