Recipe: Vegan Wowbutter or Peanut Butter Pie
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click on one of my links, I may receive a small compensation at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Penny Pantry! Read My Disclosure Policy This is the pie I made for my daughter’s birthday. She prefers pie over cake, and I like that […]
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Vegan TVP Taco Meat – Oil Free!
I have experimented with making various vegan taco meats over the years, and this is the result of those experiments. My 1st few attempts were ok but kind of bland, until I started adding soy sauce. Surprisingly, this was the magical ingredient that sealed the deal! I think it is the color it imparts as […]
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How I Buy in Bulk – with an average 75% Savings
I buy a lot of our dry goods and beans in bulk, usually in 25 lb. bags. This includes pinto and black beans, yellow split peas, brown and white rice, cornmeal and oats, etc. These are items I also cook with a lot, and the bags last several months. Here are some examples of how […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Oatmeal for Breakfast – About 10¢ per serving!
You can save hundreds of $$$ a year per person just by changing the way you buy oatmeal! (For Bob’s Red Mill!) We eat oatmeal nearly every morning for breakfast, and by buying it in bulk, it is only 10¢ per serving! (Cost is for oats only; toppings not included in price comparison). I usually eat […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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