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Homemade Sugar Scrub – Guest Post

by tdomf_91172 on February 10, 2011

A fabulous fun gift (for others or yourself) that can be made from ingredients on your grocery list. This sugar scrub is fabulous…and Christine feels like a queen every time she uses it…

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Spicy Guaca-Dillas – A Scrumptious Super Bowl Snack

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

This post brought to you by TABASCO® Original Red. All opinions are 100% mine. Years ago I remember being in New Orleans and visiting a store that had rows, and rows. And rows. Of TABASCO® Original Red hot sauce on the shelves.  The reason: it was the headquarters store for the sauce.  The McIlhenny family [...]

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What to Make When…Chicken Thighs

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

Next time you see chicken thighs listed in your store circular, grab a couple of packages and make one of these meals! Check out the recipes…

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10 Healthy Snack Ideas – New Year, New You!

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on January 6, 2011

I’m sharing 10 of my favorite healthy snack ideas over on SCJohnson.com. And for those of you who have a lose weight goal or resolution in this new year, I challenge you to look more closely at what foods you are putting in your grocery cart…Read on…

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Cookbook Signing Tour – Locations and Dates

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on December 7, 2010

I’ll be hitting the road in December and January…and I’ll be stopping for a few cookbook signings along the way. Check out where you can find me…

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Lynn’s Panera CopyCat Soups – Broccoli Soup and Potato Soup

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

Lynn from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures shares two of her favorite Panera copycat soups!

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Cajun Meatball Stew

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

Several months ago, Jamie emailed me a very simple recipe for Cajun Meatball Stew.  It’s one of those recipes that has been sitting in the back of the recipe file in my brain…waiting for it’s chance to be made. And enjoyed! As I was doing the freezer inventory last week (and working on the Freezer [...]

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Political Ads

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 12, 2010

Dearest readers, My sincerest apologies for the political ads that are showing up on the site.  I do not endorse the candidates, nor will I publicly endorse any candidate regardless of party affiliation. I imagine that only readers in OH are seeing the ads, as I suspect they are geo-targeted.  If you have not seen [...]

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Whole Foods October Coupons

by Jenn K on October 8, 2010

Click here to see October’s Whole Foods coupons matched up with additional manufacturer coupons that can be used together for LOADS of savings at Whole Foods!

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Videos from Denver Morning News Segments

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 13, 2010

There is pretty much only one thing that will get me out of bed before 6 am. A news segment. (Or a teething baby!  Tyler decided to cut his first tooth on our weekend away in CO…made for many sleepless nights!) I had to get up super early, as I needed some extra time to [...]

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