Introduction

Part I: The basics of solar cooking
Chapter One: Anyone can be a solar cook ........................ 2
Chapter Two: Select the right solar cooker for you ............ 8
Chapter Three: Solar cooking basics ............................... 16
Chapter Four: Pots & pans for solar cooking ................... 22
Chapter Five: Solar cooking methods .............................. 26

Part II: Solar recipes
Chapter Six: Preheating, defrosting & melting .................. 32
Chapter Seven: Grains, polenta & porridge ..................... 36
Chapter Eight: Beans, lentils & split peas ......................... 42
Chapter Nine: Pasta & dumplings ................................... 48
Chapter Ten: Sautés, roux & gravy ................................. 52
Chapter Eleven: Soups & stews ...................................... 56
Chapter Twelve: Fruit, jam & pie fillings .......................... 60
Chapter Thirteen: Vegetables .......................................... 64
Chapter Fourteen: Casseroles & one pot meals ............... 70
Chapter Fifteen: Tofu, tempeh, seitan & veggie burgers ... 74
Chapter Sixteen: Baked goods ........................................ 78
Chapter Seventeen: Toasting nuts, seeds, granola & more  88
Chapter Eighteen: Solar pasteurization & canning ............. 92
Chapter Nineteen: Make ice & cool food! ..................... 100

Part III: The sustainable kitchen
Chapter Twenty: Fireless cooking .................................. 102
Chapter Twenty One: Pressure cooking ......................... 108
Chapter Twenty Two: Earth ovens ................................. 110
Chapter Twenty Three: Biomass stoves .......................... 112

Part III: Sustainable cooking resources
Appendix (books, websites, DVDs) ............................... 114
Illustrations ..................................................................... 118
Acknowledgements ........................................................ 119
About the author ............................................................ 120