solar oven chef

I cooked with my solar oven every sunny day for one year, and still continue to use it. Solar cooking is easy, fun and economical, it also makes some very tasty food! It is a wonderful addition to any kitchen. Feel free to browse around, and use the labels to search for the different types of food cooked.

Sunday, February 20, 2011

The Solar Oven Chef Has Moved!

Paul Munsen, of Sun Ovens International, has asked me to continue blogging. The new blog is at their site. Follow the link below and check i...

Monday, October 4, 2010

Solar Cooking- Rained Off.

After a break from blogging about solar cooking, I set the sunoven out today to cook some brown lentils for Meatless Monday . With recor...

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Pre-Flight Croissant

The croissant are in the Sun Oven, along with a cup of oatmeal. My bags are packed. The coffee is brewing. It's a few days early but thi...

Saturday, June 26, 2010

World Cup Salad and Wings

Ok, they're chicken legs, not wings; and the salad has nothing to do with solar cooking, but that's what we had for lunch as we wat...

Friday, June 25, 2010

Meatloaf Muffin Madness

I woke up to uncertain skies. There were intermittent clouds with more on the horizon. I'd planned to make meatloaf, but was beginning...

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Turkey and Muffins, For Now and Later

I knew I was forgetting something when I went to bed last night. As soon as I turned off the light it hit me, my blog! Oh well, at least I d...

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Breakfast Sandwiches in One, Two, Three

We spent most of the day out of the house and in the car. I got up extra early and put together some breakfast sandwiches to take with us....

Monday, June 21, 2010

Stocking up on Split Pea Soup

Split pea soup, I've probably made this in the Sun Oven more times over the past year than anything else. It freezes well and is one of ...

Sunday, June 20, 2010

Big Batch of Bolognese

Traditionally bolognese sauce simmers slowly in an uncovered pot for at least three hours. If you don't use a lid in the Sun Oven it wil...

Saturday, June 19, 2010

Sun Oven Fennel and Potato Soup

This week I'll be making a lot of big batches of foods that freeze well. I'm going to visit my mother at the end of the month and Ma...

Friday, June 18, 2010

Slow Solar Roasted Lamb and Potatoes

I don't plan weekly menus. I admire those who are able to do so, but have never had much success with them. The few times I've tried...

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner - Three Days of Solar Cooking

We had to go to L.A. unexpectedly on Monday and before hitting the road I made breakfast to go. Oatmeal for myself and, because I was feel...

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Blown Away by the Solar Cook Off in Bisbee

Friday morning I made myself a cup of solar cooked oatmeal and we hit the road for the three and a half hour drive to Bisbee. Why only one...

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Sun Dried Tomatoes, Toasted Coconut, Pasta Fagioli

I finished up the tomatoes this morning. It only took about an hour for them to dry out completely, so I guess if I'd gotten them star...

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Sun Oven Dried Tomatoes

I used the last sun dried tomato from my previous batch the other day so when I saw roma tomatoes on sale I snatched some up. They would d...

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Solar Lamb Shanks with Beans

My standard answer to the question, "What kind of things can you cook in the Sun Oven?" is, "Anything you would make in your ...

Monday, June 7, 2010

Solar Smothered Onions Pasta Sauce

This is another recipe from Marcella Hazan's "Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking ". I don't know why I felt compelled t...

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Solar Cooking Weekend Update

Ever since I discovered that Martin doesn't like pancetta I've been toying with the idea of cooking bacon in the Sun Oven. This morn...

Friday, June 4, 2010

Sun Oven Breakfast

Now that the days are longer it's once again possible to fire up the Sun Oven a little earlier so last night I scoured the internet for ...

Thursday, June 3, 2010

BBQ Turkey Thighs

Not to sound like a broken record or anything, but I chose to make pulled turkey rather then pulled pork because it meant fewer calories. I...

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

More One Point Blueberry Muffins

I was in the mood for baking, just not for having anything too tempting around to pig out on. The good thing about muffins is after enjoying...

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Sun Oven Chicken with... One Lemon

It was a pretty uneventful solar cooking day. Chicken with Two Lemons was on the menu, except I only had one lemon. It's been non stop ...

Monday, May 31, 2010

Deep Fried Bean Patties

I'll quite often start a dish inside, sauteing vegetables or browning meat, before putting it in the Sun Oven. Today I did the opposite....

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Solar Baked Potatoes to the Rescue!

For a brief moment I thought I was going to get a day off from solar cooking; a Facebook friend's status update this morning said somet...

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Solar Puttanesca Sauce

Puttanesca is a classic Italian pasta sauce. It's easy to make and very tasty. Today's batch was entirely cooked in the Sun Oven, in...

Friday, May 28, 2010

More Zucchini Stuffed with Salmon

Not new recipe, not even any new twist to it. I made it a couple of weeks ago and liked it enough to make it again today. Don't let th...

Solar Sicilian Potato Gratin

I made this potato dish once before during the first weeks of my blog. I remember liking it, but for some reason haven't made it again u...

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Solar Chicken and Chickpeas with Green Beans

This is a simply, yet satisfying chicken dish that is perfect for solar cooking. The green beans were cooked along with it, in a parchment p...

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Solar Roasted Beets - Not Bad

Tuesdays are my busiest day. I have to get up earlier than usual and am away from home all day. If I want to come home to a solar cooked mea...

Monday, May 24, 2010

Solar Lentil Loaf and Solar Baked Asparagus

I'm not a huge fan of lentil loaf but I was feeling frugal today and had just enough lentils left over from Saturday to make one. After ...

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Solar Huevos Rancheros

This is my other solar egg dish. Coat a small pan with cooking spray, put one corn tortilla in each pan, spoon about half a cup of refried b...

Saturday Lentils and Rice

This is my basic method for most legumes, in this case lentils. I put the lentils, water and a bay leaf in one pot, and in the other olive o...

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