Sustainable Kitchen Resources

MKN Pantry Recipe Guide

  • 9 Staple Pantry Recipes

  • “Eating for Health” Serving Model

  • Protein Sources & Amounts

  • Meal Plan Sheets


Sustainable Pantry Recipes & Blogs:

Ferments:

1.     Nourished Kitchen: Ginger Bug/Soda

2.     Grow Forage Cook Ferment: Fermented Hot Sauce

3.     Vibrant Plate: Coconut Yogurt

4.     Kombucha to the People: Kombucha Starter Kit & Workshop

Baking:

5.     My New Roots: Life Changing Seed Loaf

6.     Rebecca Katz: Anytime Bars

7.     Dr. Weil: Carrot Banana Muffins

8.     Zen Belly: Paleo Pizza Crust

 

Easy Breakfast:

9.   MKN Recipe: Carrot Cake Overnight Oats

10.  MKN Recipe: Coconut Black Rice Breakfast Pudding

11.  MKN Recipe: Matcha Chia Pudding

12.  Alternative Baker: Sweet Potato Breakfast Bowl

 

Snacks, Dips & Spreads:

13.  MKN Recipe: Flax & Chia Seed Crackers

14.  MKN Recipe: Green Goddess Dressing & Dip

15.  MKN Recipe: No-Bake Tahini Bliss Balls

16.  MKN Recipe: Rosemary Furikake Blend

17.  Food & Wine: Porcini & Pecan Pate

18.  Minimalist Baker: Baba Ganoush

19.  Rancho Gordo: Pantry Salsa

 

Soup & Salad:

20.  The Healthy Maven: Kale Tahini Salad

21.  Oh She Glows: Dinosaur Dill Crunch Salad with Salt & Vinegar Chickpeas

22.  Food 52: Portuguese Caldo Verde Soup

23.  Alice Waters: Red Kuri Squash Soup

 

Plant Based Comfort:

24.  MKN Recipe: Black Bean Beet Burgers

25.  22 Days Nutrition: “Chorizo” Lettuce Cups

26.  Bon Appetite: Butter Bean Ragout

27.  NY Times: Fresh Herb Risotto

28.  Minimalist Baker: Sweet Potato Shepard’s Pie

 

Meat & Seafood Comfort:

29.  MKN Recipe: Sardine Chickpea Salad

30.  Bon Appetite: Slow Roast Salmon with Fennel

31.  The Real Food: Crispy Chicken Wings (Gluten Free)

32.  NY Times: Cuban Beef Picadillo

33.  Cooks Illustrated: Guide to Roast Chicken

 

Pantry Simple Substitutions:

34.  Zero Waste Chef: Vegetable Broth from Scraps

35.  Detoxinista: Nut Butter Mylk

36.  Downshiftology: Homemade Oat Milk

37.  The Kitchn: Flax Egg, Egg Replacement

38.  America’s Test Kitchen: Aquafaba (from canned Chickpeas)



Provisions & Sourcing:

  • Groceries: If able, support independent grocers, farmer’s markets, and CSA food delivery.

  • Local Restaurants: Order to-go-meals, buy gift cards from independent food businesses

  • Donate: Give time or money to local food banks and community centers

  • Retail & Delivery: Purchase deliveries from local business (books, home goods, retail, etc.)

  • Enjoy from Home: Experience your City from home, check local city guide websites for ideas


MKN Community Resources:

Supplement & Herb Online Store: Register account with Megan and receive 15% Off orders.

The Home Chef Project: Use code: MKN for 15% Off Online Cooking Classes, 25% of proceeds going to SFSU Covid Relief Fund

Good Eggs: Shop with MKN to get $25 off first order, $5 off all following orders.


Local Oakland Resources:

MudLub/For Here, Please: Zero-Waste Grocery

Local CSA: Black Earth Farms

Edible East Bay: Farm Direct Food & CSA Guide

Oakland Indie Alliance: Directory of Local Business

Oakland City Guide: Explore Oakland from Home

National Resources:

Front Line Foods: Frontline Staff & Local Restaurant Support

Edible Communities: Find your Local Edible

Civil Eats: Fighting Hunger with Community

Slow Food USA: COVID Response & Mutual Aid Database

Food Chain Workers: Things Can Do to Support Food Chain Workers

National Farmer’s Market Directory