$5 Dinner Challenge


Creamy Avocado Pasta – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 26, 2011

I (big, giant, thumping heat) love avocados. (imagine the emoticon here.)

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Taco ‘Taters – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 19, 2011

To be honest, I wasn’t sure it was going to work. But…

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Whole Wheat Carrot Cake Pancakes – $5 Dinner Challenge

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

I recently made some Whole Wheat Zucchini Carrot Pancakes, and decided to take them to the next level with a cream cheese-maple syrup.

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Taco-dillas – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 29, 2011

I challenged them to not let any of the taco meat fall out…There were subsequently quite a few giggles at the dinner table last night!

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Erin’s Chunky Spaghetti Sauce – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 22, 2011

When I first learned that Ryan did indeed have an allergy to dairy (after having suspected it for many months), I really started scouring labels. I knew for the most part what did and didn’t have dairy or milk, but it can very sneaky and often finds it’s way into a wide variety of processed [...]

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Mediterranean Quinoa – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 8, 2011

Not sure you can make a meal for your family for $5 or less?! Have you thought about challenging yourself?!

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Chilled Summer Squash and Orzo Salad – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 1, 2011

It’s that time of year when the zukes, squash, and tomatoes and abundant in gardens across the land. And I’ve got the p.e.r.f.e.c.t recipe that will use them all up in one shot!

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Love the red pepper, bacon and caramelized onion flavors together, but I would change the…

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The Summertime Pantry Challenge continues…

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Kale. Have you ever cooked with it?! It kinda fits in the spinach category…at least in terms of how you can use it and in what recipes. It works well with pasta (I’ll be sharing another recipe later this week.  But not too many after that, because I fear that kale will take over the [...]

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