This super moist cake is a perfect candidate for solar baking. It's another one from this month's issue of Bon Appétit. I made no changes from the original recipe, apart from a slightly longer baking time, and it came out great. When cranberries go on sale, as they...

I'd be the first to admit that pasta, with the exception of baked pasta dishes such as lasagna or macaroni and cheese, is better when cooked the traditional way; in a large pot of rapidly boiling water. However, it is possible to make decent pasta in the Sun Oven. I'd...

  I'll admit, this is a recipe that still needs a little tweaking. The goal was, of course, a crispy coating without all the calories of fried chicken. That was partially achieved, at least the bit of coating that didn't come off when I took the chicken legs off...

Mark likes toast for breakfast. I like muesli. This muesli raisin bread makes us both happy. Muesli Raisin Bread Ingredients 1 1/8 cups water 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon honey 2 2/3 cups unbleached white bread flour 3/4 cup whole-wheat bread flour 1 1/2...

This time of year it might be hard to get these "muffins" done in one day. You can get a head start by prepping the vegetables the night before, or you could make hybrids; half solar, half conventional baked. Once they're assembled they can be frozen. That way they're...

If you have two pots that fit side by side in the Sun Oven you can get the base of this lentil stew going while the lentils cook in the other pot. Otherwise you'll have to wait until the lentils are done and then make the base or cook it on the stove. Ingredients 1...

The new dehydrating racks were the perfect excuse I'd been looking for to invest in some silicone baking mats - just in time for the holiday baking season. The first thing I wanted to experiment with was a batch of crunchy crackers. I was so excited to try them out...

This month's issue of Bon Appétit magazine has four turkey recipes that look really good. Of course four whole turkeys are about three and a half more than the two of us consume in a year so I've made some compromises. Last week, when I made the Asian spice inspired...

Lately I've been raiding Mark's stash of corn chips when I go looking for a snack. They're about the only thing we ever have in the house that are not sweet and require absolutely no preparation. That's the funny thing about my house, it's always full of food but...

When I made the solar roasted turkey thighs last week it was the first time I'd ever used star anise. Since then I've been looking for other recipes that call for it. I found this one at epicurious.com. It's a nice change from the usual cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg...