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
Pita bread comes in plastic bags and is stale a lot of the time so I’ve always wanted to try making it myself. I tried a long time ago using my oven, but it didn’t work. So I tried using … Continue reading
I like having biscotti with lattes but at a lot of coffee shops they come in individually wrapped plastic packaging. They’re also kind of pricey considering you only get one. So I decided I’d try to make them myself. Here … Continue reading
I saw rhubarb when I was grocery shopping last week and I decided to get some and make a pie. Rhubarb pie is one of my favorite pies (other than pumpkin pie). Here are the ingredients you need to make … Continue reading
You can buy frozen pie shells for the sake of convenience, but they’re wrapped in plastic and the taste and texture can’t possibly compare to that of homemade pastry. I have a pastry recipe on here already (it’s an old … Continue reading
Quiche is one of my favorite foods. I know, I say that about every recipe I put on here. But it’s always true! The special thing about this quiche is that it has butternut squash for crust instead of pastry. … Continue reading
This week I made a meal plan for my family. My little sister is pretty picky, but she likes zucchini bread. So I decided to make her some zucchini muffins for her lunch this week. I wanted to make a … Continue reading
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
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
The Plastic-Free Chef 