50 pages. 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches. Color cover, black and white illustrations, spiral binding.

There are hundreds of cookbooks in the world which require grills, stoves, microwaves, or campfires. The Solar Ranch out of Arabela, New Mexico presents a cookbook full of recipes that use a different source of heat - the sun.

The Solar Chef is a southwestern recipe book full of recipes and instructions for cooking delicious meals using only sunlight and a solar box cooker.

Written in a casual style, as though she is speaking to a friend, author Rose Kern shows a new way of blending culinary art with sustainable living attitudes. The book contains more than 80 recipes which extend from quiche to dessert.