When a recipe begins with sauteing I usually do that step the traditional way; on the stove indoors. Once all the ingredients are in the pot I transfer the dish to the Sun Oven to complete the cooking. However, it is possible to saute using the Sun Oven. Here's how....
I confess, I cheat when I bake bread. I let my bread machine do the mixing and kneading. After some trial and error I came up with the following recipe for 100% whole wheat bread. Sun Oven bread is delicious and it makes your yard smell like a bakery. 100% Whole Wheat...
Cookies are one of the few things that can easily burn in the Sun Oven, and fitting a decent sized batch into the cooking chamber can be very challenging. That's why I usually stick to bar cookies. The following recipe was adapted for the Sun Oven from the 2002...
You may have noticed that the cooking times on my recipes are always approximate and I never say what temperature the Sun Oven should be heated to. This is because the cooking time and the oven temperature can vary depending on many factors - the quality of the sun,...
A frittata is an Italian egg dish that could be described as a cross between an omelette and a quiche. It consists of beaten eggs that are combined with various ingredients, usually herbs and vegetables, then fried or baked. Frittatas come out quite nicely in the Sun...
Sometimes I want to come home to a fully cooked dinner. No last minute side salad to prepare, no pasta to boil. I just want to take the food out of the Sun Oven and eat. This chicken and rice, and vegetable combo is a complete meal in one pot. The rice comes out nice...
I like to make big batches of soup in my Sun Oven and freeze the excess for rainy days. Split pea is one of my favorites. My recipe used to include a ham hock; and feel free to toss one in if you like; but once I discovered that it was just as good without it I've...
These are the two pots I use the most. The top one is made of light weight, enameled metal. The bottom one is an enameled cast iron dutch oven. Both can be used in the Sun Oven. In fact any just about any type of cookware can be used in the Sun Oven, as long as it is...
If you want to get someone hooked on solar cooking, make chicken. The following recipe is based on one from my favorite Italian cookbook. I'll try new chicken recipes from time to time but this is the one I always come back to. Serve it with a side of rice and some...
It's hard to believe it was only four years ago that I first discovered solar cooking when I spotted a tiny flyer advertising a solar cook-off in Flagstaff, AZ. Until that moment I thought solar cooking meant frying an egg on a hot sidewalk. I was about to be proven...
