8 Vegan Pantry Essentials for Effortless Plant-Based Eating
These pantry picks keep meals simple, satisfying, and surprisingly cheap.
Last month, my friend Sarah stood in my kitchen, staring into my pantry with exhaustion. "How do you make things?" she asked, bewildered. She'd been trying to eat more plant-based meals but kept defaulting to delivery apps because vegan cooking seemed to require ingredients she couldn't pronounce and equipment she didn't own.
She'd been trying to eat more plant-based meals but kept defaulting to delivery apps because vegan cooking seemed to require ingredients she couldn't pronounce and equipment she didn't own.
I pulled eight things from my shelves, lined them up on the counter, and showed her how these basics had carried me through grad school, new jobs, and every Tuesday when inspiration failed.
Author's summary: Simple pantry essentials make vegan eating easy and affordable.