Microwave Miracles

Of all the subjects in our book, microwave cooking was the most difficult for us. Until this point neither our recipes nor our philosophies seemed suited to this new type of cooking. Our love for and continuing curiosity about the latest fresh ingredients seemed to be miles away from all the new meals-in-a-minute packaged for the microwave. But with microwaves in close to 80 percent of all American households, we could not ignore their importance. We truly needed to develop a more knowledgeable point of view.