I’ve been hired to cook vegetarian lunches and dinners for a family summer camp for a week. It has been difficult to find good ways to add enough protein to the meals. I had the idea of adding chickpeas to cold pasta … Continue reading
I’m not vegan, but I started making vegan pesto because I can’t find cheese that isn’t packaged in plastic. I blogged about buying an unpackaged whole cheese wheel a couple of years ago, but it’s really expensive and you have … Continue reading
Cauliflower takes the place of couscous or rice in this tasty side dish. I got the idea for this recipe from the book Grain Brain, which has some recipes in the back. I realized that I wanted to write a … Continue reading
I don’t usually like vegetarian chili because I find that without meat it isn’t hearty enough. I tried adding sweet potatoes to this vegetarian chili to give it a boost and it ended up tasting really good. Vegetarian Chili with … Continue reading
I tried to donate blood on Monday but was turned away because of low hemoglobin. So I’m trying to eat more iron. This soup has lentils, potatoes and swiss chard, all of which are good sources of iron. I soaked … Continue reading
I just want to start out by saying that it’s ironic of me to write a blog post about eco-friendly food right now because I’m waiting at the Toronto airport to fly home to California for reading week. Flying is … Continue reading
I decided to start up this blog again, but I can’t use 100% plastic-free ingredients anymore. Sometimes it’s hard to afford plastic-free ingredients as a student, so I just do the best I can. In every recipe I post from … Continue reading
I thought I’d do a post on chocolate chip cookies since they’re a kitchen staple (for me anyway). It’s pretty easy to make them plastic free if you can find a grocery store that sells things in bulk. Here’s my … Continue reading
I’ve successfully made burger buns, so I thought I’d give hot dog buns a try. These turned out pretty well. I haven’t found plastic-free hot dogs (except soy dogs and I don’t like those) so I ate the buns with … Continue reading
Here’s the last post of my Mediterranean series (for now). Unfortunately I wasn’t able to make falafel before I left for university. I was planning to make it on my last day, but I ended up babysitting, saying goodbye to … Continue reading
The Plastic-Free Chef 