Here in Arizona it's not uncommon to see a jar of "Sun Tea" brewing in people's front yard. It's a simple enough process, put some water and a few tea bags in a glass jar, set it in the sun, let it steep for 4 to 5 hours, and you've got the perfect brew for iced-tea....
I've covered this issue before but I get enough questions about it to merit another post. I know there are scientific explanations as to why condensation occurs more on some days than others, but I can't remember them. However, excessive condensation is a problem for...
Serve this soup with a nice crusty bread and a salad for a satisfying vegetarian meal. Sun Oven Kale and Cannellini Soup Ingredients 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium carrot, chopped 1 large stalk celery, chopped 3 1/2 cups cooking liquid from Solar...
These beans make a great side dish on their own, but be sure to set some aside (and save the cooking liquid) for a delicious soup later in the week. If you can't find cannellini, any white bean will do. Same goes for the greens, curly kale can be substituted for the...
Risotto is probably one of the trickiest things to make in the Sun Oven. Unlike traditionally prepared risotto, where the broth is slowly added 1/2 cup at a time, all the broth is stirred in just before transferring the pot to the Sun Oven. Therefore it's important to...
I like making bar cookies because I can bake a whole batch in one go. You'll need two toaster oven sized rimmed pans for this recipe. Cross stack them in the Sun Oven to bake all the cookies in one go. Sun Oven Almond Apricot Bars Ingredients 1 1/2 cups sliced almonds...
This is the first cake I ever baked in my Sun Oven; that was two years ago. It was a partly cloudy day and I don't think the oven ever got above 325 but it came out great anyway. I'm not a very good baker, anything with icing always comes out looking like a total...
If you've been following this blog you have probably realized by now that I am not a solar cooking purist. Sometimes for fun I like to do all the steps of a recipe in the Sun Oven and it's nice to know it the back of my mind that things like sauteing and steaming can...
These crisps are not very sweet on they're own so be sure to serve them with vanilla ice-cream. If you don't have a set of black metal mugs you can use custard cups or ramekins, but the cooking time will probably be a little longer. I love my metal mugs, they come in...
The Sun Oven can do a lot, but not every thing. It won't replace your grill. Sun Oven burgers would be more like meatloaf and steak, well I don't even want to go there. The Fourth of July weekend doesn't have to be all about the grill. While the burgers and brats are...
