Alison Holst's Microwave Menus - Series One

I'd do the corn next. If it's lovely, fresh corn on the cob I serve it before the rest of the meal, as a course all by itself. It's so delicious that it's worth getting a microwave oven just to cook perfect corn on the cob, I think.

– Alison Holst on how to prepare "perfect" corn on the cob, in the first episode

It's a funny looking mixture. It rises up as it cooks and then it shrinks down again, and it always looks very unpromising when you take it down, but don't worry. That's what it's supposed to look like, and although its spongy at this stage, when it's cool it's dense and very rich and very tasty. Everybody loves that.

– Alison Holst on her American brownie microwave recipe, in episode three

...you'd pay at least fifty cents for those, so think how much money you've saved by doing them yourself.

– Alison Holst on how to cut your muesli bar bill in half by making them at home, in episode five

Remember, undercook if in doubt. It's easy to cook a little longer, but you can't do much about something you've overcooked.

– Microwave whiz Alison Holst provides some good advice, early in the first episode

..that's a special dinner that looks as if you've slaved in the kitchen for hours, but you really haven't. 

– Alison Holst serves roast dinner with ease, late in episode two

It may take a little bit of juggling to get everything heated and served, but it really can be done.

– Alison Holst on her impressive dinner party spread, at the end of episode six

The microwave's made this breakfast faster to get ready, and less messy to clean up after. 

– Alison Holst on cooking a breakfast buffet in the microwave, in episode four

You'll find that bacon cooks easily and well in the microwave oven, and it becomes crisper the longer you cook it. 

– Alison Holst on cooking bacon in the microwave, in episode four