Cakes are very good in non-convection ovens too. OTGs are alright, but if you have a regular oven it is better. The elements in OTG sometimes make the cake bake too fast from the outside. But of course there are slightly bigger ones which work out better.
The thing about salads is that the dressing has to be mixed in at the last minute. Prepare both things and keep separate and mix before serving. If she can do that she will be fine with:
Bean Sprout Salad.
As for fruit, you could the Fruity Rice Salad on the site.
Rewa, I am afraid you will have to study the manual of your microwave or call the demo man again. It is very difficult for me to explain the working, as each micro has its own buttons. The basic things to know are:
The correct dishes to use.
Everything has to be stirred often.
100% means the full power of your oven--depending on it's capacity. Here is a table for conversion:
< Cooking Time vs Wattage Conversion >
POWER OF MICROWAVE OVENS
1300W 1200W 1100W 1000W 900W 800W 700W 600W
COOKING
TIME 18:30 20:00 23:20 26:40 30:00 33:20 36:40 40:00
16:40 18:00 21:00 24:00 27:00 30:00 33:00 36:00
14:50 16:00 18:40 21:20 24:00 26:40 29:20 32:00
13:00 14:00 16:20 18:40 21:00 23:20 25:40 28:00
11:10 12:00 14:00 16:00 18:00 20:00 22:00 24:00
09:10 10:00 11:40 13:20 15:00 16:40 18:20 20:00
07:20 08:00 09:20 10:40 12:00 13:20 14:40 16:00
05:30 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00
03:40 04:00 04:40 05:20 06:00 06:40 07:20 08:00
01:50 02:00 02:20 02:40 03:00 03:20 03:40 04:00
00:30 00:30 00:35 00:40 00:45 00:50 00:55 01:00
(Cooking time is shown in Minutes:Seconds)
My recipes all give the time and power and how to cook and how many times to stir.
