Solar Risotto

Leftover minestrone can be used to make a delicious, creamy, solar-cooked risotto in under an hour. Make sure you use the right kind of rice, Arborio or, if you can find it, Carnaroli. Risotto al Minestrone Ingredients 2 tablespoons butter 1 small onion, finely...

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Solar Minestrone

It's hard to make a small amount of minestrone. Even though it's pretty much one or two of each vegetable once they're chopped up you're looking at a big pot of soup. Luckily there's a lot you can do with it once it's done. Serve it hot on the day you make it and cold...

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Mmmm… Solar Meatloaf Muffins

Making meatloaf muffins has many advantages. They cook faster, make portion control easier, freeze well, and are fun to eat. Use your favorite meatloaf recipe or use mine which can be found by clicking here. Serve them with mashed potatoes or make some solar tomato...

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Solar Cooked Beans for Fried Bean Patties

This is another hybrid recipe. Half solar and half traditionally cooked. Unlike most of my mixed cooking method dishes this one starts out in the Sun Oven, where the beans are cooked, and is finished up in a frying pan. The beans can be made ahead, while the sun's...

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Slow Solar Baked Asparagus

Asparagus solar baked in parchment paper comes out evenly cooked without being mushy or floppy. Ideally it should be baked at a low temperature, around 200ΒΊF, for about 90 minutes. Keeping the Sun Oven at such a low temperature requires a bit of attention, it needs to...

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A Sunny Day at Honeyville Farms

We finally managed to have a sunny day for our monthly Sun Oven demo at Honeyville Farms in Chandler. It's amazing how much easier it is to show off the GSO's attributes when you can actually cook something. Hopefully the people who attended will be inspired to start...

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Spicy Solar Curry

Getting the timing right for cooking dried chickpeas is tricky even when using traditional cooking methods. The older they are the longer they take to cook. For this reason I like to get chickpea based dishes started early in the day. You can always wait until it's...

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The Sun Oven Does Double Duty

It's picnic season and the Global Sun Oven loves picnics. Not only will it cook your meal while you enjoy the outdoors, but it doubles as a cooler that will get your food safely from your refrigerator to the picnic site. After all, it's basically a well insulated box....

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The Simplest Solar Pasta Sauce

This classic Italian pasta sauce couldn't be easier. Even when cooked stovetop there's no need to saute the onion. In Italy it's each serving is topped with a pat of butter and a good grating of Parmesan cheese. Solar Tomato and Butter Sauce Ingredients 3 cups...

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We baked bread when it was 17 degrees outside. The temperature outside isn't the issue, it's the sun. LaRue Howels - sun oven cook

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