Whenever I make plain rice it's always hard to figure out how much to make. Too little and we're still hungry, too much and it goes to waste. I hate it when I'm still hungry after dinner so I opt for too much, and make a loaf of rice bread if any is left over. Rice...
Pasta sauce is easy to make in the Sun Oven. The trick is to allow some of the moisture to escape from the pot without letting condensation build up in the cooking chamber. I've found that putting a tea towel over the pot and setting the lid slightly ajar does the...
Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon Ingredients 2 slices bacon 1/2 ย cup onion, finely chopped 1 large leek, white and pale green parts only, washed well and finely chopped 1 large clove garlic, minced 1/2 bay leaf 3 cups butternut squash cut into 1-inch pieces 1 medium...
This batch of breadsticks can be baked in the Sun Oven in one go using the dehydrating racksย (or any other method you can come up with to stack three baking sheets). They can be rolled in salt, poppy or sesame seeds, or left plain. They'll keep for a couple of days if...
The recipe I used for Wednesday's pie left me with a quite a bit of extra dough. If I'd left it in the freezer I'm sure it would have wound up pushed to the back and forgotten, so today I put it to good use with some of the other Thanksgiving Day leftovers and make...
There's still rain in the forecast for Thanksgiving day, but that's o.k. because today was sunny and I baked my pie in the Sun Oven. The hardest part was choosing between apple and blueberry; I don't like pumpkin. Apple won - it goes better with the vanilla ice cream...
When I lived in Italy my best friend's mother (who was the best cook I've ever known) would always apologize if she served fewer than three vegetables at any given meal. She'd probably count this as one, but in my book anything that contains cauliflower, broccoli, and...
Weight Watchers taught me that one of the best ways to avoid unwanted weight gain during the holiday season is to eat sensibly on the days surrounding the main event; essentially saving calories now so you can indulge (not over indulge) later. This filling lentil stew...
The weather forecast is definitely not what I'd have hoped for with such a big cooking week ahead. I've become so dependent on my Sun Oven, and was so spoiled by the Arizona sun, that I'm a bit lost when I can't ย use it for more than a few days. Luckily I don't have...
The weather forecast for Thanksgiving Day here in Southern California isn't looking favorable for solar cooking. I'm afraid this year I'll have to plan on roasting my turkey indoors, but, if you are lucky enough to be in a part of the world where you'll get enough...
