A cross between a cracker and a cookie, these super easy to make, slightly sweet squares go well with cheese, soups, or even yogurt. Sun Oven Oat Crackers Ingredients 1/2 cup steel cut oats 2/3 cup wholewheat flour 1 teaspoons baking powder pinch of salt 3 1/2...
The flavors and colors of fennel and carrots blend beautifully in this solar baked gratin. Don't worry about slicing the fennel perfectly, use the pretty slices for the top layer and the less than perfect ones for the bottom. Sun Oven Fennel and Carrot Gratin...
Most Sun Oven cooking is done in a covered pot. This is to keep the moisture in the food from fogging up the glass door which lowers the temperature of the cooking chamber. But I've found that some faster cooking foods, such as vegetables, come out better if left...
The next time you make a pot of black beans save some of the cooking liquid for a batch of solar cooked black bean rice. It makes a great side dish to just about any South-of-the-border entree. Black Bean Rice Ingredients 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup medium grain rice...
Weight Watchers and brownies may seem like two things you'd never see in the same sentence but this recipe was adapted for the Sun Oven from one of their cookbooks. Sun Oven Brownies Ingredients 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon...
Flattening turkey and chicken breasts to an even thickness helps it cook faster and more evenly. If you don't have a meat pounder you can use a small heavy frying pan or a rolling pin to get the job done. However you do it don't be tempted to skip this step, not only...
Everyone loves baked pasta and they'll like solar baked pasta even more. Sun Oven Baked Pasta Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 (26-ounce) carton strained tomatoes...
I was rummaging through the contents of my pantry and almost empty refrigerator when this recipe caught my eye. It was on the label of the sauerkraut jar. When I realized I had all the ingredients on hand I took it as a sign - and an excuse to not go grocery shopping....
Can't get flavorsome tomatoes at your local market? Not a problem, even mediocre tomatoes will shine after an hour or so in the Sun Oven. The times given on this recipe are just a suggestion, the longer the veggies roast the better they taste. Sun Oven Roasted Tomato...
If you find that you Sun Oven baked cakes are coming out a little lopsided try baking an upside-down cake. Any imperfection disappears once it's flipped over. That makes it an ideal candidate for Sun Oven cooking. Sun Oven Apple Upside-Down Cake Ingredients 1/4 cup...
