Cooking with Sunshine

by Lorraine Anderson

What could be more entertaining and magical than putting food into a cardboard box outdoors on a sunny day and taking it out fully cooked a few hours later? Solar cooking — a safe, simple cooking method using the sun's rays as the sole heat source — has been known for centuries and can be done at least during the summer in just about any place where there's sun. In Cooking with Sunshine, Lorraine Anderson and Rick Palkovic provide everything you need to know to cook great sun-fueled meals. They describe how to build your own inexpensive solar cooker, explain how solar cooking works and its benefits over traditional methods, offer more than 100 tasty recipes emphasizing healthy ingredients, and suggest a month's worth of menu ideas.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Nonfiction, Science

225 pages, Paperback

First published May 25, 2006

About the author

Lorraine Anderson is a freelance writer, editor, and teacher whose work focuses on encouraging a way of life in tune with nature.

She is the editor of Sisters of the Earth: Women’s Prose and Poetry About Nature and other works on nature.

She lives in Corvallis, OR.

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Reviews

[Me2 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I though this book did a good job of introducing solar cooking, and giving plenty of references for more information. I would like to try some of the recipes sometime.

[Justin · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was hoping there'd be more information about building a solar oven (there was a few pages), but true to title this was almost all recipes

[Jenell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book. It includes GREAT instructions for building a solar box cooker. I was able to build one and cook with it. There are also many varied recipes for the vegetarian and omnivore, alike. I found it to be a good starting point for getting comfortable with cooking times and amounts, and from there...the sky's the limit! There is also a lot of great information on the science of how it works and the safety of cooking with it, as well as information on why people use solar box cookers. I highly recommend it.

[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was fascinated! My husband has always been an outdoors man, but he had never made or seen one used. In he area I live I would have about 6 weeks of good sunlight left to year so won't have an opportunity to try until next spring. It will top my list then, The illustrations are good, text well written and recipes simple.

[Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent book for people getting into solar cooking. It includes the simplest directions I've found anywhere (including online) to make a panel cooker, as well as directions for box cookers. Everything you need to know, including recipes. Great investment.

[Felicia A Sullivan · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son and I are building a solar cooker, and this book is a GREAT reference for recipes and instructionsl.

[Naomi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative, lots of recipes, and suggested further reading. I thought this a very good book for getting started on solar cooking. As soon as it gets a bit warmer, I'll be trying this out.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ryan was drawn across the room and out of a grumpy mood when I read this book aloud.