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
I haven’t been able to post anything for the past few weeks because the end of the semester got pretty crazy. But I’m home in California for the summer so I’m able to post more now. A couple days ago I made … Continue reading
In August, I moved to Guelph, Ontario to go to the University here. So far, I’ve found it more difficult to live without producing plastic waste here. There is a store that sells bulk foods called Bulk Barn, but they … 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
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
One of my favorite things to make in the summer is tsatsiki. It’s easy to make and tastes really good. I use homemade yogurt usually but this time I didn’t have any so I bought some that came in a … 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
The Plastic-Free Chef 