Guest Posts


Rethinking Resolutions – New on SCJohnson.com

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

“I’ve come to believe that resolutions lend them failure…” From Rethinking Resolutions, my latest article on SCJohnson.com I’ll be sharing more about my 2012 plans, goals and other fun stuff next week! In the meantime, maybe you should rethink your resolutions?!

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$5 Dinners – Top 10 Recipes from 2011

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

Yesterday I shared the top 5 recipes from the One Dish Dinners website…and today I’m sharing the top 10 recipes from $5 Dinners in 2011. There is some serious yummi-ness on this list…you have got to put some of these on your next meal plan! The only particular-ness to the order of these is…well, they [...]

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What to Make When Series

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 28, 2011

Just wanted to remind you about the “what to make when” series found here on $5 Dinners! When you find a particular meat on sale at the store, or better yet, on manager’s special, and you’re not sure what to do with it…visit my What to Make When page. You’ll find a number of different [...]

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I’m so grateful to get to partner with such wonderful websites each month. I’d like to highlight a few of my favorite ideas, recipes and more from this month’s partners! How to Cut your Cable-Phone-Internet from $160 to $44 – Homemaker Hand Guide Are Coupons Worth Your Time? – Saving Cents with Sense (something to [...]

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$5 Dinners – Theme Weeks from 2011

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 27, 2011

This past year, we started bringing you all “theme weeks,” where we share our best ideas on a certain ingredient or type of food, as well as other ideas from around the web to help make your life a little easier! I thought I’d gather them into one place, as we close out the year. [...]

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Peace. Love. Joy. – Merry Christmas from The Chases

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

May your Christmas be filled with peace, love and joy. Wishing you the very best this holiday and in the new year! -Erin and her boys

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It’s “Edible Gifts” Week!

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 5, 2011

Friends…it’s time for another “theme week” on $5 Dinners…and this week, it’s all about “edible holiday gifts”…that you can make and give to friends, family members, teachers, We’ve been scouring the internet, high and low, to find the best ideas for holiday “edible gifts.” And we’re bringing them all together this week… The tasty fun [...]

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Cookbook and Grocery Money Winners

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 2, 2011

Congrats to the 5 winners of The $5 Dinner Mom Cookbook …and the $100 worth of groceries winner too! In case you haven’t heard…every month we give away 5 cookbooks to active subscribers…3 from the daily email subscriber list, and 2 from the Weekly Meal Plan subscriber list. You too can be entered to win [...]

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I’m so grateful to get to partner with such wonderful websites each month. I’d like to highlight a few of my favorite ideas, recipes and more from this month’s partners! Homemade Christmas Gifts from The Happy Housewife Get Organized with the Organizing Gifts pack from Buttoned Up! Simple Grapefruit Bathroom Cleaner from Little House Living [...]

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Carrot Cake with Spiced Creamy Cream Cheese Frosting

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on November 29, 2011

It’s the 3rd round of the “Taste Test, Breakstone’s Battle of the Kitchen Bloggers”… There’s just something about Breakstone’s sour cream baked into a cake. The added moisture and texture makes it so…so…so fluff-ilicious! And then the frosting…sneaking in a little Breakstone’s sour cream into this cake’s frosting for a perfect balance of sweet and [...]

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