The bacon adds flavor to this rich soup but can be omitted for a vegetarian version. It's added after the beans have been cooking for a while and I often forget. I like ย it either way. Sun Oven Cuban Black Bean Soup Ingredients 1 pound dried black beans, picked over,...
Yummy Sun Oven Muffins
My favorite source for muffin recipes is "The Ultimate Muffin Book" by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. I have only one complaint with it. Every recipe I've tried so far claims to yield 12 muffins, but actually makes quite a few more. They even give instructions...
Sun Oven Braciola
Take this braised roast out of the Sun Oven as soon as it's ready otherwise the sauce might come out too dry. Solar Braciola in Red Sauce Ingredients 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1 teaspoon dried basil 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 flank steak (1 1/2 pound)...
Hearty Solar Soup
Split peas don't need to be presoaked making them ideal for the Sun Oven when the weather forecast is uncertain. I managed to throw this soup together with ingredients I had on hand despite the fact that I wasn't planning on doing any solar cooking today. Solar...
Solar Baked Anadama Bread
Now that we only have one car and Mark is gone most of the day I have to learn to make do with what I have on hand. Luckily, I'd purchased some molasses for the BBQ lentils I made yesterday and all the other ingredients are pretty much pantry staples in my house....
Not So Sloppy Sun Oven Lentil Sloppy Joe’s
These vegetarian sandwiches are a lot less messy than traditional sloppy Joe's, and in my opinion, tastier too. Sun Oven Lentil Sloppy Joe's Ingredients 1 3/4 cups vegetable broth 1 cup dried lentils, picked over and rinsed 1 small onion, diced 1 jalapeรฑo chile...
Solar Baked Carrot Cake
I needed something sweet for Mark's packed lunches and had quite a few carrots on hand so I rummaged through my recipes and cookbooks for a carrot cake recipe. I chose this one from "Baking Illustrated" by the editors of Cook's Illustrated magazine because it claimed...
Solar Braised Pork Roast
This traditional slow cooked Italian roast is an ideal candidate for solar cooking. Don't be surprised when you lift the lid to find that the milk has curdled, it's supposed to do that. Italian Pork Solar Braised in Milk Ingredients 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2...
Easy Solar Side or Dessert
This fruit sauce makes a good side for pork chops, or can be topped with whipped cream for an easy dessert. It's also good on vanilla ice-cream or on it's own as a snack. Pretty much any kind of apples or pears can be used so get the ones that are on sale. Solar...
Solar Baked Parsnip and Nutmeg Bread
So, what do you do when you've bought a bag of parsnips to make a recipe that only uses one and you don't really like parsnips? You scour your cookbooks and the internet for some way to use them up before they rot. Here's what I came up with - Parsnip and Nutmeg...