Things you like to use a microwave to do

Is that a Greek/Turkish coffee grinder? I have one.

Pepper mill. I guess it could grind coffee, too. It is a marvelous pepper mill.

My kids went through a phase a few years ago during which they experimented a lot with various microwave mug cake recipes. I just passed this one along and my daughter doesn’t believe that she’s seen it before. Will be interesting to get a review!

Most of their attempts wound up really bad – there are lots of very odd/fake recipes floating around social media – but she and a friend eventually found the recipe below, which I’m sharing in case you’re interested in a potential alternative to the NYT thing. I have not tried this myself and this is actually my first time seeing the recipe, although my kids have made it probably a dozen times combined and swear by it. I’m somewhat alarmed by the amount of oil included herein…

1/4c flour
1/4c sugar
2 tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
3 tbsp milk
2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp vanilla
pinch salt

Mix in a mug, microwave for 1m30s … enjoy?

Mine looks like that too, but it’s all corroded. I must have used it for salt.