The main dish and the sides cook together, infusing each other with flavor as they simmer away in the Sun Oven. Serve the pork chops with a good, crusty bread for a complete meal. Spicy Sun Oven Pork Chops with Chickpeas Ingredients 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 6...
On a clear, sunny day a whole frozen chicken can go straight from the freezer to the Sun Oven and, if the oven is refocused often, be fully cooked in 4 to 5 hours. It's not something I do often. I try to buy chicken, or any other kind of meat, the day before I plan on...
Polenta jazzed up with a little cheese makes good side dish that goes well with stewed meats or roasted vegetables. Sun Oven Polenta with Blue Cheese Ingredients 7 cups water 2 teaspoons salt 1 2/3 cups polenta 1 tablespoon butter 4 ounces blue cheese (preferably soft...
This classic Italian soup is served in almost every home and restaurant in Tuscany. Traditional Tuscan bread is called "pane sciocco" and is made without salt. I've never found real, salt-free, Tuscan bread outside of Tuscany. Not even in other regions of Italy. A...
Turkey is so much moister and tastier when it's roasted in the Sun Oven but, even here in California, the probability of a cloudy day is too high to not have a plan B for your Thanksgiving bird. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and my conventional over on standby. But...
Braising meat in the Sun Oven doesn't take much longer than traditional methods. And if you use a Dutch oven you can always finish it up stove top if you get a late start or some clouds roll in. Just transfer it to the stove over medium low heat. Sun Oven Pot Roast...
As if it wasn't easy enough to roast a turkey in the Sun Oven, the turkey rack just made it a whole lot easier. By removing the leveling tray, the Sun Oven's cooking chamber can accommodate a bird up to 15 pounds, even without the hanging rack. Simply set a trivet on...
As I mentioned in a previous post, stuffed squash is one of my favorite solar cooked fall lunches. The possible combinations for fillings are endless. Don't have squash? Bell peppers are good for stuffing too. And they cook faster. Today I used both - and accomplished...
Metal mugs can be used for baking all sorts of things in your Sun Oven. They're inexpensive and can be found in stores that sell camping equipment. I like to use them to make single serving size frittatas. They go from Sun Oven to plate in under 30 minutes and each...
One good thing about being self employed and working from home is you - occasionally - get to take days off mid-week. One bad thing about it is it's not really a day off unless you get out of the house. If you try to spend a lazy day relaxing in your own back yard any...
