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VIDEO: How to Make Oven Baked Fluffy Omelets

March 15, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

How to Make Oven Baked Fluffy Omelets! Omelets can be tricky to master on the stovetop, so why not make the perfect one in the oven. Erin walks you through the process of making the perfectly fluffy oven baked omelet with sausage and veggies. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! Video: How to Make … [Read more...]

Texas Avocado Toast

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

Texas Avocado Toast is a quick and crunchy way to start the day! A thin and crispy tostada, mashed avocado, a perfectly fried egg, and a delightful drizzle of sauce! This is the perfect way to use that ripe avocado on your counter ;-) Also, a great way to make the trendy avocado toast "less carby" and gluten-free!!!  And have fun with the hot sauce too - I … [Read more...]

VIDEO: How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

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

Learn the Secret to Making the Best-Ever Scrambled Eggs! Learn how to make perfect scrambled eggs with Erin Chase. She’s cooking up a Poblano Breakfast Scramble and spilling all the secrets for making the best-ever scrambled eggs. New cooking videos are released weekly, so please Like this Video & Subscribe to the $5 Dinners Channel! VIDEO: How to Make Perfect … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Charcuterie Board

February 28, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Let the green food fun begin! Loving all these green colored foods, shaped like a Shamrock - making for the perfect St. Patrick's Day Charcuterie Board! Let's have a little fun with all the green foods we can find! And you can go the extra mile by giving your board a LUCKY SHAMROCK shape!!! Another fun St. Patrick's Day board would be a "rainbow shaped" board!  A … [Read more...]

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Cookies

February 27, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Simple and delicious St. Patrick's Day treat... Oh, chocolate chip cookies. Yummy, yummy cookies. They're about to get a little yummier and a little chocolate-ier. (That might be my new favorite word, chocolate-ier.) Why don't we kick it up a few notches this St. Patrick's Day with these Rainbow Chocolate Chip Cookies?!? Who's with me?!? I love these because they … [Read more...]

Guacamole with Street Corn

February 11, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 1 Comment

If I started keeping track, I imagine I eat an avocado or guacamole at least 5 times a week. Sometimes I get guacamole at my fave tex-mex restaurant, sometimes I make my own, sometimes I get it on top of a Chipotle salad, sometimes I just scoop it right out of the skin with a little lemon juice and salt. I'm always looking to mix things up and keep the guacamole "fresh" and … [Read more...]

Valentine’s Day Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treats

January 23, 2023 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Valentine's Day Chocolate Dipped Rice Krispie Treats Level up your Valentine's Day dessert with these chocolate dipped treats! I am always trying to come up with little ways to mix up old favorites, and this recipe is exactly that! If you haven't had chocolate dipped rice krispies yet, you need to try it!   How to Make Chocolate Dipped Heart Rice … [Read more...]

$5 Dinners x Top Google Searched Recipes in 2022

December 29, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

top 10 google searched recipes of 2022

Find The $5 Dinners Budget Friendly Versions of the Top Google Searched Recipes in 2022 Below is a list of the budget friendly $5 Dinners recipes that best align with the overall top searched google recipes in 2022 - get these added to your an upcoming meal plan in 2023!  #1 Sugo Sugo means sauce in Italian. And there is some debate over whether or not this is a … [Read more...]

Top 10 Recipes from 2022

December 27, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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Check out the Top 10 Recipes from 2022 from $5 Dinners and MyFreezEasy! Top 10 Recipes of 2022 from $5 Dinners   Top 10 Recipes of 2022 from MyFreezEasy   … [Read more...]

Merry Christmas from the Chases

December 22, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

Every week for the past few weeks, "take family Christmas photo" has been on my to-do list. And each week, it kept getting bumped to the next week.  There's still time. You're not sending Christmas cards by mail, so....you really have until 12/23 to get this done.  That was the story that played in my mind...as I worked on other holiday tasks, like...find white … [Read more...]

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