This recipe can now be found exclusively in The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook.
Recipe adapted from Joy of Cooking’s Mediterranean White Bean Soup Ingredients 1 cup dried great northern beans ($.30) 6-8 cups of water 6 garlic cloves, sliced ($.05) I bought some garlic heads for $.10 a piece a few weeks back .6 lb ham, diced ($2.64) 1 can organic no salt added diced tomatoes ($.50) Bought [...]
Ingredients 1.5 lb pork ribs ($1.98) Manager’s Special 1/4 – 1/2 bottle favorite BBQ sauce ($.50) 1 onion ($.40) 3 cloves garlic, crushed ($.03) 8-10 small potatoes (about 2-3 lbs) ($.80) 1/2 – 1 cup milk ($.13) I used rice milk 2-3 Tbsp butter or olive oil ($.20) See GFCFSF mashed potato recipe here Salt/pepper, [...]
Ingredients 4 burger patties ($2.25) 4 buns ($.58) Boys will eat without bun! Condiments ($.25) 4 sweet potatoes ($1.34) 1-2 tsp canola oil ($.05) Dash of cinnamon ($.01) Salt 1 box of steamed green beans ($.75) Directions 1. Grill burgers. (Y’all, I’m desperate for spring!!! I refused, yes refused, to wear a coat this morning [...]
Breakfast for dinner is always a frugal option. And one that I tend to forget about! Sorry. No photo again! Camera battery is recharging Ingredients 10-12 eggs ($1.25) 4-5 small potatoes, peeled and diced ($.50) 1-2 Tbsp olive oil ($.10) Salt/pepper 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese ($.38) Omit if GFCFSF 1 cup salsa ($.50) [...]
Yes, an extravaganza it was! I arrived home from TX to a nearly bare fridge! So after a nice long afternoon-post-travel-recovery nap, I dashed off to Walmart. I scanned the local ads and circled a few items that were “price match worthy”, including $1 broccoli, $1.49/bunch asparagus, $1.28 canteloupe and $1.99 BIG box of Raisin [...]
***Update: This Giveaway is now closed! Here’s some more gorcery store love for you all! Meijer has graciously agreed to give away a $50 gift card to 1 winner! $50 is more than a week’s worth of $5 meals, and for some, could be a week’s worth of groceries! (For more on feeding a family [...]












