It's 10 a.m. and dinner's on! (How many people can say that?!)

I've dusted the spiders and webs off my handy, homemade solar cooker, scrounged up a couple of bricks and that's my "oven" right there >>>>>>>>>

I procured a trio of pork loin center cut chops, oiled them, salted and peppered them and added a little bit of water. I put all of that into a black enameled cooker (which I bought for a buck or two a couple of years back at a thrift store), put all of that into one of those browning bags, and faced the whole thing toward the sun.

I'm a bit worried that the gigantic Civil War-era magnolia in my  backyard will block some of my dinner's rays, but I'll be here to monitor the progress. Basically, I need to turn it so it fully faces the sun most of the day. I'll keep you posted.

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