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How to Make Bruschetta Pasta Salad: Video

July 6, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

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Bruschetta Pasta Salad

July 4, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

All the Delicious Italian Flavors of Your Favorite Appetizer in this 5-Ingredient Bruschetta Pasta Salad Take all the lovely and delightful flavors of the bread based Bruschetta appetizer and serve as a scrumptious pasta salad. All you need is small shell pasta, tomatoes, basil, Parmesan cheese and some balsamic vinaigrette dressing. Toss it all together and … [Read more...]

How to Save Money at the Gas Pump

July 1, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

As we all feel the pain at the pump, here are 7 ways to save money at the gas pump and other important considerations for maximizing fuel economy.  We are all feeling the pinch at the grocery store AND the gas pump these days. I wanted to share a few things that we are doing to help cut the costs at the gas pumps. Every little bit helps us save, especially when we … [Read more...]

Best Summer Salad Recipes

June 28, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

summer pasta salad

The best summer salad recipes are cool, fresh, and easy to make! These are great for a family dinner or a potluck! Eating your summer salad in the sun or shade is super scrumptious, don't be silly sally! Savor the summer salad under a sunshade while sipping a shasta and singing songs. PARDON ME, and my alliterative moment there!  No matter how you say it, and … [Read more...]

The Ultimate List of CHEAP Taco Recipes

June 20, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

cheap taco recipes

Everything you need to know for making the best cheap taco recipes, week after week, in your kitchen! Oh, tacos. We love them. Especially when they are CHEAP tacos. Tacos are awesome for many, many reasons... aside from how delicious they are. Taco meals provide an easy way to accommodate dietary preferences, because they can be assembled with different fillings and … [Read more...]

Tuna Pasta Salad

June 3, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 3 Comments

The Best Tuna Pasta Salad Recipe Ever! There's something about pasta salads that make me think of my grandma. And this Tuna Pasta Salad is the BEST! Every summer growing up, my family and I would "escape the TX heat" and spend a few weeks at my grandma's lake cabin deep in the woods of northern MN. Gorgeous country. Beautiful lake. Cozy cabin where my extended family … [Read more...]

Greek Pasta Salad with Homemade Dressing

June 2, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

I adore the Mediterranean flavors...so much so, that a visit to the Mediterranean is on my "someday travel bucket list." This simple, tasty and fresh pasta salad is loaded with flavor and completed with a homemade Greek vinaigrette dressing. If you've never made your own vinaigrette dressing, might I suggest you start with this one! Also, double up on this and then you'll … [Read more...]

Grammy’s Summer Tuna Pasta Salad

May 31, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 2 Comments

I think I could eat my weight in this pasta salad. We make it by the giant bowlful every summer and enjoy it for brunch, lunch, snack and dinner. It's delicious, filling, and stretches a long way! TIP: It takes much better the day after you make it! :) Here's what you need to make it... 1 pound cooked pasta. Halved cherry or grape tomatoes. 2 cans of … [Read more...]

Caprese Summer Pasta Salad

May 31, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

An easy, summer recipe made with ingredients from Amazon Fresh and Amazon.com This post is sponsored by Amazon, however all thoughts and opinions are my own.  I adore a good pasta salad. This closely mimics one that my grandma would make for us at her house in the summer. I love how easy they are to prepare. I love how they taste better on the 2nd or 3rd day. … [Read more...]

Best Budget Friendly Charcuterie Boards

May 30, 2022 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom Leave a Comment

christmas themed charcuterie board

Charcuterie Boards are the ultimate snack platter, and a really fun way to feed your family! Charcuterie boards create endless possibilities for a fun snack or meal. While many charcuterie ideas you see on the internet are elevated and stunning, we like to focus on a budget friendly type of board that is easy to assemble and has items the whole family will … [Read more...]

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