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Fish

Scampi Tilapia – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 2, 2010

I dug some tilapia fillets out of the freezer. I bounced out to the garden to pick some fresh parsley from the garden, thinking I was going to do the same old Lemon-Dill Tilapia thing (that’s my fall back for when I’m feeling uninspired)…but of course, I opened the fridge to grab the lemon juice…and [...]

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Tilapia on the Grill

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on April 21, 2010

I dug out some tilapia fillets from the depths of the freezer.  Thankfully they were vacuum packed and in another freezer bag, so they almost as good as fresh!
I wanted to grill the fillets straight on the grill, but they were too thin…so I “foil grill” it is. And we’ll round out the meal with [...]

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Salmon Tomato Chowder – Guest Post

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on March 4, 2010

Hello again! It’s me – Sarah, that overly-enthusiastic-about-garlic lady who introduced y’all to my White Bean Spinach Dip a few weeks back. I hope y’all got a chance to try it out!
This time around, I wanted to share with you one of my favorite soup recipes; Salmon Tomato Chowder. It’s good stuff. If you’re having [...]

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Firecracker Salmon – FAIL

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 26, 2010

Operator fail.
Chef fail.
I shall explain! This is the other salmon that I bought when on sale for $2.99/lb.  I immediately added the marinade, wrapped it up in foil, put it into a plastic freezer baggie and froze it.
Operator fail. I forgot to mark which side of the salmon was “up” before freezing it.
Chef fail. I [...]

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Honey Ginger Salmon – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 18, 2010

Several times in 2009, I found fresh Atlantic salmon on sale for $2.99/lb…regularly $7.99/lb!  This great deal never appeared on the front page of the store circular…but was hidden on the inside pages!
I asked for a pound. Brought it home. Cut it into 4 4 oz. portions. Added the marinade. And froze.
Saturday night, it went [...]

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Grilled Tilapia and Acorn Squash

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 30, 2009

Tilapia coated in a lemon seafood seasoning and lemon juice and grilled…served with sweet acorn squash and rice.

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Grilled Salmon – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 6, 2009

You will NOT believe the price I got for fresh salmon this week! Seriously, take a guess! You won’t believe it!!! Plus, it’s time for another $5 Dinner Challenge…

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Shrimp Kabobs with Creamy Dijon Dill Sauce

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

Experimenting with a new sauce for grilled salmon…

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Shrimp Scampi

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on May 19, 2009

Finding shrimp on sale allowed me to make one of my favorite pasta meals for under $5!

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Fish with Rice Blend and Broccoli

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on February 3, 2009

This recipe can now be found exclusively in The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook.

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