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Chicken Wraps with Balsam-melized Red Onions

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 1, 2010

Caramelizing Red Onions in Balsamic Vinegar…gives these ordinary chicken wraps an amazing flavor!!!

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One downside to gardening is that supply sometimes exceeds demand, especially with yellow squash and zucchini. Find out how Alea “hides it” in plain sight!!!

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Roasted Garden Ratatouille – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 30, 2010

A delicious roasted ratatouille…that when you take the first bite, you’ll soon forget the 20 minutes you spent chopping the veggies! It was worth every second…

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Mediterranean Mini-Meatballs

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 27, 2010

I wandered off into daydream land…It was as if I was standing under an olive tree in a grove overlooking the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean. It was very Hollywood-esque…

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Chicken and Quinoa Waldorf Salad with Creamy Maple Vinaigrette

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 25, 2010

Perhaps it’s the half marathon training and the fact that my body is just CRAVING calories! Not only am I still full-time nursing, I’ve decided to train for the San Antonio Rock n Roll Half Marathon…I think I’m burning close to 3,000 calories per day. Hence *maybe* the fourth serving of this delicious quinoa salad.

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Alea’s Eggplant Pizza Bites

by Alea on August 24, 2010

Last year when I saw pictures of Erin’s eggplant flowers, I resolved to grow them in my own garden…and set out to convert my husband into an eggplant lover…did these Eggplant Pizza Bites do the trick?!

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Cheesy Green Chicken Enchiladas – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 23, 2010

I had every intention of sharing my Summer Garden Ratatouille recipe tonight, but in an effort to maintain my sanity and keep myself out of the asylum… I leave you with this recipe from Rebecca.

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Spicy Onion Burgers

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 20, 2010

Looking for a spicy new topping for your favorite burger?! How about some onions with a lotta zing?!

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Stuffed Green Chile Chicken

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

So I grabbed some green chilies a few weeks ago when I was stocking up (and going over-budget, sigh!)…and I had plans to make a green chile chicken in the slow cooker…but decided to pound out the chicken and roll it around the green chilies instead.  I paired this with brown rice, corn kernels and [...]

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Blueberry Lemon Pancakes – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 16, 2010

Breakfast for dinner…a smart way to reduce your grocery budget…simply incorporate 1 of these meals into your weekly meal plan and be on your way to spending less!
Making pancakes from scratch has been something I have done for many years!  I had lots of fun coming up with (and tasting) a bunch of different pancakes [...]

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