In my last post, What Can You Give Up For a Day, I vowed to cook at least 2 meals a week, if not more, using the power of the sun.

My first meal was fish. I did learn for my taste that I “breaded” the fish too much so I need to flash deep fry it after baking in the sun; however before I flash fried the fish was white, tender and flaky. Beautiful!

My next meal was a recipe from the book, “Cooking With Sunshine” by Lorraine Anderson and Rick Palkovic, Margarita Chicken. It was one of the best meals I’ve had in awhile!

Today I’ll be making a recipe, from the above mentioned book, Chiles Rellenos Casserole. I’m very anxious to see how this tastes as I currently make a recipe similar to this; however it is all fried instead of baked.

Why cook with the sun?

My house stays cooler by not baking. I have less to clean up because most of the meal is in one pan. So we save money.

It’s kinder to the environment. It saves time and it’s healthful and delicious. Solar cooking is similar to crock pot cooking. except you don’t lose vitamins and other nutrients.

If you are interested in cooking by the sun please visit this fabulous nonprofit organization Solar Cookers .