So I happened upon some $1.49/lb pork roast recently. I bought 2 roasts last month…one to use that week I bought them and another for the freezer. I got to talking to the butcher at the store while she was weighing and packaging up the roasts. I told her that I was surprised at the [...]
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As I was getting ready to make my breakfast casserole, I suddenly had the impulse to make it healthier by adding vegetables. I asked my kids what vegetable they thought I should add and my oldest son replied “BACON!” My son’s transcripts from college indicate that he is quite bright, so I am pretty sure [...]
As promised, more cilantro recipes! We love love love these black beans. I’ve made them here and there over the years, and have “rediscovered” them…now that we live in the land of really inexpensive cilantro and super delicious mangoes. My oldest son isn’t the biggest fan of beans, but he seemed to enjoy these. I’m [...]
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Friends…I’m baking brown rice these days. For years, I’d made it on the stovetop, as that’s how I learned how to cook rice when I lived in the Dominican Republic years ago. Then I discovered the rice cooker. I’ve only been using my rice cooker for a few months, but I love it. It cooks [...]
{Repin It!} So here’s the conundrum that I face with chicken breasts. 2 isn’t enough for our growing brood (it used to be plenty!)…but 3 is too many. (Unless all 3 boys are in a growth spurt at the same time, and that doesn’t happen often.) So 2 and 1/2 is perfect for our [...]
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It is a chilly 19 degree day here and the whole family is ready for spring! I pulled out my blender to make this tropical mango smoothie to help us beat the winter blues. It may not be a 80 degree day but it helped lift our spirits. Dana’s Mango Smoothie Yield – 2 large [...]
There’s a great coupon out for Thai Kitchen or Simply Asia products. I’m printing this one to get a can or two of their coconut milk. I love using coconut milk to make easy curry recipes…like this one ~ Slow Cooker Sweet Potato and Chicken Curry. This one is a family favorite and one I [...]
Some of the most popular recipes here on $5 Dinners are the homemade mixes. Their posts and pages get thousands of visits each week, so I thought I’d pull them all together into one place for you. Homemade Taco Seasoning Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix (with dairy free suggestion) Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix {Repin It} [...]
Oh.my.yum-ness. Here’s how this pork chop recipe went down. I found some pork chops in the freezer that I’d purchased before Austin was born. And I also came across a bag of fresh cranberries that I’d dropped in the freezer during the holidays. I was *supposed* to make and bring homemade cranberry sauce to our [...]
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You want dinner on the table in less than 10 minutes…this recipe is for you! While the tilapia is baking, the sauce is roasting in the pan…put it all together 10 minutes later…and boom. Ka-boom. Served with a side of bread and some veggies…supper in minutes, y’all. Tilapia with Pan Roasted Tomato & Pesto Sauce [...]
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