Kitchen Basics: Building a Vegan Pantry with Cans, Bottles and Jars

Having a well-stocked vegan pantry means that you can come home and make a meal with little to no fuss. I know that there’s a lot of controversy about cans and BPA, but most products you can buy in bottles or other kinds of shelf-stable packaging.

For last minute meals I love to be able to grab some ready-made beans for burritos or soups. Having a jar of pasta sauce is a meal saver on nights that I can’t do more than boil up some dried pasta.

No matter how organized you are there will be day...