I love biscuits, but I don’t love the shortening old fashioned biscuits call for. I had tried different recipes over the years, but they just didn’t resemble the type of biscuit I longed for. I wanted a tall biscuit that would generously split open and hold up to vegan sausage gravy, maple syrup or the…
Tofu “Egg” Salad Sandwich Recipe
Here is my version of a vegan “egg” salad that I have been making for years. It’s delicious in a sandwich, salad or even scooped up with crackers. You can even substitute the tofu with cooked garbanzos! I have served this to people who don’t normally eat tofu, and they were surprised how much they…
How Much Does a Hill of Beans Cost? + Recipes for Instant Pot Refried Beans & Whole Beans
Is it Worth it to Make Beans from Scratch? Those $1 cans of beans sure seem like a good deal – but is it much cheaper to make beans from scratch? Canned beans are convenient, and I feel have their place. If you choose to make your beans from scratch it’s nice to know how…
Oatmeal for Breakfast – Just 6¢ per serving!
Update: The price on the bulk Bob’s has gone up a bit since I wrote this, I’ll update comparison soon! Still the best price per lb. in my area. You can save $200 a year per person just by changing the way you buy oatmeal! (For Bob’s Red Mill!) My husband eats oatmeal every morning for breakfast,…
My 25¢ “No-Bucks” Soy or Almond Milk Latté
I have had a few Starbucks lattés in my time, and they are good. But, at more than $5 each for a soy vanilla latté, it’s not something I want to spend money on regularly. I can make these copycat lattés at home, for about 25¢ each! That is a savings of more than 95%….
Coupons for Grocery Outlet
Growing up in the Bay Area in the 1970’s, my parents shopped at “Canned Foods” which later became what we know today as “Grocery Outlet”. Back then, it was primarily canned foods as its name indicates. I still remember those huge cans of chili! There is an interesting page HERE about the inception and history…
To Coupon…Or Not to Coupon?
Coupons are attractive…it feels like free money and of course we all want that! But are they worth it? The decision to use coupons or not is a personal one, and depends on the types of foods you want to buy. If you keep a Price Book, you can save a bundle on every item…
The Prices of Spices – and How to Save up to 95%!
Spices are an item you can save a bundle on by recording and comparing prices in your Price Book. You can read my in-depth post about the advantages and How-To of The Price Book HERE. I buy common spices like cinnamon, ground ginger, onion and garlic powder, etc. at Costco, the Dollar Store, Big Lots,…
The Price Book – Pay what you want for groceries!
If you have been reading my posts (and hopefully saving a lot of money!) you may be wondering, What is this “Price Book” I keep hearing about?! The Price Book is a record system that allows me to pay what I want for my groceries, at the lowest prices! It is the foundation of The…
Restaurant Style Salsa in 5 minutes!
This is one of my favorite things to make, as it is so simple to make, yet tastes really good! It’s great with homemade baked tortilla chips, on all Mexican Foods, and to dress up tofu scramble. The ingredients are deceptively easy for how yummy it tastes! Bottled salsa can be expensive, and has that…