2026 Winter (February-March) COTM / Cookbook of the Month + COOKING FROM thread -- SAMIN NOSRAT

[linguafood (Natascha)]

MW is great for drying herbs and toasting nuts. Apropos:

Things you like to use a microwave to do

I like to freshen up a day old baguette with 10 to 20 seconds, to defrost things like frozen tubs of broth and bags of Hatch chiles, and to make microwave burritos (keep tortillas, cheese, crema, salsa, and frijoles on hand. Use a spreader to spread a thick layer of frijoles on the tortilla, top with cheese, crema, and salsa. Use the lid on the frijoles can to refrigerate any unused portion. Fold. Microwave until hot. I like two minutes, better too hot than too cool. I can always poke hole…