Fossil-Free Solar Cooked meals at Los Angeles Eco-Village

Thanksgiving, November 25, 2021

Butternut Squash from garden and rice for Thanksgiving (2021) prepared in solar cookers in next photo.

Cork insulated solar oven from Portugal Collapsible solar reflector

Hartley and I conceived this impromptu Thanksgiving potluck the morning of and we had these meals ready to eat by 12:30. I was eager to test the newly acquired SunTaste solar oven from Portugal.

It was partly overcast and chilly that day, so those are very impressive solar cooking times.

February ’22 -Gotta’ practice cooking food in 90 min. or less for the launch of our Solar Cooker Demonstrations beginning March 20, 2022

Lentils – presoaked overnight – took too long in the round pot but cooked in 90 min. in the small roasting pan.

Grains in 90 min. or less:

Rice (pre-soaked)

Quinoa, Millet, Amaranth

Polenta with corn, coconut and okras

Gluten free foccacia – it’s more of a steamed bread and flavor of garlic topping seemed enhanced.

Beans – I’ve cooked them in the Global Sun Oven but mostly left them there all day. Will try again when sun is stronger to see if they will cook in 90 min.

8 year old Eddie learned to bake cornbread in Global Solar Oven.

Now it’s your turn! Want to see how simple it is to cook without fossil fuels? We’ll demonstrate each of the Solar cookers pictured in this blog beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022, 9:30 – 11:30 – and, if El Sol cooperates, we’ll eat what we cook, so bring your eating wares! Want to know how to sign up? Stay tuned – we’re working on it.

What didn’t work – pasta!

When asked about cooking pasta in a solar oven, the owner of Global Sun Ovens says I only made it once! I agree.

Fortunately, the chickens love that gluey pasta. (they also eat grubs!!!)