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VIDEO: How to Bake Loaf Banana Bread

August 16, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Learn How to Bake Loaf Banana Bread! Learn the keys to making the perfect banana bread “base” - in different kinds of pans. Plus, adding a topping or glaze might just transform your loaf into the most perfect banana bread ever. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Loaf Banana … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Perfect Blueberry Muffins

August 9, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Learn How to Make the Most Perfect Blueberry Muffins Ever! This is an important baking hack that can be used for different types of batter, but it’s essential when baking blueberry muffins. Also, this streusel is to die for! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Perfect Blueberry … [Read more...]

Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie

August 4, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

This Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie is so scrumptious and oh-s0-easy to make! Oh help me now. It’s really not good how easy this is. And it’s really not good how simple the cleaniup is. This is really just not good. In fact, it’s so not good…that I couldn’t not keep it from you. Alright. Enough with the negatives. This is me being facetious. But … [Read more...]

Hungarian Goulash

August 3, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

10-Minute Dinner Idea: Hungarian-Style Goulash (Americanized!)  VIDEO: How to Cook Hungarian Goulash - the Americanized Way! Skillet Hungarian-style Goulash Quick, easy and cheap skillet meal with ground beef and a unique Hungarian flavor. 1 lb. ground beef1 Tbsp minced onion1 tsp garlic powder15 oz. can crushed tomatoes1 Tbsp sweet Hungarian … [Read more...]

Skillet Italian Chicken with Tortellini

August 2, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Skillet Italian Chicken with Tortellini is the Ultimate 10-Minute Dinner Recipe! VIDEO: How to Cook Skillet Chicken with Tortellini Enjoy! Skillet Chicken with Tortellini A quick and easy 10-minute dinner...if you time it right! 1 Tbsp olive oil2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into 1/2" pieces)1 Tbsp minced garlic1 Tbsp Italian … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Homemade Biscuits

August 2, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Sweeten Up Your Next Batch of Homemade Biscuits with This Special Ingredient! In this episode, we are making drop biscuits and cut biscuits and a sweet butter compound to slather all over these hot biscuits. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make Drop & Cut Homemade … [Read more...]

WATCH: 10 Days of 10 Minute Dinners

August 1, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Ten 10-minute dinners

Ten 10-Minute Dinners I've Made for My Family A Million Times I will be sharing the quick how to videos on social media from August 1-August 10, 2023. You can find all of the recipes from the videos below. WATCH: Binge the 10 Days of 10-Minute Dinners Video  In just 10 minutes, you can learn how to make 10 different "10-minute dinners."  You can "binge" the … [Read more...]

Erin’s “What I Like Right Now” List

August 1, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Things I'm Crushing On (And Using All the Time) This Month Holiday 2023 FAVES … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Oven Fry Chicken Tenders

July 26, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Learn how to make fried chicken without the messy oil splatter! Every home chef needs to have this cooking method in their repertoire. Once you know the basics, you can explore “alternative” ingredients for the breading of the chicken tenders. Erin’s teaching the basics plus a few ideas for different breading ingredients (that are not bread-based!) New cooking videos are … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Slow Cook a Whole Chicken

July 19, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

3 Reasons to Switch to Slow Cooking a Whole Chicken! Learn why using the slow cooker to cook a whole chicken is the best way to get the most bang for your buck! New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Slow Cook Whole Chicken Featured Products: How to Cook Chicken Recipe: … [Read more...]

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