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    Top 12 Favorite Fall Comfort Casserole Recipes

    November 8, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    12 Favorite Fall Comfort Casserole Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    Fall means.... Gorgeous leaves. Final harvests. Sweatshirts and hoodies. Brisk, cool mornings. AND....Comfort Food! While it's still warm here in south Texas, I'm starting to add more soups, chilis and casseroles to our weekly menus! Because....warm, delicious food is good for the stomach and good for the soul! I thought I'd share this list with you, to … [Read more...]

    Raspberry & Chocolate Chip Quesadillas

    October 4, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    I'm pretty sure that this kind of fruity quesadilla ranks in the top 5 of my boys' favorite after school snacks. And I love them because they are filling and keep them full until dinner (none of that 'I want another snack' 30 minutes before dinner thing with these!) These are also super adaptable and flexible and you can make all sorts of combinations... Fruity ideas: … [Read more...]

    Caramel Apple Nachos

    October 2, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    It's FALL. Autumn. The season filled with cinnamon, colorful leaves and brisk mornings. And apples. Lots and lots of apples. (Pumpkin Spice everything too, but today we are focusing on the apples!) Slice them, soak them in some lemon water (to prevent browning), pat them dry and then nestle them into some caramel sauce and top with other goodies! BEST FALL … [Read more...]

    Kid Friendly Recipes

    October 1, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    31 Days of Kid Friendly Recipes

    I’ve been dying to share this 31 days series with you…because we’re all about Kid Friendly food this month, and who doesn't want new ideas for the kids!?! But before we get to the recipes, we need to talk about what “kid-friendly” means? Does it mean boring, bland, white and yellow food? Does it mean tasteless food? NO and NO. Kid-friendly is hard to define because … [Read more...]

    12 Best Chili Recipes

    September 8, 2016 by Jenn K 1 Comment

    12 Best Chili Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    There is nothing that celebrates the taste of fall more to me than a good bowl of chili.  Even though we do eat chili year-round, there is something special about a steaming hot bowl of chili with brisk temperatures outside.  In honor of nearing that lovely time of year, we've gathered up the 12 Best Chili Recipes on $5 Dinners (although you can actually find a dozen more if … [Read more...]

    Erin’s Top 10 Favorite Freezer Friendly Recipes

    August 31, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    Top 10 Favorite Freezer Friendly Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    I love me some freezer meals. And I'd be remiss if I didn't close out our 31 Days of FreezEasy Meals series, without sharing some of my favorite freezer meals with you! I love how freezer meals help you get "one step ahead," they help you make decisions ahead of time...so that you don't have to make the call about dinner at 5 pm when the "Decision Fatigue" is at it's worst. … [Read more...]

    Garlic Parmesan Pork Chops

    August 26, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    Garlic Parmesan Pork Chops Recipe from 5DollarDinners.com

    Heavenly, that is all. These are super simple to put together...you can watch below. I made them on my Dinner Made Easy show on FB Live. Also, please note that I am giving these a very broad bake time because it will depend on the thickness of your pork chops. Thinner pork chops will only take 25 minutes, thicker ones will take up to 40 minutes. You can cook until the … [Read more...]

    13 Freezer Friendly Snack Recipes

    August 23, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    13 Freezer Friendly Snack Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    You wanna know when I pat myself on the back? When I'm grabbing snacks out of the freezer for the kids...and even better, when they are grabbing their own snacks from the freezer. My second son pops those frozen yogurt blueberries like they are candy. And having sliced quick breads and cookie dough or baked cookies available at a moments notice is reason to pat yourself on … [Read more...]

    16 Freezer Friendly Lunch Recipes

    August 16, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    16 Freezer Friendly Lunch Recipes from 5DollarDinners.com

    I feel like lunch is the forgotten meal of the day. Maybe because I'm not usually home for lunch...sometimes, I am...but usually not. I do lunches during my "morning time block" and then we all rush off into our day with "something for lunch." But it feels like an after thought...probably because of the mad rush out the door that happens every morning. Lunches are tough … [Read more...]

    Freezer Friendly Cilantro Lime Chicken

    August 12, 2016 by Jenn K Leave a Comment

    Freezer Friendly Cilantro Lime Chicken from 5DollarDinners.com

    I like to call meals like this "double cook" meals. It doesn't mean that they are harder to cook, or take twice the amount of time. It just means that they cook in two ways. In this case, the chicken is browned on the stovetop, then baked in the oven. All in the same cast iron skillet. The flavor in this sauce is off the hook. It's cray. It's bae. (Please pardon my … [Read more...]

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