Smokey, spicy, Chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce pair well with sweet potatoes. To find the level of spiciness that's right for you start with half of one chile, adding a little more each time until it's to your liking. Sun Oven Chipotle Sweet Potato Soup (adapted...

Winter storms, especially ice storms, frequently result in power outages because the weight of ice on trees and wires result in limbs breaking, whole trees falling over, and wires being over weighted by the ice. Now is the time to prepare for an unexpected power...

About the time you decide how to keep your family warm without electricity, stomachs will begin to growl. What to do and how? Deal with water first. Now you get to use that stored water you’ve put aside. When the power goes off, you may lose access to well water...

7 “C’s” for Keeping Warm - Last month’s article on preparing your home for winter reminded us of the importance of repairing doors and windows to eliminate drafts. Now we’ll address ways to stay warm during an extended electrical power outage where no generator is...

Rice is so much better baked than prepared stovetop that I don't get why the package instructions don't mention it. This basic method, with just four ingredients, makes perfect, fluffy rice every time. Solar Baked White Rice Ingredients 1 1/2 cups basmati rice 1 1/2...

All the clean up you do in the fall will save you time come spring.

If you get to these winter-prep projects before the weather gets nasty, you will enjoy the work more and help extend the life of your home’s components and make your property safer as well.

Have you had an opportunity to be thankful for some of your preparedness activities? Recently traveling to see family and friends after a year, we had three I’d like to share.

This is a great side dish for curries or the savory pumpkin patties I made a few days ago. Indian Spice Sun Roasted Cauliflower Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon garam masala 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes salt to taste 2 cups...

Here's an easy way to feed a crowd. Assemble the additional taco ingredients - tortillas, salsa, shredded cabbage, guacamole, etc. - while the meat is cooking. Then set up an assembly line and let everyone build their own tacos. Sun Oven Carnitas (adapted for the Sun...