Heat Wave Good for Solar Cooking

05-18-08 www.gayleart.com blog-- During the recent heat wave I have been using the solar power to dry and cook my food.

I cut fresh pineapple into pieces about1/4" thick, placed them on mesh-covered rack, and let dry in my garden window that faces south. It only took 2 days to dry the juicy pieces.

Pineapple pieces ready for drying in garden window.


Storing dried pieces from one-half pineapple.


Also, I dried Texas Ranger leaves and blossoms for herb tea.


I baked a vroast(vegetarian roast) in solar oven at 225º-250º for 3 hours. I wrapped vroast in parchment before using foil so as to keep vroast away from aluminum. Also, I fry vacon and boil vsausage.

The vroast is wrapped in foil and ready to be put into solar oven.

I thought all wheat meat(gluten) had to be boiled and learned from reading different websites that it could be baked.
My first roast recipe came from post punk kitchen.
http://www.postpunkkitchen.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=15959&p=1

 This site has a wheat meat roast that uses a broth.
http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/hamseitan.htm

This story of the grain roast really inspired me.
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/200927_turkey24.html