Discussing scrumptious easy dessert recipes

We are talking about desserts recipe and please don’t read this article on desert recipes expecting to get ideas for sweet after dinner treats. And that doesn’t mean healthy alternatives to after dinner snacks either. Please don’t be confused. A cake can be a dessert a hot place where it doesn’t rain much is a desert. Let’s talk about cooking in the desert.

Continuing to talk about apple chease bread it is clear that a desert is practically ready-made for food preparation because of one important element. That’s the sun. It’s a tremendous source of heat, particularly in hot deserts where temperatures can reach 150F and even higher. If harnassed, it can mean cooking without modern appliances like microwaves, stoves or even gas or charcoal grills. 

Solar cookers are easy to find or even to make.  The temperature in such cookers can reach near 300F, which is fine for cooking almost anything that can be found in desert recipes, yes there is a great deal to easy dessert recipes ! Hotdogs, steaks, soups, even spaghetti can be cooked here.  There are two issues to consider.  This is slow cooking. That’s many hours needed to cook.  As the sun moves you’ll have to realign the cooker. Also don’t expect to cook this way on a cloudy day or at night.

There are positives to solar cooking as well.  When food is cooked slowly it retains moisture.  Because the cooking is so slow, there’s no need to worry about burning it.  Need proof? Try rice on the stove for an extra minute. Also longer meal preparation time means more time to look forward to that great meal.  Food tastes better when some care is taken in the preparation. Contrary to what many people believe solar cookers can and do brown foods.

What are some desert recipes for solar cooking? There’s everything from spaghetti squash with sausage to good old eggs and bacon  These and others can be found with a quick Google search.