I have been making this a long time, and it’s one of my daughter’s favorite recipes! I used to make quiche with crust before I ditched the unhealthy ingredients, but this is fine without it! I seriously do not miss the crust. This recipe is also very adaptable, too. I have made versions with mushrooms,…
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About Me & The Penny Pantry
I have been vegan non-stop for the past 8 years and have never looked back! I’ve also been vegetarian for nearly 30 years. I was vegan (and stopped) for two years about 17 years ago. So, I guess you could say collectively, I have been vegan for 10 years. 🙂 I love to cook, and…
Happy Holidays from The Penny Pantry!
From Our Home to Yours… To All Creatures Great and Small, May We All Find Peace on Earth…. These fur babies are my two assistants at The Penny Pantry! I am spending Christmas Eve today with my family, and will be back posting the best plant-based deals tomorrow the 25th!
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…
Fluffy Vegan (oil-free!) Buttermilk Pancakes only 4 cents each!
I made these pancakes yesterday for my family, and wanted to share the recipe with all of you! I have been using the same basic recipe for a number of years and it is a very reliable recipe. I’ve tried other recipes, and always come back to this one. I like to use Bob’s Whole…
How I Achieved a 90% Savings on Groceries
Twenty years ago, I went from spending $500 a month on groceries (for 2 adults) to $50 a month. So, how did I do it? The following is an overview of My System, and I will be writing a more detailed post soon on each of these strategies, so keep checking back! Happy Saving! 🙂 As…
Vegan Indian Tomato Lentil Soup for the Week – Only $.22/serving!
Every Sunday, I make a big batch of soup for the upcoming week. We usually have it for dinner the night I make it with a salad or bread, etc. During the following week, my husband likes to bring soup every day to work (and he is totally fine with eating the same thing every…
Are There Bugs in our Beloved Candy Cane?!
This post may contain affiliate links. If you click one of my links, I may receive a small compensation at no cost to you. Thank you for supporting The Penny Pantry! It’s that time of year again for vegans when we may hear about carmine in candy canes. Well-meaning friends and family may warn us…
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:Â 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…