At the grocery store I always keep a look out for new foods. Recently a package of black rice caught my eye and my imagination. The instructions on the box said to let it simmer stovetop for 25 minutes but we all know I had to wait for a sunny day like today to cook...
A sunny day, a carton of grape tomatoes close to their expiration date, some fresh basil, a few cloves of garlic, and a little olive oil came together in my Sun Oven today to make a delicious, easy to prepare pasta sauce. Sun Oven Roasted Tomato Sauce Ingredients 1...
Cranberries are so good for you that it's a shame many of us only consume them once or twice a year. This simple dish is great on its own. It also goes well with roast meats. Any leftovers can be stirred into oatmeal or yogurt. Sun Oven Cranberry Bake Ingredients 1...
Sun Oven chicken is always a favorite. You can never have too many recipes. Sun Oven Herbed Chicken Pot Roast Ingredients 8 bone in, skin on chicken thighs, trimmed of excess fat 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 2 carrots, cut into...
Any mixture of dried fruit will work for these tasty muffins. You could even toss in a few chopped nuts. Sun Oven Spiced Dried Fruit Muffins Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon apple pie spice 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1...
There's really nothing easier to cook in a Sun Oven than baked potatoes. Well scrubbed potatoes can be placed along side a pot or even on the lid. They'll come out just fine. They don't even need to be pierced with a fork. However, when baked potatoes are the only...
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Ours was good, I even managed to cook our turkey in the Sun Oven. The days are so short and the weather is so unpredictable this time of year that I always make sure the indoor oven is available and then go with the flow. This...
These chickpea patties are a little labor intensive, have nothing to do with Thanksgiving, and are only partially cooked in the Sun Oven, but hey, it's what we had for lunch today so here's the recipe. They go great with a salad and tzatziki. Sun Baked Chickpea...
Pre-cooked, in the Sun Oven of course, dried legumes are a great thing to have on hand for quick, healthy meals. Soak the beans overnight then cook them with whatever aromatic vegetables and herbs you have on hand. After discarding the aromatics they can be...
As far as weight gain goes, the most critical days can be the days leading up to and following Thanksgiving. We might be making multiple trips to the store for all the ingredients for the big feast only to forget to pick up anything for lunch or dinner today. Luckily,...
