CLOSED! Cracker Barrel Gift Basket – Giveaway

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 20, 2010

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Kroger Shopping Trip

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 20, 2010

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Lemon Pepper Chicken with Chili French Fries

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 19, 2010

Part Freezer-Part Pantry Meal I froze the chicken breasts in the marinade. I froze the broccoli when on sale. And I used up some potatoes from the pantry to make the fries. And who says seafood seasoning had to be used on seafood!!! Ingredients 3 large chicken breasts ($2.47) Bought when on sale for $1.77/lb! [...]

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Tips to Stay the Course and Pay off that Debt – Part 1

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 19, 2010

I’d like to introduce you to my friend Jolyn from Budgets are the New Black!  She is wise. She is funny. She is honest. She is transparent.  And she’s got a few tips for anyone who is dealing with debt! Over the years, my husband and I have borrowed money, paid it off, reached for [...]

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Honey Ginger Salmon – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

Several times in 2009, I found fresh Atlantic salmon on sale for $2.99/lb…regularly $7.99/lb!  This great deal never appeared on the front page of the store circular…but was hidden on the inside pages! I asked for a pound. Brought it home. Cut it into 4 4 oz. portions. Added the marinade. And froze. Saturday night, [...]

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UPDATED – Strange Message

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

Dearest Readers, If you get a strange spammy/antispyware/virus notification type screen while on the site, I APOLOGIZE! I believe I have found the root of the problem and am waiting for a response and fix to the problem. I’m sorry…at the moment it’s beyond my control! I have learned what the cause was…one of the [...]

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Overwhelmed with Gratitude!

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

I wanted to THANK each of you who linked up and left comments (over 200!), to help raise funds that will be donated to relief efforts. I’m honored to be able to participate with some many fabulous bloggers to raise money as part of the Help for Haiti campaign. Steve and I plan to give [...]

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Printable Coupons – Huggies, Cottonelle, All

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

Here are some of the latest and greatest in printable coupons: $2/1 Huggies Little Movers (Thanks Bargain Briana!) $1/1 any Huggies $.75/1 Huggies baby wipes $.50/2 Cottonelle flushable wipes $.50/1 Cottonelle toilet paper, Aloe & E $1 All detergent, 50 oz. or larger Also, print your $.75 coupon for Butterball ground turkey (Thanks Stretching A [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – Pantry Challenge Week 3

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

We are still going strong on this month’s pantry/freezer challenge! But I’m gonna throw in a new twist this week! The NO COLD CEREAL CHALLENGE… No cold cereal with milk allowed this week! (As if I need yet another challenge on top of the pantry challenge…but it must be done!) Breakfast Ideas: Peaches and Cream [...]

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Amazon Grocery – Gluten Free Sale

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 16, 2010

It’s BACK…it’s been a long time since I’ve seen the gluten free products on sale through Amazon grocery . I was just sharing this week with someone…”I certainly recommend getting GF products from Amazon when they go on sale, and when you can get the free shipping…definitely the cheapest way to go!”  The bulk Amazon [...]

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