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Raspberry Almond Quinoa – Breakfast Recipe

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 30, 2011

Sharing a most scrumptious breakfast recipe over at SCJohnson.com this morning.

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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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On busy weeknights I content myself with feeding my family “Real Fast Food” – meals that are made of real ingredients and that come together faster than the local pizza company can deliver pizza.

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Chocolate Cranberry Granola Bars

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

The first snack featured on After School Snack week comes from Nancy at Real Food, Allergy Free.

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Southwest Wild Rice Pilaf – Friday Night Bite

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 9, 2011

I’ve had some wild rice in my pantry for way too long…and it’s time to use it up! I like wild rice…but not “all” wild rice. Meaning I don’t like to eat just wild rice as a side dish…even when it’s flavored well, cooked in stock, etc. It has a “harsh” taste, if you will. [...]

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Slow Cooker Applesauce – Maple Sweetened

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

When you “accidentally” pick 30 pounds of apples, you’ve got to do something…and do it quick!

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Oven Roasted Garlic Green Beans – Grow. Eat. $ave.

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 24, 2011

If vegetables could be candy…these would be it!

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Fajita filling usually consists of meat, peppers, and onions. However…

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Peaches are in their glory right now and on sale for under $1 a pound. That tells me it’s time to make pie…

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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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