Today I was listening to a video by Healthy Prepper in which she shared the concept of dehydrating fruit and vegetables at their prime ripeness. She had just purchased many bags of price-reduced items. The groceries were beautiful, just really, really ripe. Studies...

Fig History The fig is the most talked about fruit in the Bible, referenced 43 times. The fig tree provided the first clothing mentioned and some suspect that the forbidden fruit might have been a fig rather than an apple. As a token of honor, figs were used as a...

Fasting is not a new concept. It was written about in many Holy Scriptures. Fasting is often used to teach self-control and humility and is enhanced with prayer. Fasting does not have to last for 40 days, it can be just a few hours or a few days, performed...

Water Safety Skills The American Red Cross has been teaching children and adults to swim and to become life guards for the past 100 years. This year, as a part of their centennial celebration, they established a program to teach 50,000 people from 50 cities across 19...

Never let a sunny day go to waste. When nothing else is going on in your Sun Oven whip up a batch of slow cooked onions. They'll come in handy for all sorts of things: a base for soups, a topping for burgers, or a sauce for pasta, just to name a few. Solar Stewed...

Dutch ovens work great in combination with the Sun Oven. They can easily go from stove to Sun Oven and back again as needed. They're perfect for browning meats prior to solar cooking or sauce reduction after. Serve this Moroccan inspired stew with couscous to soak up...

Sun Oven Asparagus Soup with Thyme Ingredients 1 pound asparagus, tough ends removed 4 teaspoons olive oil, divided 1 onion, finely chopped 1 carrot, finely chopped 1 stalk celery, finel chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 small potato, diced 1 sprig thyme 4 cups...

Roast the vegetables during the day then combine with them pasta later for a lovely, solar-cooked dinner. Sun Roasted Eggplant, Tomato, and Garlic Pasta Sauce Ingredients 1 eggplant, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved 1 head...

Chickpea flour is a high protein, high fiber, nutritional powerhouse. Vegan "Omelette"* Ingredients 1/2 cup chickpea flour 1/4 cup masa harina 1 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 tablespoon sesame seed...

More and more simmer sauces seem to be appearing on supermarket shelves every day. Using them in the Sun Oven can be tricky. The excess moisture cannot simmer away like it would stovetop leaving the dish swimming in too much liquid. I decided to give them another...