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Alea’s Chili Pie

by Alea on February 14, 2012

Instead of making a side of cornbread to go with my chili, I occasionally use the chili as a filling in my cornbread and make Chili Pie.

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Spinach Orzo Soup – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 13, 2012

The pantry sweep out and the freezer sweep are almost complete. I’ve emptied the freezer and it will be making its way to its new home here in Dayton tomorrow. And I’m almost finished clearing out the “back shelves” where I store most of my stockpile items and non perishable pantry items. My goal is [...]

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{CLOSED} Hurst Beans Handmade Clay Pot – Giveaway

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 6, 2012

Yep, that’s right…another chance to win one of these uber-cool clay pots for cooking dried beans from Hurst Beans! The past few weeks, Ohio has been experiencing some very hormonal weather, complete with hot flashes, cold flashes and a some cranky rain too. Very unusual for January…and it has been a bit confusing for us. [...]

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Slow Cooker Slopp-Beany Joes – Hurst Beans

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 1, 2012

Y’all know me. Always stretching our food as far as I can, with as little fuss as possible. I love adding beans to recipes…to stretch the protein and the fill up the bottomless pits that I have been tasked with feeding. My boys love beans…love them! As young toddlers, they would snack on beans. Straight [...]

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Chili with Cheddar Biscuits {Smitten Kitchen}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 27, 2012

Genius photo. Genius concept. Genius recipe from Smitten Kitchen. Beef Chili with Cheddar Biscuits  

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Tricia’s Slow Cooker Batch Cooking Navy Beans

by Tricia H on January 26, 2012

I really love it when my slow cooker can do the work for me and in the winter months that means navy beans.

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Lentil Chili {Butcher, Baker}

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 26, 2012

Photo Credit: Butcher, Baker Y’all know this is how I roll…stretching your meal with inexpensive and healthy legumes…lentils in this case. With the shaved Parm…Yum-sers! Lentil Chili

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{CLOSED} Hurst Beans Handmade Clay Pot for Cooking Beans – Giveaway

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 24, 2012

This giveaway is now closed. Winner is Staci! I’ve got some more bean-y goodness for you all this week! Starting tomorrow, we’ll be having a Chili themed “half-week,” where we’ll be featuring some of the best and most creative chili recipes for here, there and everywhere. And wouldn’t have a fabulous bean pot be perfect [...]

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15 Bean Enchiladas Recipe – Cajun Hurst Beans

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2012

Melt in your mouth enchiladas…Yep, these are those.

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{CLOSED} Giveaway – Hurst Bean’s Handmade Clay Soup Pots & Beans

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 9, 2012

This giveaway is now closed. Winner is Michelle! OK friends, it’s really difficult for me to break out into the “beans, beans” song…seeing as how I have 3 little boys who think it’s the funniest song in the entire world. Ever. To be written. Ever. I love dried beans. I love cooking with them, and [...]

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