Every since treating myself to one of the petite little scones at Starbucks on a recent publicity trip, I’ve been dying to make them.  Because I know without a shadow of a doubt that I could make them for 90% less than what I paid for at the ‘bucks. Before we get to the recipe, [...]

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5 Reasons Why I Use Cash Envelopes

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 13, 2011

Overall, using the cash envelope system for all of our food expenses, grocery to lunch to dining out, as well as our miscellaneous expenses, has been such a blessing to us and to our financial situation.

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Find out what coupons will be in this Sunday’s coupon insert…if there are some hot coupons, you might want to pick up a few extra newspapers!

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It’s always nice when you don’t have to dirty a bunch of dishes to make supper, and even better yet when you can put a lid on, walk away and let dinner cook itself…

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Check out the latest printable coupons available including some great baking and snacks coupons:

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The Resourceful Birds and the Recycled Garden Twine

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 12, 2011

Seems that I have quite the resourceful birds hanging out near my house! Just before Easter we had a nasty wind storm and this little nest landed near our play-fort in the backyard.  You can see that the nest is made largely of twine.  Days before the windstorm, I removed the “stick frame” that I [...]

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Get certified gluten free oats for just $2/lb shipped! Details…

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This might just become my “Summer Spaghetti”…

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Grow. Eat. Save. – Summer 2011 Schedule

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 11, 2011

Welcome to Grow. Eat. $ave. 2011! I absolutely loved this feature last summer, and I’m looking forward to all the great recipes that we’ll share this summer.  If you weren’t around last summer, I urge you to look through the Grow. Eat. $ave. recipes and link-ups from 2010. This summer, I will share the GES [...]

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One evening it occurred to me…I am not a recipe follower! So I used the flavors from a friend’s recipe and created a fast and easy Broccoli and Beef recipe that we can enjoy even on busy nights.

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