Toni Okamoto
Toni Okamoto creates affordable vegan recipes at Plant-Based on a Budget and writes cookbooks that help home cooks save money and time.
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Overview
- Based in
- Sacramento, California
- Work
- Recipe creator, cookbook author and podcast host
- Started
- Launched Plant-Based on a Budget in April 2012
- Turning point
- Began blogging full time in 2016 after losing her job
Mini bio
How it started.
Toni’s early online writing included LiveJournal. In April 2012, she launched Plant-Based on a Budget to share affordable recipes with people who wanted to eat more plants. Family health struggles helped motivate the project. She initially recruited friends to contribute recipes before taking on the site herself.
Making it her work.
After losing her job in 2016, Toni tried turning the blog into her full-time work. Her approachable recipes grew into cookbooks, meal plans and cooking videos. Bean salads, including her take on cowboy caviar, became a recurring draw for new Instagram followers.
Cooking with company.
Toni collaborated with World of Vegan founder Michelle Cehn on The Friendly Vegan Cookbook and the Plant-Powered People Podcast. Their conversations ranged from cooking techniques to the everyday experience of being vegan. They released the podcast’s final episode in July 2026.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cookbooks
- 2023Plant-Based on a Budget Quick & EasyAuthor
- 2020The Friendly Vegan CookbookCo-author with Michelle Cehn
- 2019Plant-Based on a BudgetAuthor
- 2017The Super Easy Vegan Slow Cooker CookbookAuthor
Podcasts
- 2018–2026Plant-Powered People PodcastCo-host with Michelle Cehn
Awards
Quotes
I feel so honored to be trusted, and I don’t take it lightly.Toni Okamoto, NetInfluencer
In a January 2023 interview, Toni described what it means when readers trust her with their family dinners and holiday meals.
Trivia
- Lindy Hop is her favorite style of swing dancing.
- Her grandmother taught her to make instant ramen when she was five.
- Her dog Eddie was a foster dog she and her husband decided to keep.
- She used to bring measuring cups to grocery-store bulk bins so she could buy exactly what she needed.
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