Beyond Meat Jerky Now Available on Amazon! There’s an Original & Teriyaki Variety Pack, 1 oz. Bags (10 Pack) right now. In the Penny Pantry Facebook group, we have a lot of fun shopping for deep discounts on shorter-term grocery deals. There are some good deals, however, that tend to stick around, or even staples that…
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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…
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,…
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,…
Scrambled Tofu – Quick Meal Idea for about $.50/serving!
This is one of our favorite quick go-to meals. I can have this on the table in about 15 minutes. I’ll usually make this for dinner with a microwaved potato or toast, and fruit. Leftovers will make an appearance the next day for lunch. I like to warm up a couple of corn tortillas, and…
Recipes for My Frugal Plant-Based Thanksgiving
Here are all the recipes, plus some tips for everything to make my Thanksgiving Dinner I wrote about earlier. It might actually cost as low as $26, depending on how much the tofu and cider cost. Everyone eats vegan at my house. 🙂 My daughter and I are both vegan, with slight differences. I try…
The Price of Rice
Strategies Used: Buying in Bulk and Price Book We eat A LOT of rice at my house. It makes an appearance at dinner alongside tostadas, burritos, with stir fried veggies and tofu, etc. My daughter even likes a bowl of it plain with seaweed. I have been known to eat it for breakfast with almond…