Plant Based And Broke

Affordable & Approachable Food

Quarantine Check-In: How’s Everyone Doing?

Let’s chat – I know it has been awhile since we had a heart-to-heart.

Lately, the days seem to blend together – Tuesday feels like Friday and Sunday feels like Wednesday. There is no apparent marker to differentiate between days and events. …

Use What You Have Tacos

Who said you had to follow a recipe for tacos? 

Really, just use what you have and throw it in. Top the taco with your favorite taco sauce and there you go – that’s lunch. As much I love following new recipes, sometimes it just makes sense to use what you already have. …

Broke Things To Do When Bored At Home

Just like many of you, I have been mostly confined by 4 walls and a roof.

Oddly, the hours seem to stretch beyond the 24-hour cycle. Every tick on the clock takes double the time to get to its next position. …

Homemade Potato Chips

Three ingredients, one stove, and a love for potato chips – that’s all you need to make healthy, plant-based homemade potato chips.

One of the first snacks learned to make in college by scratch was baked potato chips. Looking back, I am sure there were a few things I could have done to make baked homemade potato chips optimally delicious, but we all live and learn. …

Collard Greens Vegetable Tomato Soup

Lately, our household has been a soup, stew, and chili eatery. 

Due to what’s going on in the world, grocery shopping trips have been sporadic, in order to reduce our contact with the general public. This means we buy pantry-safe ingredients that can last a very long time. …

18 Frugal Plant-Based Breakfast Recipes

If there’s ever a time to hop on the frugal food train, it’s now. 

Although we are a certified frugal household, we are honoring the plant-based and broke movement even more. With uncertainty looming in the air and anxieties running high, it makes sense for us to hold back and make things stretch. …

Arroz Con Habichuelas (Rice with Beans)

When I want to feel like I am close to family, I whip up all of my favorite Puerto Rican dishes. I can’t make it quiet like abuela – but I try.

Lately, I’ve been going for comfort foods, along with dishes that use ingredients that last a long time and are affordable.…

Protein Chocolate Peanut Butter Smoothie

For the past week, I have been making protein chocolate peanut butter smoothie just about every day, primarily for breakfast. 

With the combination of rich cocoa powder, sweet banana chunks, and creamy, soft natural peanut butter – it’s pretty tempting to whip up TWO glasses of this magical stuff.…

Crispy Baked Potato Wedges

Now that we have our cheap food essentials, it’s time crank up the oven and cook up crispy baked potato wedges. 

Potatoes are one of the more affordable and long-lasting vegetables you can keep around in your kitchen. Besides, they are great candidates for snack time.  …

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