Scenes from Memorial Day Weekend

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 31, 2010

A peek into our weekend. Grilled food, grilled food and more grilled food. (With the exception of breakfasts, we’ve had something off the grill for every meal thus far!) Here you are…in no particular order. (And I’ll let you make up  your own captions. It’ll be more fun that way!) We certainly didn’t go hungry. [...]

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Square Foot Gardening – Lane’s Garden

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 29, 2010

The latest on what’s happening in the $5 Dinners SFG! Find out what’s growing, what’s not, and what critters we’re dealing with this week!

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Homemade Coconut Mango Popsicles

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 28, 2010

So Tyler had his first popsicle yesterday. Just in time for summer!!! I hadn’t planned on letting him have a taste…it just sorta happened.  I sat down to nurse him with a popsicle of my own in hand and he had NO interest in what I had to offer him and kept eying my popsicle. [...]

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Inexpensive Grilling Recipes for Memorial Day

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 28, 2010

Looking for an inexpensive grilling recipe for this Memorial Day Weekend? Try out a few of our favorites: Salsa Chicken Hawaiian Pizza Inside Out Burgers Garlic Bread Corn Cobs The Kebab Party If those don’t appeal to ya, look for another $5 Dinner from the Grill Archives!

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No Inserts this weekend!  Enjoy your holiday weekend!!! Learn more about how the Coupon Preview can help you spend less at the grocery store! A

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Blackberries. I love their sweetness and their tartness.  I grabbed a few packages for a buck at the store last week. And I just had to make some muffins, or are they cupcakes? I’m not sure what to call them.  Because they really could be both. They are that versatile. I love how when berries [...]

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PRINTABLE COUPONS $1.50/1 Minute Maid Juice $1/1 Quaker Oatmeal $.50/1 Smart Balance Sour Cream $2.50/3 Huggies baby wipes $7 in coupons from Scotch (you know, the Tape people!) Be sure to check out all the printable coupons available at Red Plum, Smart Source and Coupons.com! Looking for a coupon for an item on your shopping [...]

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Grilled Balsamic Chicken

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 26, 2010

So it’s almost 90 today here in Ohio. I’m sure it’s some sort of heat record. And if it’s not it should be. It’s making me tired. And cranky. And the bazillion little cottonwood seeds drifting through the air, and some other pollen are wrecking havoc on my allergies.  (I just took a Benadryl, so if [...]

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Free Sample – Kraft Sandwich Shop Mayo

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 26, 2010

I am a huge fan of “Sandwich Spread” made by Kraft.  I use it on sandwiches, in tuna salad, and in egg salad…learned this from my grandmother! Yum!!! Kraft is offering 2 free samples of their new Sandwich Shop Mayos.  I can’t wait to try it! Sign up for your sample! A

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Green Coupon Printing

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 26, 2010

Are you a GREEN coupon printer? Save a few trees by printing on double sides for those coupons that only print one per page! Do you print your coupons on each side? What about ink?!? Please share any great ways to save on ink cartridges and refills!

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