Solar Baked Fall Flavored Muffins

Sun Oven Pumpkin-Apple Muffins These super moist muffin have all the flavors and colors of fall. They're a great way to use up any over ripe, slightly wrinkled apples you might have. Ingredients 1 egg, room temperature, lightly beaten 1 cup canned pumpkin 2 teaspoons...

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Solar Braised Roast

Sun Oven Milk Braised Pork Roast (adapted for the Sun Oven from "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking" by Marcella Hazan) This simple roast is a Sunday favorite in many Italian homes. Traditionally slowly braised in a Dutch oven, on the stove, under the watchful eye...

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More Solar Frittatas

We liked the pumpkin frittata sandwiches I made a few weeks ago so much that I came up with a variation. This time I baked it in a rectangular baking pan to make it easier to cut into sandwich bread sized pieces. Sun Oven Mashed Potato and Ham Frittata Ingredients 6...

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Solar Chocolate Cake

I first heard about baking a cake with sauerkraut at Weight Watchers a few years ago but dismissed it thinking it couldn't possibly be any good. Then my interest was piqued when I found another version of it in a cookbook called "America's Best Lost Recipes". Seems it...

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Solar Stew and Polenta

Like most stews, this one is better the next day. Make it in the Sun Oven one day then prepare the polenta the next for a perfect solar cooked meal. Sun Oven Tuscan Beef Stew with Polenta Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, diced 3 carrots, peeled and cut...

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Cheater Solar Chicken Soup

This soup is the only reason I have canned chicken in my pantry. It can't hold a candle to soup made from scratch but it's much better than any canned chicken soup on the market. And it's a life-saver when the family cook is feeling a little under the weather. Easy...

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Solar Baked Potato and Carrot Mash

As the days get shorter and the weather less predictable I tend to do more hybrid cooking. I'll start a dish out in the Sun Oven and finish it stove top or in the conventional oven. This recipe lends itself perfectly to dual heat sources. The carrots and potatoes can...

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Solar French Onion Soup

Caramelized onions not only make a great base for various types of soup, they make a great soup on their own. Top each bowl with cheese toast and you've got yourself a meal. Sun Oven French Onion Soup Ingredients For the soup: 1/4 cup olive oil 4 sweet onions (such as...

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Pumpkin Maple and Sunshine

This recipe makes 12 generously sized muffins. I was afraid they would rise too high for the toaster oven rack normally used to separate the two pans so I came up with a new system. I put the bottom pan in an 11-x-8-inch baking pan and crossed stacked the second pan...

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Solar Pumpkin Frittata

  It's October and pumpkin is popping up everywhere - including my Sun Oven. This fall flavored frittata served with a tossed salad makes a nice light lunch. Sun Oven Pumpkin Frittata Ingredients 4 bacon strips 4 eggs 1 cup canned pumpkin 1 cup steamed leafy...

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