Here are some of the latest and hottest printable coupons: $.55/1 Crisco No-Stick Cooking Spray $1/1 Crisco Canola Oil $1/2 Smuckers Sugar Free or Low Sugar Jams and Jellies $2/1 Caribou Coffee, 12 oz. or larger $1/2 Lender’s Bagels $.50/1 Progresso Broth (get the All-Natural kind!) Be sure to check out all the printable coupons [...]

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Menu Plan Monday – January 11th

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 10, 2010

Week #2 of the #pantry Challenge, hosted by Crystal and Jessica! Here’s the plan for the week, using up what we’ve got in the freezers, pantry and fridge!!! Dinners Monday – Black Bean Soup, Panera Style with Homemade Rolls Tuesday – Pulled Chicken Sliders, using leftover Homemade Rolls (Then it’s off for the Dayton Cookbook [...]

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Sunday Coupon Preview – January 10th

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 9, 2010

Want a sneak peak at what coupons are in this Sunday’s paper? Check out the Sunday Coupon Preview! Looks like 1 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum insert…for the complete list of coupons that will be in each insert, click here. Now why would I want to know what coupons are in the newspaper ahead [...]

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Chicken Zucchini Stew on Rice

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 8, 2010

Tonight’s dinner is straight out of the freezer! From the freezer: 2 cups of shredded chicken, 1 container of chopped up summer veggies, about 2 cups of homemade chicken stock, blanched broccoli Toss into pot. Stir occasionally. Eat! Ingredients 2 tsp olive oil ($.06) 1 large zucchini, chopped ($1) 1 yellow zucchini, chopped ($1) 1 [...]

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Pillsbury Easy Frost No-Fuss Frosting Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 7, 2010

Remember when I went to Smuckers? And we got to learn about food photography…The assignment was to decorate one of the goodies on the left with the toppings and frosting up above. Then photograph your creation! I had to do some practice strokes (above) with the Easy Frost frosting because I’d not used it in [...]

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Complete List of Cookbook Winners Posted

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 6, 2010

Hey y’all! I’m completely blown away by all the entries and support from y’all.  Y’all are rocking my socks off! (That silly phrase has been stuck in my head for days…and I needed to get it out.  Hope it doesn’t get stuck in yours!  If it does, I do apologize!) The complete list of cookbook [...]

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Kroger Shopping Trip – January 5th

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 6, 2010

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Mushroom Barley Soup

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

Recipe for Herbed Mushroom Barley Soup with Rolls and Jam

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A Woman Inspired – I’m Speaking! (And a Giveaway!)

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

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed!!! CONGRATS to: Lauren R Amy R Becky P Alexis Marya Check your inbox!!! A Woman Inspired, Nurturing Creativity and Efficient Living… If only life was simpler: dinner ready on time.; freshly laundered clothes in everyone closet; every item has a place; money saving was easy and effective; time management [...]

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Chicken Taco Bake over Chips

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 4, 2010

While I was stocking up the freezer, I cooked a few whole chickens in the slow cooker.  One of those times, I combined some of the shredded chicken with a can of Rotel diced tomatoes with green chilies, some frozen corn, black beans and ground cumin. Mix. And Freeze. Thaw. And Warm. So simple…I love [...]

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