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Archives for October 2010

Chicken & Black Bean with Salsa Soup

October 29, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 6 Comments

So I could have named this recipe a number of things. Chicken Taco Soup Chicken, Salsa and Double Bean Soup Tex-Mex Chicken Soup Clear out the Pantry Chicken Soup And in the end I settled on Chicken, Black Bean with Salsa Soup. (Which definitely hurts the feelings of the red beans...they feel totally left out.) Chicken & Black Bean with Salsa Soup I … [Read more...]

Meatball Subs

October 28, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

"Mama? When are we having meatball subs again?" Talk about simple. Plus delicious and filling. And just four ingredients to happy tummies. It's a hit in my family – with five children, ranging from preschoolers to teens. You can use a bag of frozen, store-bought meatballs. I use homemade because they are better for you and taste delicious :) I recently socked … [Read more...]

Raspberry Almond Pancakes

October 28, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

Y'all know about our Sunday morning Pancake Breakfast tradition, right?!  I think I've mentioned it before. It started when Steve and I were first married.  We made pancakes for breakfast most Sunday mornings.  And then after a year or so, it became every Sunday morning. It was mostly a Steve thing.  He is the pancake master.  He knows just the right temperature of the … [Read more...]

Lynn’s Panera CopyCat Soups – Broccoli Soup and Potato Soup

October 27, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 14 Comments

Lynn from Lynn's Kitchen Adventures shares two of her favorite Panera copycat soups! Broccoli Cheddar Soup Creamy Potato Soup Do you have a favorite copycat recipe that you'd like to share?! (I'm still trying to figure out the buttery goodness that's spread over the top of Olive Garden breadsticks.) … [Read more...]

Strawberry Almond Bars

October 27, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 8 Comments

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I absolutely love the almond flavor combined with the strawberry flavor.  When I have cold cereal for breakfast, it's usually Rice Chex (or the store brand...whichever ends up being cheaper that week!) with Almond Milk and Sliced Strawberries. Simple, but so delicious.  The almond and strawberry flavors are kinda like chocolate and peanut butter.  They just work. These … [Read more...]

Chunky Bolognese Sauce

October 25, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 22 Comments

I have been itching to make a Bolognese Sauce ever since Jamie emailed me her recipe during the Pantry Staples contest. I dug out the last of the bacon from the freezer, grabbed a few cans from the pantry, and pulled out the ground beef and veggies from this past week's grocery trip. I decided to double up and make 2 batches, as I found I had plenty to do so. And thought this … [Read more...]

Grilled Potato Skewers

October 25, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

It seems that some variety of potatoes are on sale every week these days. I've had a bag of red potatoes that needed to be used.  And what a better way to use them, but with Grilled Steaks.  My Dad made steaks on the grill for us last week...and we had these grilled red potatoes on skewers and some grilled eggplant too. (The eggplant is made by slicing into 1/4 … [Read more...]

Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Pecan Topping

October 23, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 11 Comments

Roasted Butternut Squash with Maple Pecan Topping OK. So we all know that the squash in my garden were a big fat fail this year. I've come to grips with the situation, in large part because of the fabulous prices at the farmer's market for squash this fall.  (You might remember Gigantor Squash.) Well, I picked up a smaller squash from the farmer's market on Thursday (more … [Read more...]

Spinach Meatballs with Spaghetti

October 22, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 28 Comments

Look at these green babies simmering in homemade spaghetti sauce. After rummaging through the freezer and pantry last week, I discovered that I had everything on hand for these Spinach Meatballs.  A reader mentioned them on Facebook recently, and I had to make them. I was really worried that the boys wouldn't eat the meatballs because they had "green stuff" in them, but it … [Read more...]

Sharon’s Late Night Beef Stew and Corn Bread Cake

October 21, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 7 Comments

There are nights when my 17 year old son is working late and my 15 year old daughter is busy at an afternoon class. I am going in all directions and cannot spend the morning or afternoon preparing a hot supper. So I make beef stew. I don't start until 4 in the afternoon.  It is ready by 7 or 7:30 in the evening. I will share the recipe and all the details that went into making … [Read more...]

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