Sunday Coupon Preview – July 25th

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 23, 2010

Want a sneak peak at what coupons are in this Sunday’s paper? There is scheduled to be 1 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum in this weekend’s paper. $1/2 Quaker granola bars (If you have a Kroger and want to stock up on these…they will still be on sale for $1.49 in the Mega Event [...]

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Farmer’s Market – July 22

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 23, 2010

The Loot. Yes, I’m calling it loot because it was a total steal! I promise I paid for it, but not as much as you think…any guesses? 1 organic garlic bulb – $1.02 1 zukes, 3 yellow squash, 1 cuke – $3.15 2 tomatoes, 1 red onion – $2.33 20 green peppers – $6 Yep, [...]

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Chicken and Bacon Florentine Pasta

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 22, 2010

Every had one of those super productive days…only to forget one very important thing on your to-do list. That thing: Make dinner. Eeps!  That’s what happened to me tonight.  I scurried around all day, catching up on Mt. Washmore (yes, we have been home for 10 days and I still haven’t caught up on laundry [...]

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Savvy Blogging Summit Class Recordings Available

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 22, 2010

I’m thrilled to announce that the audio recordings for ALL of the classes from the Savvy Blogging Summit are now available for purchase and download! If you are a blogger who is interested in taking your blog to new heights, then these recordings are for you!  I’ve already shared how amazing the experience was…in large [...]

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Printable Coupons, Freebies and Groupon

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 22, 2010

Printable Coupons $.55/1 Blue Diamond Almond Breeze $.75/1 Butterball Turkey Franks $.50/1 Tabasco Sauce Campbell’s Coupons – Print from here… $1/2 Prego Pasta Sauce $1/2 Swanson Premium Chunk Chicken Breast (cans) $1/2 V8 Vegetable Juice $1/2 V8 V-Fusion Juice $1/1 Campbell’s V8 Soup $0.50/2 Campbell’s Condensed Soups Thanks Stretching a Buck! Groupon And don’t forget [...]

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Grilled Green Tomato Slices

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 21, 2010

Green Tomatoes. Always make me think of the grocery store parking lot scene from Fried Green Tomatoes…when Kathy Bates goes ballistic on the fiery young girls…’member that scene?! So that totally almost happened to me in the grocery store parking lot.  Except, not really. I was pulling out of a prime time parking space (front [...]

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Tropical Island – Who Would You Take…

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 21, 2010

Alrighty friends, it’s tropical island time!  I have really enjoyed reading your responses and getting to know some of you a bit more! Now that we have our foods, our utensils and our small kitchen appliances, it’s time to decide WHO we will be taking to this beautiful tropical isle.  I’d love to know who [...]

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Grilled Honey Mustard Chicken

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

Ingredients 2 lbs drumsticks ($2.03) $.99/lb sale 1/4 cup dijon mustard ($.25) 1 tsp cider or white vinegar ($.01) 1/4 cup honey ($.50) 1 large yellow squash ($.50) Farmer’s market 1 Tbsp olive oil ($.10) Salt and pepper to taste Rolls from the freezer ($1.19) Manager’s Special! Directions 1. Set drumsticks into a dish for [...]

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Kroger Shopping Trip – July 19

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

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Farmer’s Market – July 15

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

Give me $20 bucks and here’s what I’ll come up with at the farmer’s market! I first stopped at the all natural meat, chicken and pork stand…picked up a pound of chorizo!  I’ve browned it and added it to some breakfast tacos! It was certainly the most pricey item I got at the market, but [...]

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