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Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom

Printable Coupons – Free Starbucks Pastry, more $3/1 Huggies

March 22, 2010

Here are some of the latest and hottest printable coupons:
FREE Pastry at Starbucks on Tuesday
$3/1 Huggies (IE), (Firefox) AND print more $3/1 coupons when you become a fan on Facebook
$2/1 Nivea Body Wash
$.75/1 Nature’s Own Thin Bagels
$1/2 Nestle Easter Candy
$.50/2 Land o Lakes Butter
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran, Frosted Mini Wheats, All Bran
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Square Foot Gardening – Opening the Garden

March 20, 2010

Dirt, GLORIOUS Dirt.
Digging in the dirt is so therapeutic.
I spent the better part of Thursday afternoon playing in the dirt. And I wasn’t the only one getting DIRT-y!
(There’s an outfit below that you’re not gonna want to miss.)

First, I picked off all the dead leaves to find some parsley growing underneath. I have no doubt [...]

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Sunday Coupon Preview – March 21st

March 19, 2010

Want a sneak peak at what coupons are in this Sunday’s paper?
Check out the Sunday Coupon Preview! Looks like a Smart Source, a Red Plum and a toy coupon insert and more this Sunday!
Now why would I want to know what coupons are in the newspaper ahead of time…you might ask!?! If there are coupons [...]

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Buffalo Chicken Wings

March 18, 2010

Half of the family has finished their dinner.
The other half was sidetracked by the gorgeous weather, and the desire to use every moment of sunlight to work on “opening up the garden.”
(Nevermind that it might snow next week. I’ve GOT to get my seeds for the spinach and lettuces, or is it LETTUCI?!, into the dirt.)
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Printable Coupons – $1.50 Plantars, $1 McCormick, $.50/1 Steamers and more

March 18, 2010

Some new printable coupons worth checking out:
$1/1 McCormick Spice (Wait for these to go on sale for $1 for FREE spices!)
$.50/1 Green Giant Steamers (These are currently on sale at my Kroger for $1.28…making these just $.28 after doubling!)
$1.50/2 Men’s Dial Wash (Part of the March to Savings Promotion at Kroger)
$.50 Cottonelle flushable wipes
$1.50/1 Plantar’s [...]

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Stretching the Protein in your Dinner – Beef and Bean Tacos

March 17, 2010

Stretching those proteins! It’s KEY!
Proteins can be very expensive. So stretching them can help bring down the overall cost of your meal…and ultimately your grocery bill! (If you haven’t checked out my How to Spot a Great Price on Meats, now would be a great time to do that!)
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Pantry Staples List

March 17, 2010

I recently asked on the $5 Dinners Facebook Fan page what you would like to see in a “grocery shopping list” template. And while I have a few shopping lists in the works, several of you asked for a basic pantry staples list. So I wanted to ask everyone for help in creating an Pantry [...]

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Sesame Chicken Stir-fry

March 16, 2010

SPLURGE ALERT!!! CONVENIENCE FOOD ALERT!!!
(BTW I have loved hearing your do’s and don’t’s when it comes to convenience foods!)
It was one of those days. It started too early. It was filled with distractions. And a few schedule changes. And it left me in no mood to cook. Y’all have those days too, right?
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