Solar Stew with a Mediterranean Flair

This stew is best when paired with a good crusty bread or some soft polenta to soak up the flavor packed juices. Any leftovers can be frozen for a quick week-night meal. Sun Oven Mediterranean Beef Stew Ingredients 1 pound boneless bottom round roast, cut into 1-inch...

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Solar Summer Soup

You'll spend almost as much time chopping the vegetables for the soup as it will take to cook it in the GSO. Fennel, also known as anise, is becoming more and more available in the produce section of most grocery stores, even though it seems like most of the cashiers...

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Slow Cooked Pork Roast

This roast is slow cooked in enough red wine to almost cover it, making it extremely tender and giving it a beautiful, deep mahogany color. I adapted it for the Global Sun Oven from Marcella Hazan's must have Italian cookbook, "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking"....

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How a Recipe Is Born

I'll admit, this quiche recipe needs a little tweaking.  Normally I'd play with it a bit before posting, but I think it makes a good enough base to merit a mention. Many of my favorite recipes start out this way; first I follow it exactly as written (with the...

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Solar Cooking Outside the Pot

Once food is placed in the Global Sun Oven most of your work is done. You don’t need to stir it or worry about it burning.  All you have to do is reposition the GSO from time to time and keep an eye on the sky. This means you can use your cookware in ways you may have...

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BBQ Drumsticks in the Sun

BBQ chicken drumsticks make a good, reduced-calorie alternative to Buffalo wings. The trick is keeping them out of their cooking juices. To do this I put a metal rack in a baking dish and place the chicken on top of it; the hard part is finding a rack that fits. If...

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Outstanding Solar Stew

In my pre-solar cooking days I almost never made stew. Most nights I threw dinner together at the last minute and stews don't lend themselves to that style of cooking. But times have changed and now whenever I see a good piece of stew meat I snatch it up, knowing that...

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Getting an Early Start on Solar Cooking

Longer summer days mean more hours can be dedicated to solar cooking. Here in Arizona it's not unusual to be able to cook with the sun from as early 8:00 AM to as late as 6:00 PM. But for an even earlier start to your solar cooking day turn the GSO "topside down" (the...

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Solar Biscuit Topped Turkey Potpie

In theory potpie filling is made with leftovers but I've never had enough excess meat and the inkling for potpie at the same time. If you have a lot of chicken or turkey meat on hand go ahead and skip the first part of this recipe. Potpie does not make regular...

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Quick and Easy Solar Lunch

Huevos rancheros from the GSO make an easy to prepare, attractive lunch. Solar Baked Huevos Rancheros Ingredients 6 small corn tortillas 1 (16 oz) can refried beans 6 room temperature eggs 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese green or red salsa Preparation Set Global Sun...

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