Farmer’s Market Shopping Trip

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 7, 2011

So I’m getting a little crazy (and lazy) with my iphone photos. I apologize that this photo is sideways. I would fix it now…except baby is screaming his poor little head off rather than snuggling with his blanket in his bed…so let’s make this quick! Popcorn – $3 – because I was feeling festive…it was [...]

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Meal Planning During the Summer Months

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 7, 2011

It’s tough making a meal plan during the summer months when you are at the mercy of your garden, or what you find at the farmer’s market or CSA box!

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Check out all of the allergy free and allergy friendly coupons available on the web this month! $1 off 4 Larabars $.75 off 1/2 Gallon of Silk Soy Milk $1 off Earth Balance Soy Milk $.75 off Organic Valley Soy Creamer $.55 off San-J Gluten Free Asian Cooking Sauce $.75 off Cascadian Farm Products A

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Summer finally arrived and all of my cool weather crops reacted to the heat by bolting. One nice thing about spinach when it bolts is that the leaves along the flower stalk are flat making them a great substitute for noodles in lasagna: I overlap the spinach leaves to create a layer. If you only [...]

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Check out the awesome new coupons just released at the start of the month from SmartSource.com!

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Kroger Shopping Trip – Low Spend Challenge Week 1

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 6, 2011

I managed to only spend ??? at the grocery store this week…we’ll see how long I can keep this up…hopefully all month!

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Amazon Deals for July Save up to 40% off Earth’s Best Organic Peach & Banana Fruit Smoothies as they are Manager’s Special + use the Subscribe and Save option. Save 25% off Silk Almond and Soy Milks when you enter the code: code SILKSOY3 at checkout+ use the Subscribe and Save option. Save 25% off Switch Carbonated Fruit Juice [...]

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The first pantry challenge recipe for this month…banana muffins. With whole wheat flour. Honey. Really, really brown bananas. And of course, chocolate chips! Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Yield – 12 muffins Preparation Time – * minutes Cooking Time – * minutes Ingredients 1 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 [...]

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Print even more coupons using Coupon Network…

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MyCoupons.com – Saving from Home and On the Go

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 5, 2011

Last week I was out shopping for supplies for an event I’m hosting next week, and I was waiting in the checkout line and reminded myself of my “never pay full price” rule. I grabbed my iPhone out of my purse and pulled up Mycoupons.com, then typed in the name of the office supply store [...]

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