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’ve been dealing with a lot of stuff recently and so I haven’t been posting. But I’m back now and hopefully I won’t stop for that long again. That said, I made potato gnocchi. Gnocchi come in plastic packaging so … Continue reading
I avoid canned soup for a couple reasons. First of all, most soup cans are lined with an epoxy resin containing bisphenol-a (BPA), a known endocrine disruptor. Think that cans that say “BPA-free” are safe? Think again. Unfortunately, when things … 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
Quiche is delicious, and I really like to make it. Plastic-free quiche actually requires some planning. I had to make the crème fraîche in advance so that I wouldn’t have to buy a plastic tub of it. I also had … Continue reading
My mum makes this dal a lot, and it’s pretty good. I didn’t like it when I was little (I preferred macaroni and cheese) but now I like it, especially with some rice and some homemade yogurt on top. Here … Continue reading
I made these veggie burgers to go with my delicious homemade burger buns. Unlike frozen store-bought veggie burgers, they aren’t packaged in plastic, they don’t have artificial meat flavors and they lack the general weirdness that their store-bought counterparts have. … Continue reading
The Plastic-Free Chef 