I don't know about where you live, but around here you can walk into any thrift store (Salvation Army, DAV, Goodwill) and you'll find a stack of microwave cookbooks from the late 70's & early 80's. WHY? Nobody really used microwave oven for "cooking/baking". I admire you for wanting to do more than make popcorn and reheat food. Check your local library - if they don't have any, have them get some through Inter-Library Loan.

Here's one of my favorite microwave recipes (I make it a lot in the summer). While you're in the thrift store, keep a lookout for a small plastic (microwave-proof) fluted bundt pan. This recipe works perfectly in it. They used to come in boxed microwave cakes.

MICROWAVE BANANA BREAD RING

2 T. graham cracker crumbs
3/4 c. Pillsbury's Best All-Purpose or Unbleached Flour
3/4 c. Pillsbury's Best Whole Wheat Flour
3/4 c. firmly packed brown sugar
1 t. baking soda
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/2 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. margarine or butter, softened
1 t. grated orange peel
1 c. (2 medium) mashed ripe bananas
2 eggs

Grease 6-cup microwave-safe ring mold; sprinkle evenly with graham cracker crumbs. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. In medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at medium speed. Pour into prepared ring mold. Place in microwave oven on inverted microwave-safe plate. Microwave on MEDIUM for 10 minutes, rotating ring mold 1/2 turn halfway through cooking. Microwave on HIGH for 1-4 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and bread begins to pull away from sides of ring mold. Let stand directly on countertop 5 minutes; unmold onto serving plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired. Serve warm. 16 servings.

HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3500 Feet: Microwave on MEDIUM for 10 minutes, rotating ring mold 1/2 turn halfway through cooking. Microwave on HIGH for 3 to 5 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and bread begins to pull away from sides of ring mold.
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I also have microwave candy recipes, and other recipes if you are interested... Back in the late 70's I took 2 classes on using the microwave from the County Extension Office before I got my first one in 1979 (which was used) and our son uses it to this day. It's large enough for a family of 4, should he decide to rent it out...

-Grainlady

Compare the wattage of the microwave cookbook against your microwave first... High in a 600 watt oven might be Medium in a 1200 watt oven... My sister-in-law was ready to take her new microwave back to the store when it burnt the bacon... She assumed she could cook the bacon in the new one the same way she'd been cooking it for the last 30 years... Didn't work that way, she had to cut back the power and the time for it to come out right...

Rita