Author: Amy

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Vegan Gardenburger Recipe

This is my homemade vegan take on the popular vegetarian Gardenburger that is sold in the stores. Made with whole foods such as mushrooms, brown rice and bulghur wheat. Before I followed a vegan diet, I enjoyed my fair share of Gardenburgers. They were sold in bulk at Costco, and made for a quick and […]

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The Very BEST Weekly Grocery Deals! 5/07-5/13

It’s a Great Week for Saving Money on your Plant-Based & Vegan Groceries – the Grocery Stores I Cover Will be in this ONE Post this Week! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week on your shopping list with my list! These […]

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Safeway Weekly Deals

Safeway BEST Weekly Deals! 4/30-5/06

Highlights: BOGO Breads, $.97 Produce Sale! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week and EVERY week on your shopping list with my lists! These are my favorite deals from the advertised sales this week. Use my list to save a lot of […]

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The BEST Weekly Grocery Deals! 4/23-4/29

It’s a Great Week for Saving Money on your Plant-Based & Vegan Groceries – the Grocery Stores I Cover Will be in this ONE Post this Week! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week on your shopping list with my list! These […]

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NEW! Cheap Finds

WHAT: An ongoing list where I’ll drop can’t-miss deals that fall outside of the “Weekly Deals”. In my active The Penny Pantry Facebook Group, I post many deals & info. throughout the day including freebies, deal updates & changes, online deals, meals & recipes, food discounts I run across + more! Some are more time-sensitive […]

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My cart at Costco with tofu, dates, watermelon, unsweetened almond milk and vanilla almond milk, salad pack, maple syrup, onions, apples
Grocery Outlet Safeway Sprouts Weekly Deals Whole Foods

The BEST Weekly Grocery Store Deals! 4/09-4/15

It’s a Great Week for Saving Money on your Plant-Based & Vegan Groceries – the Grocery Stores I Cover Will be in this ONE Post this Week! Whether you are looking for strictly WFPB or broader Vegan Deals (or somewhere in-between), save some serious greens this week on your shopping list with my list! These […]

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The Prices of Spices – and How to Save up to 95%!

You can save a bundle on spices 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, and Smart Food […]

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homemmade vegan buttermilk biscuits
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Recipe: “Old Fashioned” Vegan Baking Powder Biscuits (no shortening or oil!)

I love biscuits, but I don’t love the shortening old-fashioned biscuits call for. I have tried different recipes over the years, but they just don’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, plant-based honey, maple syrup, or […]

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Cheap Finds Recipes

My 25¢ “No-Bucks” Latté

I have had my share of coffeehouse lattés in my time, and they are good. But, at around $7-$10 each for a 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! This is a savings of more than 95%. These […]

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Vegan Creamy Garlic-Herb Pasta with Almond Parmesan (oil-free!)

I made this for dinner last night, and one of our Facebook members requested the recipe. Here you go! 🙂 You will not believe this garlicky, creamy herb sauce contains zero vegan butter or oil! The flavor is really enhanced by the garlic, I used the jarred garlic from Costco. Fresh would be great, too. […]

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