I have never done the initial cooking of pasta in the microwave myself, but once it is cooked, I definitely recommend tossing it in a bit of olive oil before you refrigerate it. (Not butter! Butter is awesome on pasta and is my favourite topping, but will not prevent the pasta from becoming an immovable glob in the fridge, which is what the olive oil is for. Add butter on whatever quantity you're eating once it's hot. :D)
If your stomach will take it and if the stores in your area offer them, those microwave-steam bags of vegetables are fantastic--they let you jazz up pasta and add nutrients. Here in the US, I've seen them refrigerated rather than frozen--butternut squash in butter and cinnamon, green beans with garlic, broccoli with lemon, etc. They're not significantly pricier than buying the same vegetables raw and having to do the prep yourself (maybe 10% higher cost?), but again, that's here.
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Date: 2010-09-10 12:39 am (UTC)If your stomach will take it and if the stores in your area offer them, those microwave-steam bags of vegetables are fantastic--they let you jazz up pasta and add nutrients. Here in the US, I've seen them refrigerated rather than frozen--butternut squash in butter and cinnamon, green beans with garlic, broccoli with lemon, etc. They're not significantly pricier than buying the same vegetables raw and having to do the prep yourself (maybe 10% higher cost?), but again, that's here.