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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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Double Bean Stuffed Green Peppers

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

Thought I’d replace the traditional beef in Stuffed Green Peppers with some black and red kidney beans instead.  And I’m glad I did!  The “filling” is so delicious and fresh…and it be great rolled up in a tortilla for lunch.
(That’s what I’ll be having for lunch tomorrow.)
Ingredients
1 cup brown rice ($.40)
1 small yellow onion, finely [...]

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Beef and Mushroom Kebabs – $5 Dinner Challenge

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on July 26, 2010

I made these the other night…I made an extra trip to the store to get the ingredients needed for this morning’s news segment…and spotted some $.99 whole mushrooms.  I see them often for $.99 in the mark down basket in the produce section. I found more this morning…sliced this time. I don’t typically buy extra [...]

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The Right Way to Cut a Green Pepper

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

Learn the right, or rebellious, way to cut a green pepper. A video tutorial.

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Red Quinoa with Avocado, Black Beans and Corn

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on June 9, 2010

For a while now, I’ve been toying with the idea of putting myself on a Gluten Free diet. No real reason really. Just want to see if I feel any different when eliminating gluten.
And here is a recipe that will be on the menu when (if ever) I decide to make that leap.
Ingredients
1 cup red [...]

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Sweet and Sour Chicken

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on October 15, 2009

A most delicious sweet and sour chicken recipe from Carrie’s Cooking! A must try!!!

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Tomato Black Bean Barley Soup

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on September 24, 2009

A delicious combination of barley, tomatoes, black beans and green peppers make up this perfect “early fall” soup!

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Chicken Soft Tacos with Kickin’ Corn

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 14, 2009

A scrumptious (and potentially spicy) meal for Friday night! No need to go out for Mexican tonight!!!

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Garden Marinara Sauce

by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom on August 7, 2009

A small batch of marinara sauce using a few tomatoes from the garden…I plan to make this same sauce “in bulk” when more of the tomatoes ripen!

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Chicken Fajita Pizza

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

No photo tonight…because I have no Internet at my home at the moment. If you follow me on Twitter, you know I was none to happy with amount of time I spent on the phone trying to order a new modem. But at least they threw in free overnight shipping and a month of free [...]

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