Venison Sausage Stew

Deer hunting season is a highlight of the winter months. Here is our favorite recipe made in the Sun Oven®. Served with warm Artisan bread, this makes a hearty meal in any weather. INGREDIENTS 1 medium onion, sliced 2-3 garlic cloves, diced 4-6 peeled carrots, 2”...

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Mama’s Last Gift

As a child growing up on a farm in Virginia, we learned to grow our own food as well as raise a cash crop. Our Mom spent many hours working with us to harvest and preserve food. As she aged, Mom slowly reduced the items she preserved, but still kept making some of...

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Preparing for a Pandemic

Community Emergency Response Team What is a pandemic? A pandemic is basically a global epidemic -- an infectious disease that spreads rapidly to a large population in more than one continent.1 For example, influenza or ebola are highly contagious viruses. Two main...

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Creamy Red Lentil Soup

This soup has a sublime, velvety texture. The sliced apple garnish is a nice touch, but the soup's just as good without. Curried Red Lentil Soup with Apples (adapted for the Sun Oven from WW Veg Power!) Ingredients 2 Granny Smith apples 2 tablespoons olive oil...

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Solar Energy to Go

These home made bars are perfect when you need a burst of energy. Sun Baked Energy Squares (adapted for the Sun Oven from WW Veg Power!) 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 tablespoon ground flaxseeds 1/2 cup dried figs, chopped 1/2 cup raw almonds, chopped 2...

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Sun Baked Lentil Loaf

This mild flavored lentil loaf has a nice, slightly crunchy texture. It has a tendency to fall apart so leave in the pan to slice it. If you're not going to eat the whole loaf at one meal line the pan with parchment paper. It will make it much easier to remove it from...

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Solar Simmered Classic Tomato Sauce

There's probably not a household in Italy where this sauce does not appear on the table at least once a week. There also is probably not a single household where the home cook bothers to measure the ingredients; and you shouldn't either. The quantities below are only...

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Root Vegetables with Herbs

Rutabagas are often overlooked at the grocery store. So much so that you'll probably have to tell the cashier what they are. Sun Roasted Root Vegetables Ingredients 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks 2 medium red potatoes, scrubbed and cut into chunks 1 small...

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Beef Stew with Pasta

Sometimes when the weather is a bit iffy I like to use my Dutch oven for solar cooking. If clouds do roll in, it's easy to transfer to the stove. Browning the meat stovetop not only improves the flavor of the meat, it also preheats the pot which in turn reduces the...

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