Honey Roasted Solar Chicken

Be sure to spread all of the glaze over the chicken before putting it in the Sun Oven. Unlike with a conventional oven there's no need to baste the bird during cooking. And if you have a probe thermometer now's the time to dig it out of the kitchen drawer. Sun Oven...

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Solar Slow Cooked Apples

This lovely fall dessert is good served warm or chilled. Sun Oven Slow Cooked Apple Stacks (adapted for the Sun Oven from the L.A. Times) Ingredients 1/4 cup sugar 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander 4 apples, peeled Zest of 1 small orange 3 tablespoons unsalted butter,...

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Solar Autumn Soup

Fall flavors, sunny days, and cooler evenings. The prefect combination for this delicious soup. Sun Oven Leek and Apple Soup (adapted for the Sun Oven from the L.A. Times) Ingredients 4 leeks, white and pale green parts only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 4...

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First Aid: Over-the-Counter Medications

Include Over-the-Counter Medications There are thousands of over-the-counter medications used to treat an unlimited variety of ailments. This can make stockpiling medications difficult. Every health care professional has their personal recommendations, but the...

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First Aid: Healing With Water

Water Has Healing Properties Did it ever occur to you that if we make the best use of water, we could reduce the amount of sickness and death in the world? From microbes to soap, contaminated water is a major source of diarrhea. An important part of its prevention is...

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Emergency Sanitation

When You Lose Water Service If you have no water service during an emergency, turn off all faucets, valves and outlets. This includes the valve at your toilet. This will prevent flooding when water service is restored. Turn off gas or electricity to your hot water...

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Emergency Communications

There are two major aspects of communication First is remaining informed. What is the current situation, what alternatives are available and how can you get this information? The second is keeping in touch with family members to implement your personal emergency plan,...

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Public Shelters

Searching for a Shelter? To search for an open shelter, use your cell phone and text SHELTER and enter a zip code to 43362 (4FEMA). The Red Cross will have shelters after a disaster, too. You will be able to search online: Local Chapter.  Red Cross also has an iphone...

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Before Evacuation

Semper Paratus - Always Ready This Latin phrase is most well known as the motto and the official marching tune for the United States Coast Guard. Perhaps it should become the motto of the emergency preparedness and food storage specialists as well. In the September...

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