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
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
Dolmas aren’t as difficult to make as you think! This recipe is another part of my Mediterranean series. I’ve also done a Mexican series and a burger bar. So far for the Mediterranean series, I’ve done pita bread, tsatsiki and hummus. So … 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
Cranberry sauce and cranberry apple chutney are my favorite Thanksgiving sauces. But I’ve never been able to find cranberries not sold in a plastic bag. It occurred to me that instead of trying to find plastic-free cranberries I should try … Continue reading
You can buy pre-made guacamole, but like most dips, it comes in a plastic tub. Luckily, guacamole is really easy to make. The simplest way is to mash avocados with some salt. But I like it with some more add-ins. … Continue reading
The Plastic-Free Chef 