Growing Your Own Food All Year

As the summer season draws to a close, many gardeners wish for a longer growing season. Never fear, the answers are here. There are several things that the everyday gardener can do to extend the growing season for our gardens. As the weather cools, it is time to...

read more

UV Paqlite – Never Needs Batteries

Have you ever reached for a flashlight only to find the batteries were dead? The problem with most emergency light sources is that they require batteries which die and need to be replaced at the most inconvenient times. Batteries are troublesome and require a steady...

read more

Home Security Check List

Use this guide as you check your home for safety measures. Column “no” indicates areas where you could take action to improve your home’s security. These are just some of of the steps you can take to decrease the likelihood that you or your home is targeted. Exterior...

read more

Solar Baked Cream of Wheat with Bananas

Bananas release a lot of sweetness during baking so I use unsweetened, plain almond milk in this simple recipe. Sweetened or flavored varieties can be used if you like. And regular (not instant) Cream of Wheat can be used in place of the harder to find whole grain...

read more

Solar Baked Vegetarian Burgers

Top these tasty, spicy, vegetarian burgers with your favorite toppings. Any extra patties can be frozen, unbaked, for up to 3 months. Sun Oven Baked Black Bean Burgers Ingredients 2 cups previously cooked black beans, drained 1/2 bell pepper, seeded and cut into...

read more

Solar Chinese Inspired Chicken

Serve this sweet and sour chicken over white or brown rice. Sun Oven Chinese BBQ Chicken Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 1/3 cup ketchup 3 tablespoons brown sugar 2 tablespoon hoisin sauce 2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons dry vermouth 2 cloves garlic, minced...

read more

Solar Snack

Yesterday's Curried Solar Black Beans, Squash, and Rice left me with half a bunch of  kale. All to often in these cases the odd amount of unused vegetables will go to waste. Luckily, kale can easily be transformed into a tasty, healthy, solar snack. Sun Oven Kale...

read more

Solar Panforte with Mango

Panforte is a traditional delicacy of Siena, Italy. It's very rich; a tiny piece is all you need. It keeps for weeks at room temperature and for months in the freezer. It packs a lot of energy in each portion and is ideal to take on long hikes. Most recipes call for...

read more

Solar Salmon Loaf

Canned salmon is relatively inexpensive yet high in nutritional value. I don't know why I don't eat it more often. Sun Oven Salmon Loaf Ingredients 1 cup fresh bread crumbs made from white bread* 1/4 cup dry white wine 1 can (14-ounce) salmon, drained, skin removed 1...

read more