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Bread

5 Ways to Use Brown Bananas – Guest Post

by tdomf_91172 on August 13, 2010

The amount of produce that is wasted in America each year is staggering, which means that millions of dollars in food is wasted each year, both by manufacturers who have surplus crops and homeowners who purchase food that goes bad.
But if you’ve got a few brown bananas lying around, bringing them to the local food [...]

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Eggplant Rosemary Focaccia Bread

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 22, 2010

I mentioned yesterday that we had an impromptu Italian dinner feast with Tricia and her family. And I might have mentioned that I made some Eggplant Focaccia bread.
Turned out to be quite good…a little tough on the edges…but what a yummy combination of flavors!

It was only after about 5 seconds that Tyler and Tessa were [...]

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Grilled Garlic Bread

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 7, 2010

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If you are a garlic bread afficionado and haven’t tried in on the grill yet, you must!

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Buffalo Chicken Wings

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on 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.)
So [...]

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Black Bean Soup – Zestified – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 11, 2010

We had the pleasure of eating at Panera a few times in December and through the holidays with family and friends.  I kept ordering their Black Bean Soup.  Perhaps because it warmed my tummy. Perhaps because it went great with a salad.
But something was amiss.  I loved the consistency, the warmth, but it lacked ZEST.  [...]

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Lemon Pepper Chicken – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 28, 2009

A simple lemon pepper marinade on chicken breasts…cooked up on the grill…served with green beans and homemade rolls.

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Drop Biscuits

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 11, 2009

Whole Wheat Drop Biscuits slathered with Cinnamon Honey Butter!

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End of Summer Harvest Soup – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 31, 2009

Oh my heavens…this was like a party in every taste bud! This is a MUST try!!!

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Giveaway – Sara Lee Wheat Buns

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 29, 2009

Let Sara Lee provide the buns to your July 4th BBQ!!! Giving away a pack of hamburger and hot dog buns to 5 lucky readers…

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Homemade Italian Breadsticks

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 22, 2009

Had a light dinner of salad and breadsticks tonight! Getting ready for a weekend of BBQing!

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