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Homemade Baking Powder

Posted on April 30, 2012 by The Plastic Free Chef

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Baking powder usually comes in aluminum tins with plastic lids. I was ignoring this for a while since I didn’t really know what to do about it, but I’ve come up with a solution. Its really simple and its plastic … Continue reading →

Posted in All Recipes, You can make that? Tagged baking powder, baking soda, cream of tartar, DIY, homemade, plastic free

Homemade Mayonnaise

Posted on April 28, 2012 by The Plastic Free Chef

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Store-bought mayonnaise usually has a lot of additives in it, and it’s sold in plastic jars. I found some mayonnaise in a glass jar at Trader Joe’s, and I’ve been using that, but it has a plastic lid. It also … Continue reading →

Posted in All Recipes, You can make that? Tagged dijon mustard, homemade, lemons, mayonnaise, soy, sunflower oil

Hummus

Posted on April 22, 2012 by The Plastic Free Chef

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I love dips, and hummus is no exception. I usually eat it with carrot sticks, olives or homemade crackers. You can make similar bean dips with other types of beans, but hummus traditionally contains chickpeas (also known as garbanzo beans). I … Continue reading →

Posted in All Recipes, Snacks, Vegan, Vegetarian Tagged chickpeas, dips, garbanzo beans, hummus, sea salt, tahini

Beer Bread

Posted on April 11, 2012 by The Plastic Free Chef

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I make my own bread to avoid the plastic bags that bread usually comes in. The nasty additives contribute to this choice as well, particularly L-Cysteine, a dough conditioner made from human hair. I haven’t made beer bread in a … Continue reading →

Posted in All Recipes, Baking Tagged baking, beer, beer bread, bread, homemade, plastic free

Flourless Chocolate Black Bean Coconut Cake

Posted on April 7, 2012 by The Plastic Free Chef

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Sorry that I haven’t posted in so long. I was on vacation in Wisconsin this week. (Nice state, by the way.) I’m back now, so I’ll be posting more recipes. Here’s one that I came up with recently that was … Continue reading →

Posted in All Recipes, Baking, Gluten free Tagged black beans, chocolate, chocolate cake, coconut, flourless, gluten free, plastic free

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