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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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Eggplant Rosemary Focaccia Bread

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 22, 2010

I mentioned yesterday that we had an impromptu Italian dinner feast with Tricia and her family. And I might have mentioned that I made some Eggplant Focaccia bread.
Turned out to be quite good…a little tough on the edges…but what a yummy combination of flavors!

It was only after about 5 seconds that Tyler and Tessa were [...]

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Baked Chicken Spaghetti

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 25, 2009

A simple dish turned into a bit of an experiment! Diced chicken with tomatoes, green tomatoes, eggplant, Cubanelle peppers and some spices…tossed with spaghetti and topped with mozzarella cheese!

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Homemade Spaghetti Sauce and Salsa

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 10, 2009

I’m not sure what possessed me to do this…but I found myself at the farmer’s market. Picking 20 pounds of tomatoes. Then going on a spaghetti sauce and salsa making spree…

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Grilled Eggplant Panini with Rosemary-Garlic Aioli

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 28, 2009

I SO wish my stomach was larger…because I seriously would have eaten 4 of these…they were just THAT de-li-cious!

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Eggplant Penne Pasta with How to Prepare Eggplant

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 21, 2009

A “2 for 1″ eggplant and pasta dinner! Meatless or vegetarian…you decide!

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Simple Moussaka

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

I’ve been wanting to try moussaka for a long time, but knew that I couldn’t pull it off for under $5. I used the recipe from Joy of Cooking and simplified it quite a bit. I did not use any Greek yogurts or cheeses. Yes, I know those are the KEY ingredients to the dish, [...]

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Steak and Potatoes

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 13, 2008

Can’t beat this…2 steaks for $2.08! “Manager’s Special” is the way to go! May not be the “best” cut of steak, but it was still delicious!
Ingredients
2 cuts steak ($2.08)
1/4 cup marinade ($.50)
4 potatoes ($1.oo)
3 cloves garlic ($.10)
1/2 cup milk ($.10)
2 T butter ($.20)
1 small eggplant ($.79)
2 T EVOO ($.10)
1/2 cup corn ($.20)
Directions
1. Marinate [...]

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Pork with Peaches

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 7, 2008

My mom-in-law told us how she was cooking peaches in with her pork chops! Let me tell ya…YUM! Within an hour of her telling me her latest and GREATEST, I had 3 pork chops and 1 sliced peach in the frying pan!

Ingredients
3 pork chops ($1.85)
1 fresh peach ($.52)
2 eggplants ($1.50)
1 pepper ($.75)
S/P
Directions
1. Slice peach into [...]

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Veggie Lasagna

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 26, 2008

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

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