Bargain Meal of the Week Highlights

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 3, 2009

Check out the great meals being highlighted this week from The Bargain Meal of the Week!

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Beef and Zucchini Tacos

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 2, 2009

Basic tacos with a little added nutrition…diced zucchinis! The kids (and the Hubs) never knew!

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General Mills Eat and Greet Recap – Photography Studios

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 2, 2009

I am so grateful for the time we got to spend in the photography studios at General Mills! It was an unbelievable space! An aspiring food photographer’s dream…

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Kroger Shopping Trip

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 2, 2009

Saved over 50% on this week’s shopping trip! Plus, some new spending goals for the month of September…

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Scallops with Herbed Tomato Sauce

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 1, 2009

I took the of grilling the scallops from a recent Rachael Ray magazine recipe, and then tossed it with a partially sauteed herb, tomato and olive oil sauce…and some pasta too! Delish!!!

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General Mills Eat and Greet Recap – Product Fair

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 1, 2009

Last week, I was honored to attend the first ever Eat and Greet event for bloggers at the General Mills headquarters in Minneapolis.  As you can see, I met the Pillsbury dougboy (dare I ask who has the cuter belly?!?), and some other fabulous people as well!  On Wednesday night, we toured the Mill City [...]

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New Month – New Coupons

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 1, 2009

It’s that time again…1st of the month means there are many new coupons available for printing from the internet! Get all the details and links to the best coupons here…

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