Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookie bars? Okay, I know those people exist but they aren’t my friends just kidding, but seriously, are they normal? We haven’t made chocolate chip cookies in way too long and what better way to bake them than the Sun Oven? INGREDIENTS 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking […]
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Sun Oven Eggs (day 6 off-grid cooking)
If you have laying hens you understand the continual frustration of getting a hard-boiled egg that will actually peel! I found the only solution was to use a pressure canner if I wanted an egg that would peel without tearing the egg apart. Now I have another method – the Sun Oven. I haven’t tried cooking […]
Sun Dried Tomatoes in the Sun Oven (day 5)
We are finally in the tomato harvest season and holy cow, we have a lot of tomatoes. We are going to be working full time to get these preserved in the coming weeks. One benefit of having a Sun Oven is the ability to utilize it as a dehydrator when our Excalibur is occupied. The […]
Cobbler two ways in the Sun Oven
Whenever we have guests we try to make a dessert. We were having an extra 10 guests for dinner so we opted on cobbler. We had peaches which we canned the week before, frozen raspberries from our garden, and some frozen blackberries we bought. We decided to make two different cobblers which both turned out […]
Podcast Episode 120 – Sun Oven: Solar Cooking and More
On today’s podcast Monica and I interview Paul Munsen, the president of Sun Oven International. We discuss solar cooking as well as some of the great things his company is doing in developing countries. Paul and his Sun Oven are improving the health of indigenous people in developing countries by harnessing the power of the […]
Day 1 – 30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More
Here we are in the hottest month of the year in N Idaho and we’ve had nothing but clouds, rain, and even T-storms!! So, my first day of off-grid cooking was a little disappointing since I had planned on using my All-American sun oven! No worries, I made a switch and decided to focus in […]
Podcast 119 – Intro to 30 Days of Off-Grid Cooking and More
On today’s podcast Sean and I discuss my upcoming video series “30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More.” During this series I will be covering the use of several items we own, use and endorse including our Back Up Battery Bank and All-American Sun Oven. I will be sharing successes, failures, recipes, length of cooking time, and other tips […]
30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More
Have you wondered what it would be like to cook off-grid? Are you prepared for loss of electricity? Do you need to know how to purify water, sterilize medical tools, bake bread, and even dehydrate using only the sun? Well, I’ve decided to challenge myself for 30 days accomplishing those things and more using propane, […]
