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Cheaper Mince - February 2019

My daughter is going out with a vegan boyfriend so I've had to rethink the way I cook when he comes over. We're not vegan but when they come to dinner I try to make something we can all eat. At Christmas we weren't willing to give up our roast, but I wanted to make him something special. I made him huge deep mushroom pies using textured vegetable protein (TVP). now whenever I make something that requires mince, I use about half and half real mince and TVP which costs $4.50 a kg! It has less calories, less fat and even though alone it doesn't taste like meat, mixed with real mince, you can't tell at all. The texture is very much like real mince. He loved the pies and I love the savings. I get the TVP and all my baking needs at https://2brothersfoods.com/cereals-n-grains/tvp-textured-vegetable-protein delivery is $3.50 anywhere in Australia even in the remote places (I'm not sure if there's a surcharge for remote areas) no matter how much you buy and there products are excellent. That alone will save you money. 
Contributed by Silvia Panciera

Editor's note: TVP is a staple in my pantry, and has been forever. I grew up with my mother using TVP to make rissoles, spag bol, meatloaf, stews, pizza toppings and so on, so I never thought it was odd. Over the years, just about every time I've mentioned it, I get dozens of emails asking about it. It's a great, frugal way to stretch mince. I use equal quantities of mince (chicken or beef) and rehydrated TVP. It's used a lot in commercial baking, especially in meat pies. Cath