Re-thinking the Microwave

There were two articles today in the NYT about cooking with a microwave. I remember a colleague telling me once about her old roommate who only cooked in the microwave. It sounded dangerous and irresponsible at the time. I don't know if the jury is out on how safe it is to use a microwave to cook food, but I thought the recipes were interesting anyway, and a good read given we all have one of these in our homes.

The first is by one of my favorite food people - Mark Bittman:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/dining/02mini.html?th&emc=th

The second is by "the curious cook". Aren't we all?
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/02/dining/02curious.html?ref=dining